100% client-side analysis

Your files tell more than you think. Shred the metadata.

ShredHub reveals hidden EXIF, GPS, author and device data in your images, PDFs and documents — and removes it before you share. Nothing ever leaves your browser.

No signup required for the first scan. Files stay on your device.

IMG_20260912_143311.jpg

6 groups · 23 fields found

Risk score

78high

GPS location

52.5200° N, 13.4050° E — Berlin

high

Camera serial number

SN-4471-8829

high

Author

jane.doe@example.com

medium

Editing history

Photoshop 25.1 (7 edits)

low

Cleaned

23 of 23 fields removed

Privacy you can verify

Most tools upload your files to a server. ShredHub does not.

Files never leave your device

Analysis and cleaning run entirely in your browser using Web Workers. There is no upload endpoint — by architecture, not by promise.

Only you see the report

Scan history is optional and opt-in. Store reports in your account, or keep everything in your session.

Open about what we look for

Every detected field is explained in plain language, with a risk rating and a source. No black box.

Everything you need to go from exposed to anonymous

One workflow: scan, understand, clean, share.

Deep metadata analysis

EXIF, XMP, IPTC, GPS, device identifiers, authorship, software history, embedded thumbnails, hidden trailing data and more.

One-click cleaning

Remove GPS only, strip all identifying fields, or go maximum: re-encode, normalize timestamps and rename. Then verify the result.

Learn as you go

Our blog explains where metadata comes from, why it matters for privacy and copyright, and how to keep control of it.

How it works

Three steps, seconds, zero uploads.

  1. 1

    Drop a file

    Drag any image, PDF, audio or document into the dropzone. We detect the real file type first.

  2. 2

    Read the report

    See every metadata field grouped by category, rated by risk, with GPS on a map and raw JSON for the curious.

  3. 3

    Clean and download

    Pick a preset, review what gets removed, download the cleaned file — and re-scan it to prove it is clean.

Works with the files you actually share

Images, documents, audio, video and archives — with more formats added continuously.

Images

JPEGPNGWebPTIFFGIFHEIC

Documents

PDFDOCXXLSXPPTX

Audio

MP3FLACM4A

Video

MP4MOV

HEIC and RAW support is in development.

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Understand your metadata

Guides and background on EXIF, privacy and copyright.

Visit the blog
EXIF6 min read

What a photo really reveals about you

GPS position, camera serial number, software history — a tour through a typical smartphone photo.

Privacy8 min read

GDPR and file metadata: what you should know

When metadata counts as personal data, and what that means for sharing files at work.

Copyright5 min read

Authorship traces in PDFs and Office files

Author names, company paths, revision history — the metadata you leak with every contract.

Frequently asked questions

Ready to see what your files reveal?

Run your first scan in seconds — no account, no upload, no trace.