- Supported EXIF and GPS directory fields
- Camera make, model, software and artist values
- Supported XMP, IPTC, MakerNote and thumbnail data
- Unreferenced bytes outside the rebuilt safe graph
TIFF METADATA REMOVER
Remove metadata from a TIFF image
TIFF files from cameras, scanners and publishing tools can contain linked metadata directories, location records, camera identity, software names and hidden previews. KillMetadata validates the complete supported IFD graph before rebuilding a separate copy.
THE CLEANING PLAN
Remove what exposes you. Keep what makes the file work.
Every field is shown before the rewrite and classified by action and coverage.
- Compressed or uncompressed image strips and tiles
- Orientation and required image geometry
- ICC color profiles and supported functional tags
- Classic TIFF or BigTIFF byte order
- DNG, GeoTIFF, OME/ImageJ and Photoshop-specific structures
- Unknown private tags or unsafe offset graphs
- Visible text, faces and identifying details in pixels
- Filesystem dates and extended attributes
WHY THE ENGINE MATTERS
TIFF is a graph, not a flat list of tags
The strict reader validates classic TIFF and BigTIFF offsets, field types, directory ordering, strip or tile ranges, linked EXIF/GPS/Interop directories, cycles and overlaps before it writes anything.
The output is rebuilt from an allowlisted functional graph. Supported private metadata is omitted, image essence is copied byte-for-byte, and independent verification compares both the essence hash and retained functional structure. Selected short text fields, including camera model, can be replaced when the new value fits the original bounded carrier.
Explore the complete verification methodology →BEFORE YOU SHARE
A four-step privacy check.
Metadata cleaning is one part of a safe sharing workflow.
- 01Confirm TIFF, TIF or BigTIFF was detected from the signature
- 02Review camera, GPS, author and software fields
- 03Remove or replace an editable text value
- 04Save only after the fresh-worker verification result
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Know the boundary before you clean.
No vague “100% clean” claim.
Are my files uploaded?
No. The cleaner runs in your browser, has no upload endpoint, and only enables the file picker after its processor assets are available locally.
Is the original file changed?
No. KillMetadata reads the original and creates a separately named cleaned copy. It never overwrites the source file.
Does TIFF cleaning change image quality?
No recompression is performed. Accepted strip or tile payloads are copied byte-for-byte and their combined digest is checked after the rewrite.
Why can a TIFF file be rejected?
Unknown private tags, malformed or overlapping offsets, unsupported application profiles, DNG and other ambiguous graphs are rejected because a safe metadata-only rewrite cannot be proven.
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