Metadata Audit

Inspects, strips and reports on hidden metadata across every file type (images, PDFs, Office, audio, video).

What it does

Use this to see and bulk-strip hidden personal-data traces (location, author, device, dates) from files, audit a folder for what metadata each file carries, or run a privacy review for GDPR/KVKK compliance.

How to use

Four tabs:

Inspect

Drag a single file, see every EXIF, XMP, IPTC, PDF metadata, Office property, audio/video tag inside it.

Scrub

  1. Add many files.
  2. Pick fields to strip (author, location, date, etc.) or "Strip All".
  3. Click Scrub.

Batch Report

  1. Pick a folder.
  2. Click Scan.
  3. You get a metadata summary across every file - which ones contain sensitive data.

Settings

Preference defaults.

Supported formats

KindFormats
ImageJPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WebP, HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, RAW (CR2, NEF, ARW, etc.)
PDFPDF
OfficeDOCX, XLSX, PPTX (and macro/template variants)
AudioMP3, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, M4A, AAC, WAV, WMA, AIFF
VideoMP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPG, TS, 3GP

What can be seen and stripped

  • Image: EXIF (camera, GPS, date), XMP, IPTC.
  • PDF: /Info dictionary, XMP.
  • Office: Core properties (author, title), App properties, custom properties.
  • Audio: ID3, Vorbis, MP4 tags.
  • Video: Container and stream metadata (via ffprobe).

Examples

Inspect one photo's metadata: Inspect tab, drag the photo. EXIF, GPS, camera info appear.

Privacy report for a folder: Batch Report, pick the folder, scan. See which files have GPS, which have author info.

Strip 50 photos before social posting: Scrub tab, add the photos, tick Strip All, scrub.

Strip author info from Office docs: Scrub tab, add the DOCX files, only author/company fields, scrub.

Watch out

  • Some formats need extra libraries installed: Pillow (image), pypdf (PDF), mutagen (audio), ffprobe (video).
  • Video metadata is read-only, scrubbing is not yet supported.
  • Scrubbing overwrites the original file, copy first if you want backups.
  • Stripping metadata from digitally signed documents invalidates the signature.
  • Batch reports on large folders can take minutes.

License

Free tier has a monthly cap. Office and Ultimate plans remove it.