File Meta Cleaner vs PDF Pals

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File Meta Cleaner compared with PDF Pals
Detail	File Meta Cleaner	PDF Pals
What it does	Remove private metadata from your files in your browser	Native AI PDF assistant for Mac that chats with documents and provides answers with source citations
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Pricing	Not given	Basic: $59 (1 Mac, one year of updates). Plus: $99 (2 Macs, one year of updates). Lifetime: coming soon (4 Macs, every update). All plans are one-time purchases with the app keeping working forever. Renewals at 50% off.
Key features	Local browser processing No file uploads JPG/JPEG, PNG, PDF, DOCX, and XLSX support Removes EXIF data including GPS metadata Removes document properties from PDF, DOCX, XLSX Preserves file format and visible content File size limits: JPG/PDF 25 MB, PNG 20 MB, DOCX/XLSX 15 MB	Chat with multiple PDFs simultaneously Answers with source page citations OCR for scanned documents Support for multiple file types Local document storage Built-in local AI models Support for external API keys Document library with tags No file size limit Native macOS app
What makes it different	Privacy-first with no file uploads Processes files locally in browser Removes GPS metadata from images Shows metadata categories before cleaning	Keeps documents on your Mac with no cloud uploads or vector databases Native macOS application, not Electron Fast local processing with powerful OCR Works without requiring API keys One-time purchase with no subscription required
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	12 +8 (up) since last check	50 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	8
Citation Flow (Majestic)	12	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	2	262

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