# szTheory/exifcleaner

Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata

Repository: https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/exifcleaner
Homepage: https://exifcleaner.com
Language: Perl
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: exif, exiftool, electron, javascript, nodejs, desktop-app, macos, windows, linux, parallel, image-processing, privacy, security, open-source, gui, dark-mode, pdf, video, image, concurrency
Last push: 2026-08-24T13:03:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2463, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2644, forks 168 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.655707+00:00)

## What it is
ExifCleaner is a free, open-source cross-platform desktop GUI app that strips EXIF and other metadata from images, videos, and PDFs using ExifTool under the hood. It supports fast batch processing via drag and drop, metadata inspection with before/after diffs, and privacy controls, with zero telemetry or network access.

## Use cases
- remove exif data from photos before sharing
- strip gps location from images
- batch clean metadata from hundreds of files
- remove metadata from pdfs
- inspect what metadata a photo contains
- clean camera info from videos
- scrub metadata for privacy before uploading

## When to choose
- you want a simple GUI for removing metadata without using the exiftool command line
- you need batch processing of images, videos, or PDFs across macOS, Windows, or Linux
- you care about privacy and want an app with no telemetry or network access
- you want to see exactly which metadata fields were removed from each file

## When to avoid
- you need programmatic or CLI-based metadata manipulation in a script or pipeline
- you require code-signed binaries to avoid OS warnings on first launch
- you need to edit or add metadata rather than remove it
- you want a lightweight native app and refuse to run Electron software

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, privacy, gui, pdf, security
- domain: privacy, image-processing, desktop-applications, security, pdf
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: exif, metadata-removal, exiftool, electron, batch-processing, drag-and-drop, dark-mode, no-telemetry, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- szTheory/exifcleaner (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.655707+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:19:01.228460+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.655707+00:00, sha e334436634c9)
  - homepage: https://exifcleaner.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:51.248315+00:00, sha dcc6bc96abb1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.