# Metadata removal app on android

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/metadata-removal-app-on-android/17897
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-04-16T05:37:18Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @eqrlzo8t — 2024-04-16T05:37:18Z

So I’m looking for some ways to remove metadata of non-image files (video, PDF…) on android but looks like there’s no tools for that?

I checked [Remove PII with Metadata Scrubbers and Data Redaction Tools - Privacy Guides](https://www.privacyguides.org/en/data-redaction/) but

- [ExifEraser](https://github.com/Tommy-Geenexus/exif-eraser) is just for images
- [MAT2](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2) and [Exif Tool](https://exiftool.org/) are just for desktop
- MAT2 has a [web version](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2-web), but it seems I need to upload the files to the server?

I don’t really want to use Termux but looks like that’s the only option?

Anyone knows any tools to do it?

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## Post 2 by @jerm — 2024-04-16T12:18:44Z

> [@eqrlzo8t](#):
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> - MAT2 has a [web version](https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2-web), but it seems I need to upload the files to the server?

Yep.

> **MAT2 locally**  
> Please note that while we do not keep a copy of your file, there is no way that you could be certain about this: Act accordingly. Due to this warning, please consider running MAT2 locally on your device.

Sad that you can’t save a offline web page of [https://mat.systemli.org/](https://mat.systemli.org/) (non JS version) locally and remove metadata on the client side.

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## Post 3 by @eqrlzo8t — 2024-04-16T14:49:29Z

Yeah, the tool runs in the back-end, not via javascript on front-end.

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Another option (at least for me) is might be using [pyscript](https://pyscript.net/)

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For PDF, maybe [pdf-lib for javascript](https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib) could help. But urghh, might take some time for me to test as I’m not fluent in js.