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Before you share any file, see exactly what's hidden inside it. GPS coordinates, your name, camera model, edit history — all exposed in a clear, readable report. Then remove it in one click.
Ghoststrip reads every metadata field in your file and presents them in a structured diff view — sorted by privacy risk, with clear labels explaining what each field reveals. You see exactly what anyone who receives your file could read.
GPS coordinates, altitude, and direction embedded in photos. Often accurate to within 5 metres of where the photo was taken.
Author name, copyright owner, last-modified-by — fields that directly identify who created, owns, or edited the file.
UUIDs, job IDs, and unique identifiers that can link the file back to a specific account, session, or device.
Camera make and model, lens, firmware version, software used to create or edit the file.
Creation date, modification date, digitisation date — sometimes including timezone information.
C2PA manifests embedded by AI image generators — DALL-E, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion — marking the image as AI-generated.
Supports JPEG, PNG, AVIF, WEBP, GIF, HEIC, TIFF, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX. The file is read into browser memory — it never leaves your device.
Ghoststrip parses the file format natively — walking JPEG marker segments, PNG chunks, PDF Info dictionaries, DOCX XML files — and extracts every metadata field it finds. Each field is tagged by risk level: Location, Author, Tracking, Device, or other.
The diff view shows each field with its original value and a "removed" indicator. High-risk fields appear first. Badge labels explain in plain English what each field reveals.
If you see fields you don't want to share, download the stripped version immediately. The clean file is ready alongside the report — no second step needed.
Any photo taken on a smartphone or modern camera. GPS is embedded by default on most devices unless explicitly disabled.
Proposals, contracts, invoices, reports. Your name, company, and revision history travel with every DOCX and PDF you send.
Photos taken inside your home before listing it. GPS metadata can reveal your exact address to anyone who downloads the listing images.
Images from Midjourney, DALL-E, Firefly, or Stable Diffusion carry C2PA credentials. Check before posting to platforms that flag AI content.
XLSX and PPTX files carry author and company information. Particularly relevant for externally shared financial models and pitch decks.
Any document where authorship, revision history, or timestamps could be sensitive or potentially used as evidence.
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