Crefims

File Privacy Inspector

Inspect photos and PDFs for hidden GPS coordinates, camera hardware, and timestamps, then strip metadata before sharing.

Capabilities

Key Features

  • Universal Format Support: Inspect and scrub photos (JPEG, PNG, WebP), documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), vector graphics (SVG), media (MP3, MP4), and code/log files.
  • Granular Selective or 1-Click Removal: Choose exactly which metadata tags to delete or use 1-click total sanitization.
  • Interactive GPS Risk Map Link: Immediately highlights if photos or videos contain exact geographical coordinates that reveal your home, workplace, or private locations.
  • Lossless Binary Stripping: Excises APP1/APP2/IPTC markers from JPEGs, text/time chunks from PNGs, and ID3 headers from MP3s without degrading media quality.
  • Office Document & Text Cleanser: Redacts creator, last modified by, company names, revision timestamps, and local workstation path leaks (/Users/... or C:\Users\...).
  • Persistent Browser Storage (IndexedDB): All sanitized files are preserved in your local browser storage, allowing instant re-download anytime without re-uploading.
  • 100% Client-Side Privacy: All binary parsing executes locally inside your web browser. No files ever touch external servers.
Quick Guide

How to use

1

Upload or Drop Any File

Drag and drop any image, document, Office file, audio track, video, or text log into the dropzone, or click a sample demo to test immediately.

2

Audit Detected Privacy Risks

Review the Privacy Threat Level badge and inspect detected metadata fields across Location, Hardware, Timestamps, and Author tags.

3

Choose Specific Fields or Strip All

Select specific tags to sanitize or click 'Directly Remove All Metadata' for comprehensive 1-click scrubbing.

4

Download or Access in Browser Storage

Download your clean file immediately and access all previously cleaned files in the 'Saved in Browser Storage' drawer anytime.

Technical Guide

About File Privacy Inspector

File Privacy Inspector is a client-side digital hygiene and privacy utility designed to detect and eliminate hidden tracking metadata across all file formats before sharing. Inspect embedded GPS coordinates, exact home addresses, device models, lens configurations, timestamps, software versions, creator identities, and workstation directory leaks. Sanitize files with granular field selection or 1-click total removal, and save cleaned files directly into your browser's private IndexedDB storage with zero server uploads.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! File Privacy Inspector supports all file types without upload restrictions. It provides specialized deep binary parsing for JPEGs (EXIF/GPS), PNGs, WebP, PDFs, Office documents (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx), SVGs, audio tracks (.mp3 with ID3v2/v1), videos (.mp4/.mov), and plain text or server logs. Any other binary format undergoes safe generic XMP and path sanitization.

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