Metadata Cleaner

Open Source GPL-3.0

Simple GUI to strip metadata from your files

Website

gitlab.com/rmnvgr/metadata-cleaner

GitHub

https://gitlab.com/rmnvgr/metadata-cleaner

Difficulty

● Easy

Last check

2026-08-22

Description

Metadata Cleaner is a friendly graphical application for Linux that removes metadata from your files with a couple of clicks. Built on top of the MAT2 library, it gives a clean GTK interface where you drag in photos, PDFs and documents and wipe EXIF data, GPS location, author information and other hidden fields before sharing. It supports a lightweight mode for formats that cannot be fully cleaned and integrates with the GNOME desktop. It is an approachable, open-source alternative to manually editing metadata by hand.