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Built for Privacy.
No Servers. No Compromises.

OwnYourFiles is an independent, 100% client-side metadata remover created to give everyone complete ownership and control over the files they share online.

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The Story: Bored of Getting Our Data Stolen

Every single day, millions of people share photos, PDFs, and office documents without realizing what is hidden inside them. A smartphone snapshot embeds exact GPS home coordinates, device serial numbers, and camera timestamps. A company PDF or Word document contains internal network paths, edit revisions, and full author names.

When searching for ways to clean this data, the reality of existing web tools was deeply frustrating. Most require uploading your files to remote servers, asking you to sacrifice control for the illusion of privacy. As renowned security expert Bruce Schneier warns:

“Data is a toxic asset. We need to start thinking about it as a liability rather than an asset... We should be able to control our own data, regardless of where it is stored.”
— Bruce Schneier, Cryptographer & Security Technologist

As an indie developer, I got tired and bored of watching personal privacy treated as a bargaining chip. Who owns those servers? What happens to the metadata extracted while your file sits in their temporary directory? How long is it retained? The model was fundamentally broken.

There was no free, user-friendly tool that combined the raw privacy of an offline local utility with the effortless convenience of a modern, intuitive web application. So I decided to build it.

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How OwnYourFiles Works Differently

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100% In-Browser Engine

Powered by WebAssembly, our processing engines run locally on your device’s CPU. You can disconnect your internet after loading the page and the tools will still work.

Zero Cloud Uploads
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No Accounts, No Tracking

You don’t need to sign up, enter an email, or purchase tokens. There are no tracking databases recording who you are or what files you scrub.

100% Free Forever
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Simple UI for Everyone

Drop your file, preview detected EXIF tags or document metadata with clear explanations, and download a sanitized copy in one click.

Drag & Drop Simplicity
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Our Philosophy

Privacy should not be an expensive luxury, a complex developer-only configuration, or an upsell feature. It should be the default standard for everyone. OwnYourFiles is committed to staying fast, private, free, and completely independent.

Ready to inspect and protect your files?

Start cleaning your photos and documents locally right now.