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Metadata Stripper

A metadata stripper should do more than produce a mystery download. MetaScrub shows detected blocks, previews the selected scope, and verifies the cleaned copy.

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  • Runs locally
  • JPEG, PNG, WebP
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Detected metadata appears here
  • EXIF and GPS
  • XMP and IPTC
  • C2PA/JUMBF
  • ICC and pixels
  • Local processing
  • Before/after verification
  • Pixel data preserved

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Built around the result you need

The difference is the audit trail

The same file can contain several metadata families. A visible before-and-after view helps prevent accidental over-removal.

Block-level inspection

See whether EXIF/GPS, XMP, IPTC, comments, ICC, or recognized C2PA/JUMBF is present.

Two removal scopes

Choose broad privacy cleanup or narrow AI-provenance cleanup based on what you need to keep.

Exact batch accounting

Each supported file gets its own status, result, and downloadable cleaned copy.

Inspect before you remove

What “strip metadata” means in MetaScrub

The cleaner removes complete recognized metadata groups rather than editing individual values.

  • Inspect the source and list supported metadata blocks
  • Preview what the selected mode will remove and keep
  • Create a new cleaned copy locally in the browser
  • Re-inspect the result and report removed, kept, or unsupported content

Inside a supported image

Four layers the workbench checks

Each layer serves a different purpose, so the cleaner reports it separately.

EXIF and GPS

Camera, capture, device, time, and location details.

XMP and IPTC

Captions, credits, rights, keywords, edits, and software fields.

Content Credentials

Recognized C2PA/JUMBF provenance records and assertions.

ICC and pixels

Color profile and visual image data stay when possible.

Honest product boundaries

Stripping metadata has boundaries

  • Unknown or proprietary data may fall outside the supported parser.
  • ICC color profiles are kept when possible to preserve expected color appearance.
  • Visual AI signals and invisible pixel-level watermarks remain in the image pixels.

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Metadata stripping questions

Is a metadata stripper the same as a metadata eraser?

The terms are commonly used for the same task. What matters is the supported formats, metadata families, and verification result.

Can MetaScrub strip a batch of images?

Yes. The free tier includes up to five successful image cleans per day, and paid batch options support larger runs.

Does stripping metadata erase the original?

No. The source file stays untouched. MetaScrub downloads a separate cleaned copy.

Can it strip metadata from video?

No. MetaScrub supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP still images only; it does not clean video metadata.

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