Scramble is a desktop application for inspecting and removing metadata from image files before sharing them. Digital photographs can contain camera settings, timestamps, copyright information, GPS coordinates and other details that are not immediately visible when viewing an image. Scramble provides a graphical interface for examining this information and producing cleaned copies of photographs without modifying the originals.
The application is designed around a straightforward workflow in which users open an image, review its embedded metadata and choose which information to remove. It can also process multiple images together, making it suitable for preparing photograph collections for publication or distribution. Scramble operates locally without requiring an internet connection, while its comparison and export features provide additional ways to examine the information stored in image files.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Inspect embedded Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata.
- Remove image metadata using a graphical interface.
- Configure selective metadata removal through application preferences.
- Open images using drag-and-drop or a file selection dialog.
- Process multiple photographs in a single batch operation.
- Display batch processing progress and completion information.
- Compare original images with cleaned copies in a side-by-side view.
- Export image metadata in JSON and CSV formats.
- Preserve original files by saving cleaned images as separate copies.
- Read and clean JPEG, PNG and WebP images.
- Process TIFF, HEIF and HEIC images, converting cleaned output to PNG where required.
- Use configurable metadata removal settings.
- Provide keyboard shortcuts for opening, cleaning, saving and comparing images.
- Adapt the interface to narrower window sizes.
- Operate entirely offline without uploading photographs to external services.
- Display metadata and image information using GTK-based controls.
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.
Related Software
| Photo Metadata Editors | |
|---|---|
| Photini | Easy to use digital photograph metadata editor |
| ExifTool | CLI application and library for reading and writing meta information |
| Exiv2 | C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata |
| digiKam | Provides tools for viewing and editing metadata |
| jExifToolGUI | Graphical frontend to ExifTool |
| Jhead | Exif Jpeg header manipulation tool |
| Scramble | Privacy-focused image metadata removal tool |
| Phatch | Simple to use cross-platform GUI photo batch processor |
| mat2 | Remove metadata from files to improve privacy |
| Metadata Cleaner | Inspect and remove metadata from files |
| Kleaner | Clean metadata from images with a simple graphical interface |
| Metamorphosis | Inspect and change embedded metadata |
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