Pheser

Photo Metadata Privacy Toolkit -- scan, clean, redact, compare, and export EXIF metadata from images.

pip install pheser

Features

Orientation and display geometry tags are always preserved -- your image will never be rotated by Pheser.

Installation

pip install pheser

Requirements: Python 3.11+, Pillow >= 10.0, piexif >= 1.1.3

CLI

Scan

pheser scan photo.jpg
pheser scan photo.jpg --export report.json --fmt json
pheser scan photo.jpg --export report.csv  --fmt csv
pheser scan photo.jpg --no-hash --no-risk

Clean

# Remove GPS only (default)
pheser clean photo.jpg

# Strip ALL EXIF
pheser clean photo.jpg --mode all

# Remove specific tags
pheser clean photo.jpg --mode tags --tags Make Model Software

# Keep only safe tags (removes GPS + device serials + owner info)
pheser clean photo.jpg --mode keep_basic -o safe_photo.jpg

Remake

pheser remake photo.jpg --make Sony --model "Alpha 7" --artist "Jane Doe"
pheser remake photo.jpg --inject-gps 48.8584 2.2945

Redact (Spoof)

# Replace GPS with random coordinates
pheser redact photo.jpg --random-gps

# Spoof exact location
pheser redact photo.jpg --spoof-gps 51.5074 -0.1278

# Randomize everything
pheser redact photo.jpg --random-gps --random-datetime --spoof-device Apple "iPhone 15"

Compare

pheser compare original.jpg cleaned.jpg

Batch

pheser batch ./photos --op clean-gps --out-dir ./photos_clean
pheser batch ./photos --op redact-random --recursive
pheser batch ./photos --op clean-all --dry-run

Python API

from pheser import scan, clean, redact, remake, batch_process
from pheser.compare import compare
from pheser.exporter import export_report

# Scan
results = scan("photo.jpg", raw=True)
print(results["risk_score"])   # 0-100
print(results["gps"])          # {"latitude": ..., "maps_url": ...}

# Clean GPS
clean("photo.jpg", mode="gps")

# Strip all EXIF
clean("photo.jpg", mode="all", output_file="stripped.jpg")

# Remove specific tags
clean("photo.jpg", mode="tags", remove_tags=["Make", "Model", "Software"])

# Keep only safe metadata
clean("photo.jpg", mode="keep_basic")

# Spoof GPS + randomize datetime
redact("photo.jpg", randomize_gps=True, randomize_datetime=True)

# Inject fake GPS
redact("photo.jpg", spoof_gps=(35.6762, 139.6503))  # Tokyo

# Recreate with custom values
remake("photo.jpg", make="Fujifilm", model="X100V", artist="John")

# Compare two files
diff = compare("before.jpg", "after.jpg")

# Export scan report
results = scan("photo.jpg", raw=True)
export_report(results, "report.json", fmt="json")
export_report(results, "report.csv",  fmt="csv")
export_report(results, "report.txt",  fmt="txt")

# Batch process a folder
batch_process(
    "photos/",
    lambda src, dst: clean(src, dst, mode="gps", verbose=False),
    out_dir="photos_clean/",
    recursive=True,
)

Privacy Risk Score

Supported Formats

.jpg / .jpeg -- .tiff / .tif -- .webp

License

MIT -- Copyright (c) 2025 AzzTE