Every time I share a photo or link from my phone, it leaks stuff I don't want attached. Photos have GPS coordinates and camera serials in their EXIF data. Videos carry timestamps in MP4 atoms. Social media links are bloated with tracking tags like utm_ and fbclid.
I used to strip these manually or run ad-hoc scripts, but doing that on a phone gets tedious fast. I just wanted something that works right from the Android share sheet or clipboard.
So I built CleanCopy.
What it does
- Photos: Removes GPS locations, camera details, and timestamps, and transcodes HEIC to JPEG. It also detects motion photos so the embedded video doesn't get corrupted.
- Videos: Losslessly remuxes audio and video to scrub MP4 metadata atoms and creation dates in seconds without re-encoding.
- Links: Strips tracking queries using ClearURLs rules and unwraps redirect shorteners.
- Saving: Writes directly to the Downloads folder or copies the cleaned result back to your clipboard.
How I use it
Whenever I want to share a picture or link, I share it directly to CleanCopy from the Android share sheet. If something is already in my clipboard, I just tap the CleanCopy tile in Quick Settings.