Know what a file reveals before you share it.
Practical guides to file metadata, local cleaning, verification, and the limits that matter. Written from the implementation outward—not from marketing promises inward.
Editorial method
metapeel Editorial Team
See how capability claims, sources, corrections, and update dates are handled.
Meet the authorsFile Metadata Explained: What It Reveals and What Can Be Removed
A format-by-format map of metadata, privacy risk, and the exact boundary between metadata cleaning and hidden-content review.
Browse by file family
A connected map, not a pile of posts
Images metadata guides
How to Remove EXIF Data from Photos
Inspect a photo, remove the metadata fields supported for its format, and verify the cleaned copy before sharing.
What Is EXIF Data? A Practical Privacy Guide
Understand the location, device, time, and camera fields a photo may carry—without treating every technical field as a privacy threat.
Documents metadata guides
Video metadata guides
Audio metadata guides
Implementation-aware
Every cleaning claim is scoped to fields the current code path actually handles.
Privacy-aware
Guides never ask for real private files or send file-derived information to analytics.
Source-aware
Technical explanations link to specifications and official documentation with clear context.