MetaWiper – Image Metadata Viewer & Shredder

⚠️ Disclaimer: This app works entirely in your browser. No image or data is sent to any server.

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🔗 Live Demo

🌐 metawiper.streamlit.app

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📑 Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• How to Use
• Project Structure
• Screenshot
• Tech Stack
• Contributing
• License
• Author

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✨ Features

• 🖼️ View Metadata – Check detailed EXIF metadata (camera, location, device info)
• 🧹 Remove Metadata – One-click metadata stripper for privacy
• 🔐 Secure & Local – No uploads; all operations done locally
• 📥 Download Clean Image – Get a clean, stripped version of your image
• ⚡ Fast UI – Lightweight, responsive, and minimal design
• 🧠 EXIF & Hash – View SHA256 hash of the image
• 🧾 EXIF Viewer – Reads camera model, GPS data, timestamps, etc.
• 🛠️ Multi-format Support – Supports .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp, etc.

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🧰 Installation

⚙️ Local Setup

git clone https://github.com/rootsecops/metawiper.git
cd metawiper
pip install -r requirements.txt
streamlit run app.py

Make sure you’re using Python 3.9+.

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▶️ How to Use

1. Upload Image (from your device)
2. View Metadata (EXIF, hash)
3. Strip Metadata (button click)
4. Download Clean Image (safe to share)

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📁 Project Structure

metawiper/
├── app.py                      # Main Streamlit app
├── utils/
│   └── metadata_tools.py       # EXIF view, hash & strip logic
├── assets/
│   └── metawiper.streamlit.app.jpeg  # Screenshot
├── requirements.txt            # Required Python packages
└── README.md                   # You're here

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📸 Screenshot

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⚒️ Tech Stack

• 🐍 Python – Backend scripting language.
• 🖼️ Pillow – Library for image manipulation and format support.
• 📸 piexif – Extracts or strips EXIF metadata from images.
• 🌐 Streamlit – Frontend UI framework for building interactive web apps.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here’s how you can help:

• 🚀 Fork the repo
• 🛠️ Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
• 🧪 Test your changes
• 🔁 Submit a pull request

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software.

Read License »

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👤 Author

Developed & Maintained by:

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❗ Disclaimer: No data is uploaded to any server. This tool is purely client-side and ensures your privacy during use.