Scramble is a simple, privacy-focused utility for viewing and removing metadata from images.
The application provides a clean, intuitive interface featuring a user-friendly drag-and-drop workflow for metadata inspection and removal.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- View detailed image metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP).
- One-click metadata removal.
- Drag-and-drop image loading.
- Non-destructive workflow – originals are never modified.
- Offline operation – no data collection.
- Support for JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, HEIF, and HEIC formats.
Website: github.com/tobagin/scramble
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Developer: Thiago Fernandes
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Scramble is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| jExifToolGUI | Graphical frontend to ExifTool |
| Jhead | Exif Jpeg header manipulation tool |
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| Phatch | Simple to use cross-platform GUI photo batch processor |
| Metamorphosis | Inspect and change embedded metadata |
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