File Meta Cleaner vs PDF Redaction

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File Meta Cleaner compared with PDF Redaction
Detail	File Meta Cleaner	PDF Redaction
What it does	Remove private metadata from your files in your browser	AI-powered PDF redaction that keeps your documents private
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	PL
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free plan: 100 pages/month. Starter: €0.05/page after 100 included pages/month. Pro: €14/month for 500 pages/month included, €0.03/page extra. Pro Plus: €42/month for 4,500 pages/month included, €0.01/page extra.
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	Automatic PII detection for names, addresses, and account numbers Manual redaction with custom drawing tools OCR for scanned and image-based PDFs Local mode for offline redaction without internet Browser-based processing with no file uploads Metadata removal from redacted PDFs REST API for integration into custom pipelines On-premise deployment with Redaction Studio Custom redaction rules for internal data types
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	Files never leave your browser or device, unlike cloud-based tools like iLovePDF Zero data retention: AI detection keeps no records of processed documents Covers sensitive data across personal, financial and health information types Offline capability with local mode requiring only a one-time model download
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	26 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	12	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	2	94

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