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Remove Metadata with Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT: Our MCP Server
Ask your AI assistant to remove the location, device details and AI labels from videos, PDFs, RAW files and photos. Setup for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, claude.ai and ChatGPT.
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Remove Metadata from PDFs in Python: pypdf, pikepdf or an API (Tested)
We tested pypdf and pikepdf recipes on four real PDFs. writer.metadata = None left the XMP copy, and every common recipe left an embedded photo's GPS. A better pikepdf recipe, and an API.
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Remove Metadata from Video with an API (Python Example)
Two ways to strip GPS, device details and hidden data tracks from videos in Python without re-encoding: ffmpeg, and a metadata removal API with a streaming folder script.
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Remove EXIF Data in Node.js: sharp vs exif-be-gone (Tested)
sharp removes metadata by default but turns phone photos sideways; exif-be-gone left a WebP's GPS untouched. A tested sharp function for uploads, and a lossless ExifTool option.
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Remove EXIF Data from Images in Python (Without Sideways Photos)
We tested the common Pillow answers: they remove EXIF but turn phone photos sideways, drop the colour profile and save JPEGs at quality 75. A function that gets it right, and a lossless option.
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Strip EXIF from Uploaded Images in JavaScript (No Library, Stays Upright)
A dependency-free function that removes EXIF, GPS, XMP and C2PA from photos in the browser before upload, keeps the pixels identical and the photo upright. With React and file-input examples.
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Bulk Remove Metadata from Videos Without Re-encoding (Tested)
How to remove metadata from many videos at once on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac without losing quality, and why ExifTool isn't enough for video.
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Bulk Remove Metadata from PDFs: What Each Method Leaves Behind (Tested)
How to remove metadata from multiple PDFs at once on Mac or Windows. We tested the usual free method on four real PDFs: it left a photo's GPS, a digital signature and Content Credentials.
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Metadata Removal API: Clean Images, Video, PDF and RAW in One Call
What a metadata removal API is, who needs one, and why do-it-yourself scripts fail silently. One call cleans images, video, PDF and RAW, with Python and Node examples.
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Bulk Metadata Remover: Clean a Whole Folder of Photos, Videos and PDFs
How to remove metadata from many photos, videos and PDFs at once on iPhone, Mac and Windows, what the built-in options leave behind, and how to clean a whole batch.
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How to Remove Metadata from a PDF (and Why Some Methods Can Be Undone)
PDFs carry the author name, software, dates and editing history. We compare Word, Acrobat, Mac Preview, ExifTool and online tools, and show why ExifTool alone leaves the old details recoverable.
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How to Remove Metadata from a Video on Mac and Windows
Windows' built-in remover clears only some fields and macOS has none. Here is what they miss, and three ways to clean a video completely without losing quality.
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