FREE ONLINE METADATA REMOVER
Inspect and remove supported metadata from PDFs and Office documents directly in your browser. Create a cleaned copy while keeping the document format intact.
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Processed locally · never leaves your device · up to 250 MB
CLEAN COMPLETE
The generated file was checked and contains no removable metadata.
TWO WAYS TO USE HEYMETADATA
METADATA VIEWER
Inspect available metadata before sharing, publishing, or processing a file. View EXIF, image information, audio tags, video details, document properties, and other supported metadata.
METADATA REMOVER
Create a cleaned copy of a supported file by removing metadata fields HeyMetadata can process. Your original file remains separate from the generated copy.
SUPPORTED FORMATS
View available metadata and create cleaned copies for supported image, audio, video, and document formats. Processing options and available fields depend on the file and format.
JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF/TIF, HEIC/HEIF
Inspect image metadata, including available EXIF fields, or create a processed copy with supported metadata removed.
MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG
Review available audio metadata and tags, or create a processed copy with supported fields removed.
MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM
Inspect available container, stream, and video metadata, or create a processed copy with supported fields removed.
PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX
Review available PDF metadata and Office document properties, or create a processed copy with supported fields removed.
VIEW & INSPECT
Metadata can contain GPS coordinates, timestamps, camera or device information, author details, and other descriptive fields when they are present.
Learn about EXIF metadataAvailable fields can show the software, device, encoder, document author, and creation or modification timestamps associated with a file.
Learn about XMP metadataInspecting a photo, video, audio file, PDF, or document before publishing, sending, or uploading helps you understand what information travels with it.
Understand file metadataTechnical metadata can help explain image dimensions, codecs, audio properties, document properties, and color information where available.
See the PNG metadata specificationREMOVE & PREPARE
Remove supported metadata such as location, device, author, timestamps, and descriptive fields where the application can process them.
Create a cleaner copy before uploading a photo, sending a recording, or publishing a document.
HeyMetadata generates a processed copy rather than modifying your original file. The result reflects the metadata fields the application can handle.
Review the cleaned copy and confirm the supported metadata fields were removed before you share or publish the file.
HOW HEYMETADATA WORKS
Select or drop a supported file into HeyMetadata.
Review available metadata, or create a processed copy with supported metadata removed.
Review the results or report, then download the processed file when available. Files are processed locally in your browser; no upload is required.
METADATA TYPES
The fields shown depend on what the selected file contains and what its format exposes.
Available EXIF, IPTC, XMP, camera and device information, GPS, orientation, dimensions, ICC/color information, and other supported image fields.
Common audio tags, technical audio information, and embedded artwork where available.
Container and stream information, technical properties, timestamps, tags, and other metadata exposed by the video processing pipeline.
PDF information and supported Office document properties for DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX.
METADATA REPORTS
After scanning a file, use the existing report control in the tool to generate a local PDF report. Depending on the file, it may include file information, metadata sections, technical metadata, file hashes, header information, raw XMP, and embedded thumbnail details.
YOUR FILES, YOUR DEVICE
HeyMetadata processes files locally in your browser. No file upload to a processing server is required for the metadata tools, so your files can remain on your device while you inspect or process them.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Metadata is information stored in or associated with a file, such as dates, device details, author fields, technical properties, or descriptive tags.
EXIF is image metadata commonly used for camera settings, capture dates, dimensions, orientation, and sometimes GPS coordinates.
Depending on the file, it may include location, timestamps, camera or device information, author details, software, codecs, audio tags, document properties, or technical fields.
Select a supported file and HeyMetadata reads the fields available to its browser-based extractors. It does not require an upload.
It creates a processed copy locally and removes the supported metadata fields that the application can process. It does not guarantee removal of every possible field.
No file upload to a processing server is required for the metadata tools. Files are processed locally in your browser.
Yes. HeyMetadata is free to use, with browser processing subject to the supported file size and format limits shown by the tool.
It depends on the format and workflow. Some image processing may produce small pixel-level differences, while video and audio stream-copy workflows avoid re-encoding.
Yes. Inspect the file in the tool first, then choose the removal action when it is available.
Yes. After scanning, use Download Metadata Report to create a local PDF containing the available inspection results.
Images: JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF/TIF, HEIC/HEIF. Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG. Video: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WebM. Documents: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.
HOW IT WORKS
Choose a PDF, DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX file up to 250 MB.
The existing browser workflow identifies the document metadata fields it can read.
HeyMetadata removes the supported metadata for that document format and re-scans the result.
Download the cleaned document in its original format.
SUPPORTED DOCUMENT FORMATS
The existing document workflow supports PDF files plus Microsoft Office Open XML documents: Word DOCX, Excel XLSX, and PowerPoint PPTX. Each format exposes its own metadata structure and limitations.
For the dedicated PDF tool,Remove metadata from a PDF →
WHAT IS REMOVED
PDF cleanup creates a new PDF without the PDF document information written by the existing cleaner, including title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation or modification dates. Office cleanup clears the OOXML core and application properties, removes the custom properties part, and patches its package relationship. This covers fields such as author, title, dates, revision, company, manager, application, template, and custom properties where present. Technical document structure and content are not treated as removable metadata.
DOCUMENT FAQ
Document metadata is information stored in a file's properties, such as its title, author, dates, application, revision, company, manager, or custom properties.
The existing document workflow supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files.
Yes. PDFs have a separate metadata structure and cleaning workflow. Use the dedicated PDF metadata remover for the PDF-specific page.
Yes. DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files are inspected through their existing OOXML metadata extractors and cleaned by removing supported package property parts. The document body and workbook, presentation, or slide content are retained.
No upload is required by the existing workflow. The document is inspected, cleaned, and verified in your browser tab.
Yes. Select a supported document to review the fields identified by the scanner before choosing Remove metadata. You can also view document metadata first.
Want to inspect your document metadata first?View document metadata →