MEDARS

MEtaDAta from image files in RuSt - A fast and simple command-line tool for inspecting and removing metadata from image files.

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WIP

Features

• View metadata: Display metadata in human-readable table or JSON format
• Remove metadata: Clean images by removing all embedded metadata
• Interactive TUI: Terminal user interface for easy navigation

Privacy & Security

MEDARS helps protect your privacy by:

• Removing potentially sensitive EXIF data (GPS coordinates, camera settings, timestamps)
• Working locally - no data sent to external services
• Preserving image quality while removing metadata

Dependencies

This project requires the gexiv2 library and its development headers.

On Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install libgexiv2-dev On Arch: yay -S libgexiv2

If you see an error about gexiv2.pc or gexiv2 not found, make sure the library is installed and PKG_CONFIG_PATH is set correctly.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Acknowledgments

• Built with Rust
• Uses exif for metadata reading
• Terminal UI powered by ratatui