Remove Hidden Metadata from All files in Batch

Yes! The standard version of Metadata Remover is 100% free with no watermarks, no time limits and no restrictions on personal use. You can clean unlimited files without paying anything.

A Pro version is available for business users who need advanced features like command-line support, folder monitoring, scheduled cleaning and priority support.

No. Metadata Remover only removes hidden information embedded in files, it never touches the actual content. Your results:

• Documents: All text, formatting and layout remain unchanged
• Images: Picture quality, resolution and colors stay identical
• Audio: Sound quality and duration unaffected
• Video: Video quality, resolution and length preserved

The tool also creates optional backups before processing, so you can always restore original files if needed.

Yes! Metadata Remover provides a detailed preview of all detected metadata before removal. You can see:

• Author name, company and computer name
• GPS coordinates and location data
• Creation and modification dates
• Camera information and serial numbers
• Software used and version numbers
• Comments, track changes and hidden text

You can choose to remove all metadata at once or selectively remove specific categories while preserving others.

Yes. Metadata Remover completely strips all location-related data from photos:

• GPS latitude and longitude coordinates
• GPS altitude and direction
• GPS timestamp
• GPS area information
• Location tags in XMP/IPTC data

This is critical for privacy when sharing photos online, selling on marketplaces or posting to social media, GPS data can reveal your home address, workplace and daily routines.

Yes! Batch processing is one of our key features. You can:

• Drag and drop hundreds of files at once
• Add entire folders (including subfolders)
• Mix different file types in the same batch
• Process all files with one click

The Pro version adds folder monitoring, automatically clean metadata from any files added to watched directories.

Your data is completely safe. Metadata Remover processes all files locally on your computer:

• No files are ever uploaded to any server
• No internet connection required after installation
• No cloud processing or external dependencies
• Your sensitive documents never leave your machine

This is by design, a privacy tool that uploads your files would defeat the entire purpose.

Yes. For Microsoft Office documents, Metadata Remover provides comprehensive cleaning:

• Author and last modified by information
• All tracked changes and revision history
• Comments and annotations
• Hidden text and content
• Custom document properties
• Embedded objects and their metadata
• Template information and file paths

Our tool is more thorough than Office's built-in Document Inspector, which often misses some hidden data.

Only if you created a backup. Once metadata is removed from a file, it cannot be recovered from that file alone.

That's why we recommend enabling the automatic backup option before processing. This creates copies of your original files with all metadata intact, so you can restore them if needed.

If you didn't create a backup and need the original metadata, you'll need to use a previous version of the file (from your own backups, cloud sync or version history).