Privacy
Privacy and metadata tools
Remove hidden details such as location, device and author information from photos, PDFs and ZIP files before you share them.
Upload a fileBefore you start
Files carry information you cannot see. Phone photos often record where and when they were taken and which device took them, and documents can name their author and the organisation that made them. Remove it before a file goes to someone you do not know, or anywhere public.
Read the guide: What metadata is, and why it mattersStart here
Popular tools for this
Open a tool and process your file directly. Files are processed in your browser.
Available actions
- Remove location, date and camera details from photos
- Remove author, title and other document details from PDFs
- Remove hidden system files (.DS_Store, __MACOSX, Thumbs.db) from ZIP archives
- Check a ZIP for risky file types before you open it
Supported formats
PDFJPGPNGWEBPZIP
These are the formats the tools on this page accept today. If yours is not listed, the supported formats page lists everything FormatOS reads.
Common uses
- Share a photo of something you are selling without its location
- Send a PDF without your name in its properties
- Clean a ZIP made on a Mac before uploading it
Limitations
- Removing metadata is not anonymisation: faces, landmarks or text in a picture can still identify a person or place.
- Complex files can hold information in places these tools do not reach, so review sensitive files yourself.
- Keep an original copy if you may need the details later.