File Meta Cleaner vs ThriftyPDF

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File Meta Cleaner compared with ThriftyPDF
Detail	File Meta Cleaner	ThriftyPDF
What it does	Remove private metadata from your files in your browser	PDF tools without the PDF-tool price
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	7-day trial (card required), then $2.99/mo or $19/yr, or $1.49 24-hour pass
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	Compress PDFs Merge PDFs Split PDFs Organize PDF pages Convert JPG to PDF Convert PDF to JPG Unlock password-protected PDFs Repair damaged PDFs Up to 200 MB file size with active plan Batch processing
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 stay on your device, not uploaded to servers Runs entirely in your browser Cancel anytime without commitment No file upload required for privacy
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	12 +8 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	12	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	2	0

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