# Metadata Remover (open-source photo and gallery app)

> Metadata Remover is a free, open-source photo and gallery app for Android. Protect your privacy by removing metadata from your photos. It has 257 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Protect your privacy by removing metadata from your photos, before sharing them on the Internet. Features: View metadata Image preview Remove metadata Simple and intuitive interface Share directly from the app Learn more: Whenever you take a picture, additional metadata is saved in the image file. Most smartphones do not inform you about this. Metadata can look like this: On which day was the picture taken, and at what time? And where exactly? Which camera or smartphone was used? What camera settings were used? Notes of the photographer or the camera? More and more often, even exact GPS coordinates are saved in your photo.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Crazy-Marvin/MetadataRemover |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 257 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/rocks.poopjournal.metadataremover/ (package rocks.poopjournal.metadataremover) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rocks.poopjournal.metadataremover |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://poopjournal.rocks/MetadataRemover |
| Official | no |
| Category | Photos, gallery & camera |
| Latest release | v3.0.0 (Aug 4, 2024) |
| Last commit | Jul 22, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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