https://github.com/ozzi-/metacleaner

clean metadata in a batch job manner
https://github.com/ozzi-/metacleaner

cleaner exif metadata osint pdf stripper

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clean metadata in a batch job manner

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ozzi-/metacleaner
• Owner: ozzi-
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-05-27T14:51:10.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-10T14:48:26.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-22T11:43:46.339Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: cleaner, exif, metadata, osint, pdf, stripper
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 236 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# metacleaner

metacleaner will remove metadata of the following filetypes:

- jpg

- png

- pdf

- odt, ods, odp

- doc, xls, ppt

- docx, xlsx

- xml

## Usage

```

usage: java -jar metacleaner.jar

 -i,--input        input file / directory path *

 -s,--suffix       suffix of output file

 -f,--filetype     override file ending in file path with this parameter

 -h,--harsh             remove ALL metadata, such as potentially harmless

                        data (i.E. title and subject)

 -o,--overwrite         overwrite input file

 -r,--recursive         search for files recursively if input path is a

                        directory

```

## Example

```

$ java -jar metacleaner.jar -i C:\Users\ozzi\Desktop\example\

metacleaner 1.0 - github.com/ozzi-/metacleaner

----------------------------------------------

\_ input path is a directory - won't scan recursively

  |_ 'custom_properties.xlsx'

    |_ cleaned document (stripped 366 B) successfully written to 'C:\Users\ozzi\Desktop\example\custom_properties_cleaned.xlsx'

  |_ 'custom_properties_cleaned.xlsx'

    |_ skipping 'C:\Users\ozzi\Desktop\example\custom_properties_cleaned.xlsx' as assumed it was already cleaned (ends with suffix '_cleaned')

  |_ 'd'

    |_ skipping 'C:\Users\ozzi\Desktop\example\d' - requiring a file ending (no dot found)

  |_ 'd.txt'

    |_ metacleaner does not (yet - feel free to open a GitHub issue) support the file type 'txt'. If the file ending differs the actual file type, use the -f option.

  |_ 'dd.xml'

    |_ cleaned document (stripped 815 B) successfully written to 'C:\Users\ozzi\Desktop\example\dd_cleaned.xml'

\_ cleaned 2 of 4 files

```