# Open-source metadata removal

7 open-source metadata removal rated against public privacy criteria.

1. [ExifCleaner](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/exifcleaner/): B (80/100). Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that removes metadata from images, media files and PDFs, with drag and drop and batch processing. It uses ExifTool.
2. [ExifEraser](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/exiferaser/): B (80/100). Android app that removes Exif and other metadata from JPEG, PNG and WebP images. The developer considers it in maintenance mode, with bug fixes only.
3. [ExifTool](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/exiftool/): B (80/100). Cross-platform Perl library and command-line tool by Phil Harvey for reading, writing and removing metadata in images, audio, video and documents.
4. [ImageOptim](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/imageoptim/): B (80/100). macOS app that compresses images and removes metadata such as EXIF data, comments and color profiles, using drag and drop.
5. [mat2](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/mat2/): B (80/100). Python library and command-line tool that removes metadata from images, audio, video, office documents, PDFs and archives. Includes a service menu for the Dolphin and Nemo file managers.
6. [Metadata Cleaner](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/metadata-cleaner/): B (80/100). GNOME desktop app for viewing and removing metadata in files, built on the mat2 library. Maintained by a community project after the original author stepped down.
7. [Scrambled Exif](https://privacyratings.com/metadata-removal/scrambled-exif/): B (80/100). Android app that removes Exif metadata from pictures before they are shared, by acting as an intermediate step in the share menu.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/open-source/metadata-removal/