How to anonymize a file in three steps
Drop the file
A photo, PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel file, or an audio or video clip. It stays on your device.
See what it reveals
DigiCompress lists the hidden details it found — GPS location, phone model, author, company, software, dates and editing history — and flags the risky ones.
Wipe or replace
Remove everything with one click, or type your own values, such as “Anonymous”, for the author or company. Download the clean copy.
What hidden data can give away
A phone photo usually records the exact spot it was taken, the time, and the phone’s make and model. Share it and you may be sharing your home address.
Word and PDF files often carry the author’s name, the company the software is registered to, comment authors, tracked-change names and editing history IDs. Video and audio can hold GPS location, device details and the recording app. Before you send a CV, a complaint, a tip-off or a client file, check what travels with it.
What is found and removed
| File type | Hidden data checked | Max size |
|---|---|---|
| Photos (JPG, PNG, WebP) | GPS location, camera/phone model, serial numbers, date taken, software, author, copyright | 50 MB |
| Author, title, subject, keywords, creator and producer software, dates, document IDs, comment authors | 200 MB | |
| Word, PowerPoint, Excel | Author, last editor, company, manager, template, custom properties, comment and tracked-change authors, editing IDs | 200 MB |
| Video and audio | GPS location, device make and model, recording app, title, artist, comments, dates | 2 GB |
Photos are cleaned without re-compressing, so image quality is unchanged.