Privacy & security
EveryMark is a desktop application that reads and writes files on your disk. That's the whole architecture, and it's what makes the privacy story short.
The short version
- Your files never leave your machine. There is no upload step, because there is nothing to upload to.
- No telemetry. No usage analytics, no crash beacons, no phone-home on launch.
- No account required to edit. Install it and use it.
- Works offline. Everything except map tiles, place search, and optional tag lookup runs with the network off.
What touches the network
Three things, all of them visible and none of them involving your files.
| Feature | What is sent | When |
|---|---|---|
| Map tiles | The map area being viewed, as tile coordinates, to OpenStreetMap | Only while a map is open |
| Place search | The search term you type, to Nominatim | Only while you're typing in the search box |
| Tag lookup (Pro) | The track or title details you ask it to identify | Only when you invoke it, and only if enabled |
No file, no thumbnail, and no file path is transmitted by any of these. Reading metadata, writing metadata, generating thumbnails, and taking backups are all entirely local operations.
Disconnect the machine and EveryMark still loads, reads, edits, saves, backs up, and exports. You lose the map background and place search — the coordinate fields still work by hand.
How your files are handled
- Read directly from disk through the operating system, using native file dialogs — no intermediate copy, no staging area.
- Written in place by ExifTool, which modifies only the metadata region. Image and audio data is not decoded or re-encoded.
- Backed up first. The original is copied to your backup folder before every write. That folder is yours, on your disk, and you choose where it is.
- Never deleted. EveryMark has no delete function. Delete removes a file from the loaded list only.
Metadata is sensitive — treat it that way
Worth saying plainly, because EveryMark makes it visible in a way most software doesn't: the tags inside your files can carry more than you'd expect. GPS coordinates in a photo taken at home. A serial number identifying the specific camera body. Software and account names left by an editor. Timestamps establishing where someone was and when.
Before publishing or sharing files, look at what they actually contain. EveryMark shows you the complete tag set, including the Advanced group and the raw JSON view, precisely so you can decide what should travel with a file and what shouldn't.
Dependencies & licensing
Every dependency is MIT, Apache 2.0, BSD, or ISC licensed. There is no GPL, AGPL, or LGPL code anywhere in the tree — a deliberate constraint checked as part of the build, so nothing about your own commercial work is encumbered by using EveryMark.
The major components are ExifTool for metadata reading and writing, Leaflet with OpenStreetMap tiles for maps, and Electron for the desktop shell.
This website
The site you're reading is static HTML with no analytics, no cookies, and no third-party scripts beyond web fonts served by Google Fonts. If you join the beta list, your email address is used to send you the build and the launch announcement — nothing else, and it isn't shared.