Exifcleaner
Exifcleaner is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata. It has 2,721 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at szTheory/exifcleaner.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- PDF editors & tools
- Actively maintained
About Exifcleaner
Desktop app to clean metadata from supported images, media files, and PDFs. ExifCleaner v4.0 is a complete modernization — the first release since v3.6.0 (May 2021). Highlights:
Install Exifcleaner
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
AUR (Arch Linux)
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What is Exifcleaner?
Exifcleaner is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata. It has 2,721 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at szTheory/exifcleaner.
Is Exifcleaner free and open source?
Yes. Exifcleaner's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Exifcleaner?
the AUR package exifcleaner-bin. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v4.5.0).
Is Exifcleaner still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 4, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.