Alternatives to ImagePipe
An Android app that removes EXIF metadata and reduces image size before you share a picture. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ImagePipe
An Android app that removes EXIF metadata and reduces image size before you share a picture.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ImagePipe.
Scrambled Exif
Android app that strips EXIF data from photos as you share them.
Scrambled Exif is open source under GPL-3.0 and strips EXIF data through the share sheet, but does not shrink image size.
ExifEraser
A permissionless Android app that removes EXIF and other metadata from images before sharing.
ExifEraser removes image metadata on Android without needing any permissions, but it is in maintenance mode and does not reduce image size.
ExifCleaner
Drag-and-drop batch metadata removal for images, videos and PDFs.
ExifCleaner moves you to Windows, macOS and Linux desktops, batch-cleaning images, videos and PDFs by drag and drop, with changes made in place.
MAT2
Strips metadata from images, documents, audio and video.
MAT2 runs on macOS and Linux as a command-line tool and library, covering documents, audio and video as well as images.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Exodus Privacy
An Android app and web service that reports the trackers and permissions found inside Android apps.
IzzyOnDroid
A third-party F-Droid repository of open-source Android apps built and signed by their own developers.
App Manager
A full-featured Android package manager and viewer for inspecting, freezing and controlling installed apps.
