PrivaLens 4.0 — Clean metadata, redact details, audit photos

Why it matters

Photos can reveal more than you meant to share.

PrivaLens helps you spot hidden metadata, remove sensitive fields locally, and share a clean copy with confidence.

PrivaLens ad showing hidden photo metadata labels — **The photo knows where you were** Location, timestamps, creator data, device info, and camera settings can travel with an image unless you remove them first.

PrivaLens ad comparing the same photo before and after metadata removal — **Same photo. One stays private.** Inspect what is hidden in any photo, strip it in one tap, and keep everything on your iPhone.

What it does

Inspect, clean, redact, and audit.

Check a file before sharing, or scan your Photos library for location, faces, and sensitive text. Originals stay untouched.

See hidden metadata first

Review sensitive fields like GPS coordinates, timestamps, device model, lens details, author fields, and Apple maker metadata before a photo leaves your device.

Create a cleaned copy

PrivaLens renders a new photo without the original embedded metadata. Inspect PDF, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX metadata too; document cleaning is available with Pro.

Redact and audit on-device

Hide visible details in photos or PDFs, and review local Photos library audit findings. Use the app, Photos share sheet, App Shortcuts, or audit widget.

Private by design

More than a metadata remover.

1Inspect hidden metadata and create a clean copy without sending your files to an online service.
2Redact visible details and review privacy findings from your Photos library in the same app.
3Core photo tools are free. Pro adds document and video cleaning, automatic redaction, larger batches, and more.

Screenshots

Your photos know too much. PrivaLens helps them forget.

The app shows exactly what it found, confirms when metadata has been removed, and keeps a local history of cleaning activity.

PrivaLens metadata inspector detecting sensitive fields — Inspect hidden metadata and spot sensitive fields before sharing.

PrivaLens clean result after removing metadata — Remove metadata and share a clean photo from the same flow.

PrivaLens batch clean screen for multiple photos — Clean up to 3 selected photos free, or up to 100 with Pro.

Privacy model

Private processing on your device.

No account required.
No analytics, advertising SDKs, or tracking SDKs.
No server-side image processing.
Clean history stays local until you clear it or delete the app.

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PrivaLens local clean history showing fields removed

PrivaLens available from the iOS Photos share sheet

Share extension

Works right from Photos.

Select a photo in Photos, open the system share sheet, choose PrivaLens, and create a clean copy without changing the original image.

Start from Photos or inside PrivaLens.
Original photos are not modified.
Cleaned copies are shared only when you choose to share them.

FAQ

Questions before you install.

No. PrivaLens always creates a new, cleaned copy. Your originals are never touched unless you choose to delete them yourself.

Yes. PrivaLens is a universal app for iPhone and iPad, and requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or later.

The app is free to download with core photo tools. Optional Pro plans include monthly and annual subscriptions or a one-time lifetime unlock. Prices vary by region and are shown in the app.

GPS coordinates, timestamps, device model and lens details, camera settings (ISO, aperture, shutter), author and creator fields, IPTC and XMP tags, and Apple-specific maker fields.

Yes. PrivaLens can inspect supported video metadata. Cleaning video metadata requires Pro.

Yes. Clean batches of up to 3 photos for free or up to 100 with Pro.

No. No analytics SDKs, no advertising SDKs, no account, no server-side processing. Clean history stays on your device until you delete it.

Check what you share.

Clean hidden metadata, redact visible details, and audit your Photos library on your device.