01 St STRIP Metadata Scrubber

⚠ The File You Just Shared Contains More Than You Think

Every file you share is clean a confession.

Your location. Your device. Your identity. Your account. All of it — buried in the file.

The photo you sent contains your exact GPS coordinates. The document carries your name and edit history. The audio file has your Apple ID email address. You shared the file. You shared everything.

8,294,711 Files shared today containing embedded personal data █
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Drop files in. Watch the metadata disappear. Nothing else changes.

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File Queue
Site_Plans_v4.pdf
progress_photo_02.jpg
invoice_Q1_2026.docx
survey_drone_01.jpg
brief_cleaned.pdf
Profiles
📂 Construction
📂 Legal
📂 Medical
Site_Plans_v4.pdf
2.4 MB · PDF · AutoCAD Export
⚠ 9 fields exposed
STRIP NOW
FIELD CURRENT VALUE AFTER STRIP STATUS
Author Marcus D. Reynolds — ⚠
GPS Latitude 18.0179° N — ⚠
GPS Longitude 76.8099° W — ⚠
File Path /Projects/Harbour_Gov_Phase2/ — ⚠
Software AutoCAD 2026.1.2 — !
Created 2026-02-14 09:43 — !
Title Site Plans — Phase 2 Preserved ✓
✓ Strip removes all 8 sensitive fields. Document quality unchanged. File size: 2.4 MB → 2.3 MB.
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Batch Processing
Drop an entire project folder. Strip processes every PDF, JPEG, DOCX, and audio file in one pass.
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Before/After Preview
See exactly what metadata exists and exactly what gets removed. No surprises. Full transparency.
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Non-Destructive
Original file untouched. Stripped copy saved separately. Zero quality loss. Full document integrity.

The Threat Is Invisible

Metadata is the confession
you didn't know you made.

Every file format stores metadata — data about the data. Creation timestamps. Author names. GPS coordinates. Device serials. Software versions. None of it is visible. All of it is extractable.

94%
Of JPEG files contain GPS data
Modern smartphones tag every photo with precise GPS coordinates by default. Most users have no idea. Every photo app, cloud backup, and sharing platform transmits those coordinates.
100%
Of GarageBand exports contain Apple ID
Every M4A file exported from GarageBand or Logic embeds your Apple ID email address in the metadata. Every beat, every demo, every rough mix — your account is in the file.
23
Metadata fields in a typical DOCX
A standard Word document carries author name, company, email, revision count, edit time, template path, printer name, and up to 20 additional custom properties.
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Users who check before sharing
File metadata is invisible to the naked eye. You cannot see it without specialist tools. Most people have never opened a metadata inspector in their lives.
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Your Location in Every Photo
iPhone, Android, every modern camera — GPS tagging is on by default. When you share a photo, anyone with ExifTool can extract your home address, workplace, daily routes, and the exact timestamp of every location.
GPS: 17.9970° N, 76.7936° W · Kingston, Jamaica · 2026-03-15 14:32
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Your Apple ID in Every Beat
Every M4A file exported from GarageBand, Logic Pro, or any iOS music app embeds your Apple ID in the iTunNORM and com.apple.iTunes metadata blocks. Your account email is in every file you export.
apID: tyrone@luminousworksllc.com · GarageBand 10.4.8
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Your Identity in Every Document
Microsoft Word embeds your name, company, initials, email, and the full revision history of every document. When you send a contract, proposal, or report, you send your entire edit history with it.
Author: Tyrone Cunningham · Company: Luminous.Works · Revisions: 14
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Your Device in Every File
Camera make and model, lens specifications, software version, OS build, screen resolution — every file format has device fingerprinting baked into its structure. Your hardware is identifiable from any file you create.
Apple · iPhone 15 Pro · iOS 17.3.1 · Camera: f/1.78 · 24mm

Share the file.
Not your life.

Strip removes every piece of personal metadata from your files before you share them. GPS coordinates stripped. Author information removed. Device fingerprints erased. Apple IDs gone. What remains is the file — just the file.

You shouldn't need a computer science degree to share a photo without giving away your home address. Strip handles it in one drop.

∩R = {Ψ(i)} · The Cunningham Loop · Share the content. Keep the context.

How It Works

Drop. Inspect. Strip. Export.

Strip reads every metadata field in every file format, shows you exactly what it found, removes all personal data, and writes a clean copy — without touching your original.

