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Remove the device serial number from your photos

Beyond the make and model, many cameras write a unique body serial number into every file, and some phones embed an owner name you set once and forgot. That's a fingerprint: the same serial in a work upload and an anonymous post links the two to one device. MetaMarshal finds these identifiers and removes them so your photos can't be traced back to a single camera.

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Drop a photo here
or click anywhere in this box to browse
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🔒 Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded unless you tap the optional AI estimate.
Nothing leaves your device to clean a photo — the only exception is the optional AI location estimate, which sends a downscaled copy off-device, and only after you tap to confirm.

How it works

1
Drop a photo above; MetaMarshal reads the maker-note and EXIF fields locally to find serial numbers and owner tags.
2
See exactly which identifiers are present — body serial, lens serial, internal serial, or an owner/artist name.
3
Strip the identifying fields while keeping whatever else you want, then confirm they're gone in the diff.
4
Download the clean copy that no longer ties the image to your specific device.

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Frequently asked questions

Drop a photo here and check the maker-note section. Many Canon, Nikon and Sony bodies write a serial; most phones don't, but some embed an owner or artist name you configured — MetaMarshal shows whichever apply.