About mdremove
About mdremove
mdremove helps people inspect, understand and reduce hidden metadata before sharing images, documents and media files.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
What mdremove is
mdremove is a metadata privacy website with tools and guides for checking EXIF, GPS, PDF, Office, image and C2PA Content Credentials information. The goal is to make hidden file data easier to understand before publishing, sending or archiving a file.
Who the site helps
The guides are written for creators, publishers, small businesses, students, recruiters, sellers, journalists and everyday users who want clearer information about what a file may reveal.
- Review photos before posting them online.
- Check documents before sending them to clients or recruiters.
- Understand when C2PA Content Credentials are present and when they are missing.
- Learn the limits of metadata as evidence.
How we explain metadata
mdremove focuses on practical interpretation. We explain what a field may mean, why it matters for privacy or verification, and when a missing field should not be overinterpreted.
Important limitations
Metadata can be removed, edited, stripped by platforms or rewritten by export tools. C2PA can help verify signed provenance when present, but it does not prove every real-world fact about a file.