Is PGP Tool safe to use?

Yes. PGP Tool runs 100% in your browser — no data is ever sent to a server. All encryption and decryption happens client-side using openpgp.js. The code is open source under MIT license.

Can I use PGP Tool offline?

Yes. PGP Tool is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that works fully offline once installed. Enable air-gap mode to disable all network requests for maximum security.

What encryption algorithms does PGP Tool support?

PGP Tool supports RSA (2048–4096 bit) and ECC (Curve25519, P-384) for PGP key generation, AES-256-GCM for symmetric encryption and secure paste, and PBKDF2 with SHA-256 for key derivation.

How does the password generator work?

The password generator uses the browser's crypto.getRandomValues() API for cryptographically secure randomness. It supports random character passwords (6–128 chars) and EFF-wordlist passphrases (3–10 words). No passwords are stored or transmitted.

How does Secure Paste work without a server?

Secure Paste encodes the paste content directly into the URL fragment (after the # symbol). Optionally, content is encrypted with AES-256-GCM before encoding. The URL IS the paste — no server or database is involved.

What metadata is in a typical photo?

Camera make and model, serial number, lens info, exposure settings, date and time (with timezone), GPS latitude/longitude/altitude (if location was on), software used to edit, original filename, and sometimes a thumbnail of the unedited shot.

Will the file look different after stripping?

No — the visible content (pixels, text, audio samples) is unchanged. Only the hidden metadata blocks are removed. Image quality, PDF rendering, and audio fidelity are preserved exactly.

Does the file get uploaded for processing?

No. Parsing and stripping happen entirely in your browser. Confirm with air-gap mode on.

Why does my JPEG still have something after stripping?

Some platforms re-encode uploads, which can re-introduce metadata or change file structure. The stripped output from this tool is clean; subsequent edits or platform re-encoding are out of our control.

What about EXIF inside HEIC images from iPhone?

HEIC files often carry an embedded JPEG preview with its own EXIF. The tool strips both the primary HEIC metadata and the embedded preview metadata.

View and strip metadata from images, PDFs, MP3s, and Office documents

Inspect EXIF, IPTC, XMP, ID3, and Office-document metadata — and strip it cleanly. Lossless removal, 100% client-side.

Metadata is the invisible context attached to a file: GPS coordinates baked into a photo, the author and revision history of a Word document, the camera serial number on a JPEG, the device fingerprint in an MP3. Most people forget it is there; investigators and stalkers do not.

Metadata Tools shows you everything that is in a file before you share it, organized by category (camera, lens, GPS, datetime, software, IPTC, document, audio). One click strips it all and downloads a clean copy. The original file is unchanged; the cleaned version is byte-for-byte free of the metadata you saw.

Supported formats: images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC) via EXIF/IPTC/XMP; PDFs (XMP and Document Info Dictionary); MP3s (ID3v1 and ID3v2 frames); and Office documents (docx, xlsx, pptx — XMP and core properties). The strip operation is lossless: image pixels, PDF rendering, and audio samples are preserved exactly; only metadata blocks are removed.

Frequently asked questions

What metadata is in a typical photo?: Camera make and model, serial number, lens info, exposure settings, date and time (with timezone), GPS latitude/longitude/altitude (if location was on), software used to edit, original filename, and sometimes a thumbnail of the unedited shot.
Will the file look different after stripping?: No — the visible content (pixels, text, audio samples) is unchanged. Only the hidden metadata blocks are removed. Image quality, PDF rendering, and audio fidelity are preserved exactly.
Does the file get uploaded for processing?: No. Parsing and stripping happen entirely in your browser. Confirm with air-gap mode on.
Why does my JPEG still have something after stripping?: Some platforms re-encode uploads, which can re-introduce metadata or change file structure. The stripped output from this tool is clean; subsequent edits or platform re-encoding are out of our control.
What about EXIF inside HEIC images from iPhone?: HEIC files often carry an embedded JPEG preview with its own EXIF. The tool strips both the primary HEIC metadata and the embedded preview metadata.