3w ago

Open source app for removing metadata from images before opening

Any good, reliable ones out there?

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(sort of related?)
I use "exifcleaner" to clean metadata from media
https://github.com/szTheory/exifcleaner
https://github.com/Tommy-Geenexus/exif-eraser
I use the above, it's reliable.
If you're feeling twitchy, another option is
https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/scrambled-exif/tree/HEAD
Which replaces the exif and other metadata with garbage.
I'm a longtime dev but never work with images. What's the disadvantage or danger (or whatever) of the metadata? Can metadata execute?
- I can't say whether it can execute, but the metadata is a privacy concern if you are posting online. Depending on the camera taking the picture it can include the model of the phone, date, or even GPS information
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif#Privacy_and_security
  
  Just to herd a warning then from a Dev perspective: you want to remove them before interacting, not just opening.
  I can send files without ever opening them and the sharing would keep the meta data if you'd not open the files manually with the cleanup tool.
  Personally I've had a camera app a while back that I could configure which meta data it saved but I simply stopped sharing photos on social media and so this become s non issue for me :)