---
type: Guide
title: "Share files without leaking private data"
description: "Strip hidden metadata and work fully offline — LocalPapa never uploads your files."
resource: https://localpapa.com/
tags: [guide, privacy, metadata, exif, offline]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
---

# Share files without leaking private data

Files you share can carry more than you think — GPS location, device model and timestamps
in photos, hidden text in documents. LocalPapa helps you clean and handle them privately.

## By goal

- **Remove photo metadata (GPS, camera, time)** → [Remove EXIF](../tools/remove-exif.md)
- **Flatten a PDF's text to plain Markdown** → [PDF to Markdown](../tools/pdf-to-markdown.md)
- **Re-encode an image to drop embedded data** → [Convert Image](../tools/convert-image.md)

## Why LocalPapa is private by design

- **Nothing is uploaded.** Every tool processes files locally in your browser, so the file
  never reaches a server in the first place.
- **No account, no tracking of file contents.**
- **Works offline.** Once loaded, the site is a PWA and keeps working without a connection,
  which also means your files can't go anywhere.

## Related guides

- [Optimise images for web & sharing](./optimise-images.md)
- [Work with PDF files](./work-with-pdfs.md)

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