01 · Drop
File received
Drop any file — JPEG, PNG, MP3, M4A, MP4, DOCX, PDF — onto Strip. Batch drop an entire folder. It handles every format.
All formats
02 · Inspect
Metadata extracted
Strip reads every metadata field in the file — EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ID3, iTunes tags, document properties, embedded thumbnails — and displays what it found.
Full visibility
03 · Strip
Metadata removed
Every personal field is zeroed out. GPS coordinates. Author names. Device identifiers. Apple IDs. Revision history. The file structure is preserved. The confession is not.
Zero trace
04 · Export
Clean file saved
Your original file is untouched. Strip writes a new, clean copy — same quality, same format, no metadata. Ready to share safely.
Original preserved

BlackBox | Strip

Complete metadata removal.
Every field. Every format.

Strip uses ExifTool — the industry standard for metadata manipulation — to process every known metadata block across every supported file format. No metadata field survives.

Technical Specification · Strip v1.0

Engine
ExifTool 12.x
Image Formats
JPEG · PNG · HEIC · TIFF · RAW
Audio Formats
MP3 · M4A · AAC · FLAC · WAV
Video Formats
MP4 · MOV · MKV · AVI
Document Formats
DOCX · PDF · XLSX · PPTX
Tags Removed
EXIF · XMP · IPTC · ID3 · iTunes
GPS Data
Stripped and zeroed
Author Fields
Name · company · email · initials
Revision History
Fully removed
Embedded Thumbnails
Removed
Original File
Preserved — new clean copy written
Batch Processing
Full folder support

Strip Sequence

From raw file to clean export — every metadata field located, read, and removed.

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File dropped
Any format dropped or browsed — single file or entire folder
All formats
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Metadata scanned
ExifTool reads every tag block: EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ID3, iTunes, document props
Complete scan
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Fields displayed
Before/after comparison — exactly what was found and what will be removed
Full visibility
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Metadata stripped
Every personal field removed, zeroed, or overwritten. File structure preserved.
Zero trace
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Clean file exported
New file written without metadata. Original untouched. Ready to share.
Safe to share
"The photo was innocent.
The metadata was the evidence."

BlackBox | Strip · Luminous.Works

Pricing

Clean is free.
Sovereign costs less than you think.

One file, zero metadata. Strip handles it free. Need it for every file, every day, across a team? There's a tier for that.

Free
$0
No account required · Early Access
Drop a file. Strip the metadata. Download the clean version. No login, no limit per session. Just clean files.
  • Single file strip · any format
  • All metadata fields removed
  • Before/after comparison
  • No account · no login
  • Original file always preserved
Request Free Access
Clean
$4.99
per month · unlimited files
Unlimited batch stripping. Folder drops. Custom strip profiles. For anyone who shares files professionally and can't afford to leak.
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited file stripping
  • Batch folder processing
  • Custom strip profiles
  • Strip history log
  • 1 device · personal use
Get Clean
Professional
$14/mo
per user · team policy profiles
Team-wide metadata hygiene. Centralized policy profiles. Full audit log of every strip operation across your organisation.
  • Everything in Clean
  • Team policy profiles
  • Org-wide audit log
  • Priority support · 24h response
  • Red Team Certification eligible
  • 2–50 users
Get Professional
Sovereign
Custom
air-gapped · org deployment
No shared infrastructure. No cloud. Strip deployed on your hardware, your network, answerable to no one else.
  • Everything in Professional
  • Air-gapped deployment option
  • Caribbean data residency
  • SLA guarantee · custom uptime
  • CNSA 2.0 audit documentation
  • Enterprise volume pricing
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Special Access Tiers
Discounts are application-based and manually verified. Not self-declared. Not automatic. Apply with your credentials — we respond within 48 hours.
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Press & Journalism
Verified press access — any newsroom, any circulation, any country. Two reporters at a local weekly paper qualify exactly as much as a national bureau. The credential is what matters, not the masthead. Strip your source documents. Protect your identity. Report freely.
Verified Press · Full Suite · 15% of suite price Apply with press credentials →
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NGO & Civil Society
Field workers sharing documents in hostile environments should not be broadcasting their location. Verified NGOs receive increasing discounts as deployment scales. Access requires registration documents. Self-declaration is not accepted — every application is reviewed manually.
Verified NGO · Clean −25% · Professional −40% · 100+ seats −50% Apply with registration documents →
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Academic & Research
Accredited universities and research institutions receive the same tiered structure. Institutional email and department verification required. Research files should carry the data — not the researcher's identity. Application reviewed within 48 hours.
Verified Academic · Clean −25% · Professional −40% · 100+ seats −50% Apply with institutional credentials →

Share the file. Keep your location.

Strip is part of the BlackBox Suite. Drop the file. Strip the metadata. Share safely. Your originals are never modified.

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✓ Original preserved · ✓ All formats · ✓ GPS removed · ✓ Zero trace