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Metadata Stripper

Native Windows app for removing embedded metadata from photos, videos, audio files, and documents.

  • C#
  • .NET 8
  • WinUI 3
  • ExifTool
  • FFmpeg
  • FFprobe
  • Metadata

Overview

Metadata Stripper provides a focused local workflow for cleaning embedded metadata while keeping the original files safe by default. It uses ExifTool, FFmpeg, and FFprobe-backed processing paths to strip metadata from supported media and document formats, validate outputs, and produce clear reports for review.

Key features

  • Remove embedded metadata from supported photos, videos, audio files, and documents
  • Save cleaned files as new outputs by default
  • Support batch metadata stripping workflows
  • Use ExifTool for metadata-focused cleanup
  • Use FFmpeg and FFprobe for supported media workflows
  • Validate cleaned outputs where supported
  • Generate clear reports for review
  • Keep processing local to the machine
  • Built as a native Windows desktop app

Technical details

Images use ExifTool conservative stripping. Most audio and many video containers prefer FFmpeg stream-copy remux. Hybrid MP4/MOV flows validate original source to final output when ffprobe is available. Default output writes a new file beside the source.

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