[[!meta title="Removing metadata using mat2from files"]]

[[!meta title="Removing metadata from files"]]

- In images:

The location where a photo was taken

The date and time a photo was taken

The model and serial number of the camera used to take a photo

- In other documents:

The author of the document

Changes to the document

Removing metadata using *Metadata Cleaner*

Tails includes
<a href="https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2"><span class="application">mat2</span></a>
[*Metadata Cleaner*](https://metadatacleaner.romainvigier.fr/) so you can remove metadata from files before you publish or share them.

Tails includes [*Metadata Cleaner*](https://metadatacleaner.romainvigier.fr/) so you can remove metadata from files before you publish or share them.

<div class="cautiontip">

<div class="tip">

<p>If, instead of cleaning your own files, you want to sanitize untrusted
documents shared with you by others, you can install
[[<i>Dangerzone</i>|persistent_storage/additional_software/dangerzone]] as
additional software.</p>

<span class="application">mat2</span>*Metadata Cleaner* works on many file formats, including:

*Metadata Cleaner* works on many file formats, including:

image fil- Images, such as .jpeg, .gif, .pnsvg, .tiff, and .gifpng

- Images, such as .jpg, .gif, .svg, .tiff, and .png

<span class="application">- *Microsoft Office</span>* documents, such as .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx

- *Microsoft Office* documents, such as .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx

<span class="application">LibreOffice</span> file- *LibreOffice* documents, such as .odt and .ods

- *LibreOffice* documents, such as .odt and .ods

a- Audio files, such as .mp3, .flac, and .ogg

- Audio files, such as .mp3, .flac, and .ogg

v- Video files, such as .mp4 and .avi

- Video files, such as .mp4 and .avi

a- Archive files, such as .zip and .tar

- Archive files, such as .zip and .tar

- PDFs