Your photos. Your privacy.
A local-only, zero-permission-excess photo organizer for Android. Browse your gallery, inspect EXIF metadata, and export clean copies with all identifying data stripped; without ever sending a single byte to the cloud.
- No accounts. No email, no phone number, no signup.
- No network calls. The app never connects to the internet.
- No ads or trackers. No Firebase, no analytics, no crash reporters.
- Local-only processing. All EXIF stripping happens on your device.
- Originals untouched. Export creates a new file; your source image is never modified.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Gallery Browser | Browse all device photos and albums via MediaStore. Sort by date, name, or size. |
| Photo Detail View | Full-screen preview with a complete EXIF metadata table, strip mode selection, one-tap export, and a post-export metadata comparison card. |
| EXIF Inspector | View camera make/model, lens, exposure, ISO, focal length, GPS coordinates, and orientation. |
| Lossless Metadata Stripper | JPEG and PNG are rewritten segment-by-segment with zero re-compression. WEBP/HEIF fall back to high-quality re-encode. |
| Strip Modes | All Metadata removes everything. GPS Only removes only location data while preserving camera info. |
| Batch Export | Select multiple photos and share clean copies in one action. |
| Share Intent Processing | Share images from any app directly to EXIF Pure. Metadata is automatically stripped and a clean copy is saved. |
| Silent Share Mode | Share a single image to EXIF Pure and have it processed instantly without opening the app UI. The system share chooser launches with the clean copy ready to send. |
| Favorites | Star photos and filter your gallery to show only favorites. |
| Biometric Lock | Require fingerprint or face unlock to open the app. Re-locks automatically when backgrounded. |
| Export History | Review a log of every clean copy exported, with timestamp and strip mode. |
| Permission | Usage |
|---|---|
READ_MEDIA_IMAGES (Android 13+) |
Read photos from device storage |
READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED (Android 14+) |
Partial photo access support |
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Android 12 and below) |
Legacy storage read access |
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Android 9 and below) |
Required for photo deletion on legacy storage |
| Biometric hardware | Optional; used only if app lock is enabled in Settings |
Download the latest APK from the Releases page.
Verify the APK:
sha256sum app-release.apkCompare the output against the SHA-256 listed in the release notes.
Install via ADB:
adb install app-release.apkAdd EXIF Pure to Obtainium for automatic updates directly from GitHub releases.
- Install Obtainium from its releases page.
- Open Obtainium; tap Add App.
- Paste the repository URL:
https://github.com/x144k/ExifPure - Obtainium will auto-detect GitHub releases and pull the latest APK; tap Add to track it.
- Future updates appear in Obtainium as soon as a new release is published.
If auto-detection fails, use the fallback URL: https://github.com/x144k/ExifPure/releases
git clone https://github.com/x144k/ExifPure.git
cd ExifPure
./gradlew :app:assembleDebug
adb install app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apkFor a signed release build:
./gradlew :app:assembleReleaseSome features in this roadmap were inspired by Imagepipe, a lightweight Android utility for resizing and stripping metadata from shared images. While Imagepipe focuses on aggressive re-encoding for data savings, EXIF Pure prioritizes lossless metadata removal and preserving original image quality wherever possible.
Additional inspiration for privacy-focused editing tools comes from ImageToolbox, a powerful open-source image manipulation suite. EXIF Pure borrows the concept of pre-export markup and adjustment, but narrows the scope strictly to privacy protection rather than general creative editing.
- Privacy Score - See at a glance how much identifying metadata each photo contains.
- Camera Model Name Resolution - View readable camera names instead of cryptic manufacturer model codes.
- Per-Photo Strip Mode Override - Choose a different strip mode for a specific photo and remember it for next time.
- EXIF Field Tooltips - Tap any metadata entry to learn what it means and why it matters for your privacy.
- Batch Metadata Summary - Select multiple photos and see instant stats about their metadata.
- Original Integrity Hash - Verify that your original photo files have never been modified.
- Before/After Metadata Preview - Review exactly what metadata will remain before you export or share.
- Before/After Comparison - Side-by-side viewer comparing the original photo against the cleaned export, so you can verify exactly what was removed or redacted.
- Export Filename Templates - Customize filenames using date, camera name, counters, or random strings.
- Metadata Presets - Save named configurations like Social Post or Archive for quick one-tap selection.
- Privacy Watermark - Add a subtle text or timestamp watermark to exported images (e.g., "Shared via EXIF Pure - 2026-05-10"). Not for branding; for traceability and leak detection.
- Search by EXIF Field - Find photos by camera model, GPS presence, date range, and more.
- Resize on export - Set a maximum image size so large photos are scaled down before saving or sharing.
- Quick Crop & Rotate - Simple pre-export cropping and rotation, plus one-tap auto-straighten for sideways photos. Bake the orientation into the image so it displays correctly everywhere, without modifying the original.
- Convert format on export - Save clean copies as JPEG, PNG, or WebP instead of keeping the original file format.
- In-app EXIF editor - Edit specific metadata fields, such as adding copyright or correcting the date taken, instead of only removing data.
- Choose what metadata to keep - Preserve selected information, like copyright or camera model, while stripping everything else.
- Duplicate detection - Find visually similar or exact-duplicate photos to help clean up storage.
- Privacy Redaction Tool - Blur or pixelate faces, license plates, text, or any sensitive region before exporting. A privacy-first markup layer that redacts rather than decorates.
- HEIC/HEIF lossless stripping - Strip metadata from HEIC/HEIF images without quality loss. Experimental.
This project is maintained by a single developer. If you have a bug report or a small fix, open an issue or pull request directly. For significant changes, please open an issue first to discuss the approach.
MIT License; see LICENSE for details.
EXIF Pure is not affiliated with Google, Samsung, or any camera manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.