Photo Metadata Remover: EXIF

Photo metadata remover, EXIF cleaner, GPS scrubber, XMP and IPTC eraser. Vantre Photo wipes hidden data from your photos before you share, post, or sell. 100% on-device. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking, no ads.

Every photo carries invisible data: precise GPS coordinates, camera make and model, timestamps, editing-software fingerprints, and authorship tags. Recipients, social platforms, AI scrapers, and marketplaces can all read it.

WHAT IT REMOVES

- GPS location: latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS timestamp

- Camera details: make, model, lens, software signatures

- Timestamps: capture, modification, digitization, time-zone offsets

- Authorship: artist, copyright, user comments

- Hidden blocks: complete EXIF, XMP, and IPTC metadata

- Ultra HDR gain-map XMP (Pixel 8+, Galaxy S24+, and similar)

SCAN YOUR WHOLE STORAGE

The Storage Audit scans every photo folder on your device and grades each one by how much hidden metadata it carries: location, device, and timestamps. See which albums leak the most, then clean an entire folder in one tap (Pro). Vantre Photo detects corrupt or unreadable files, lists them separately, and leaves them untouched. The whole scan runs on-device.

SUPPORTED FORMATS

Input: JPEG, JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, HEIF

Output: original format, JPG, WebP, or HEIC

File size: up to 50 MB per photo

HOW IT WORKS

1. Pick photos from your gallery or any share sheet, or run a Storage Audit across your whole library.

2. Review the audit. Every detected field shows a 0-100 exposure index and a Vantre Grade.

3. Tap to scrub a batch, or clean a folder at once. Originals are preserved unless you overwrite.

4. Save to Gallery, save to Files, or share the cleaned batch.

WHO USES IT

- Posting to Instagram, X, Reddit, or TikTok without leaking home or work location

- Selling on Marketplace, eBay, or Depop without revealing where photos were taken

- Journalists and researchers protecting sources

- Photographers sanitizing portfolios before client delivery

- Scrubbing personal data from images before AI scraping

PRIVACY-FIRST. ON-DEVICE.

- 100% on-device. Photos and metadata never leave your phone.

- No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts, no ads.

- Cache clears after every scrub batch and when the app is closed.

OPEN-SOURCE ENGINE

Open source engine under AGPL-3.0. Auditable line by line.

github.com/vantre-dev/vantre-photo-metadata-remover-engine

FREE AND PRO

Free: unlimited batches of up to 5 photos per run, full scrubbing, summary audit, and the Storage Audit scan.

Pro (one-time purchase): up to 100 photos per batch (250 experimental), one-tap whole-folder cleaning, selective field control, format presets, named profiles, and the full EXIF / XMP / IPTC inspector.

FAQ

What is EXIF data?

EXIF is hidden metadata in nearly every photo: GPS coordinates, camera model, capture time, and editing details. Anyone with the file can read it.

Why remove metadata before sharing?

It can reveal your home address, daily routine, and equipment, and is used in stalking, doxxing, and unmasking sources.

What is the Storage Audit?

A whole-library scan that grades each photo folder by how much hidden metadata it carries, so you find and clean your most exposed albums in one tap. It runs on-device.

Does it work offline?

Yes. All cleaning and scanning happen on your device. No internet needed.

Will it reduce photo quality?

No. For supported formats, metadata is removed losslessly. When re-encoding is needed, choose Fast, Standard, or Lossless quality.

Why does it need permissions?

Photo access lets it read the images you pick and scan folders in the Storage Audit. Media Location lets original GPS data show in the audit, so you can verify what is scrubbed. Internet is only for Google Play license checks and Pro purchases. Nothing is ever uploaded.

NOTES

WebP and HEIC require Android 11+. For deepest inspection, use local storage.

Photo metadata remover. EXIF cleaner. GPS scrubber. XMP and IPTC eraser. Metadata viewer.

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