Axiom Image Metadata Stripper

Image metadata stripper — remove EXIF, GPS, camera info, and other metadata from JPEG/PNG/GIF images. Use when you publish photos and want to remove PII. Pure stdlib (no Pillow required), no LLM.

Version: 0.1.2 Axioma Tools

Strips metadata from images while preserving the actual image data.

What this skill does

• JPEG: strips EXIF, ICC profile, XMP, IPTC
• PNG: strips tEXt, zTXt, iTXt, eXIf chunks
• GIF: strips comment extensions
• Preserves image pixels (no re-encoding)
• Bytes-in, bytes-out

When to use this skill

• ✅ Strip GPS coordinates before sharing photos
• ✅ Remove camera serial numbers
• ✅ Sanitize before publishing to web
• ❌ Re-encode/resize images (use Pillow)
• ❌ View EXIF (use exiftool)

Usage

python3 axiom_image_metadata_stripper.py photo.jpg -o photo-clean.jpg
python3 axiom_image_metadata_stripper.py ./photos/ --output-dir ./clean/

from axiom_image_metadata_stripper import strip_metadata
clean_bytes = strip_metadata(open('photo.jpg', 'rb').read())

Validation

Check	Status
Unit tests	20+ cases
Performance	<100ms
Security	Pure stdlib, no injection
Determinism	Byte-to-byte stable
License	Apache-2.0

Last updated: 2026-06-14