
Remove Metadata
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work):
Description:
# KDE - Dolphin - Remove Metadata
## Protect your privacy
This adds a right click entry in Dolphin to remove all metadata / EXIF data from image files. This data can store information such as the photos GPS location and file servers it has been stored on.
* Works with single and multiple images.
* Easy to install
* Protects your privacy when sharing photos online.
(You probably don't want to do this to all your photos as that data is useful for organizing them)
## Install
### Prerequisites
Requires [ExifTool](https://exiftool.org/) to be installed, for example:
**Fedora**
- `sudo dnf install perl-Image-ExifTool`
**Ubuntu**
- `sudo apt install libimage-exiftool-perl`
**Arch / Manjaro**
- `sudo pacman -S perl-image-exiftool`
### Automatic Install
Install via Dolphin:
Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin -> Context Menu -> Download New
Services -> Search for "Remove Metadata" -> Install "Remove Metadata" by merrittkr
### Manual Install
- Download the `removeMetadata.desktop` file
- Copy it to `~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/`
- Restart Dolphin
## How to use
!!! There is no confirmation dialog, the metadata is removed immediately !!!
- Right click an image (or multiple images) and select `Remove Metadata` from the context menu Last changelog:
## Protect your privacy
This adds a right click entry in Dolphin to remove all metadata / EXIF data from image files. This data can store information such as the photos GPS location and file servers it has been stored on.
* Works with single and multiple images.
* Easy to install
* Protects your privacy when sharing photos online.
(You probably don't want to do this to all your photos as that data is useful for organizing them)
## Install
### Prerequisites
Requires [ExifTool](https://exiftool.org/) to be installed, for example:
**Fedora**
- `sudo dnf install perl-Image-ExifTool`
**Ubuntu**
- `sudo apt install libimage-exiftool-perl`
**Arch / Manjaro**
- `sudo pacman -S perl-image-exiftool`
### Automatic Install
Install via Dolphin:
Dolphin -> Settings -> Configure Dolphin -> Context Menu -> Download New
Services -> Search for "Remove Metadata" -> Install "Remove Metadata" by merrittkr
### Manual Install
- Download the `removeMetadata.desktop` file
- Copy it to `~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/`
- Restart Dolphin
## How to use
!!! There is no confirmation dialog, the metadata is removed immediately !!!
- Right click an image (or multiple images) and select `Remove Metadata` from the context menu
v1.5.0
* Added confirmation dialog by @fluks
Ratings & Comments
4 Comments
10 top! very helpful
10 Works on Fedora, if you're not on Ubuntu/Debian, Arch or Manjaro you have to visit "https://exiftool.org/install.html#Unix" then follow the steps there. Do not forget to download dependencies first (perl, make etc.) and it will work - other than that great servicemenu-entry, simple and small but really useful and effective! 10/10
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10 10 the best