Alternatives to ExifCleaner

Drag-and-drop batch metadata removal for images, videos and PDFs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ExifCleaner.

  • MAT2

    Strips metadata from images, documents, audio and video.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    MAT2 covers images, documents, audio and video from a command line or library on macOS and Linux, but has no Windows support and some formats need lossy re-encoding.

  • Scrambled Exif

    Android app that strips EXIF data from photos as you share them.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Scrambled Exif strips EXIF data from photos through the Android share sheet, moving the job to a phone but covering only images rather than videos and PDFs.

  • ImagePipe

    An Android app that removes EXIF metadata and reduces image size before you share a picture.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    ImagePipe is an Android app that removes EXIF data and shrinks images from the share menu, but covers photos only and is not open source.

Also worth comparing

These listings name ExifCleaner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • ExifEraser

    A permissionless Android app that removes EXIF and other metadata from images before sharing.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    ExifCleaner moves the job to Windows, macOS and Linux desktops with drag-and-drop batch cleaning of images, videos and PDFs under the MIT license.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.