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ImagePipe vs MAT2: catalog facts
ImagePipe	MAT2
Free Free to download from F-Droid.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
Android	macOS, Linux, Command line
Strips EXIF tags such as location before sharing Shrinks images to save data	Wide format coverage from one tool, usable as a library or CLI Included by default in Tails, so it is well exercised
Android only Focused on sharing, not a full photo editor	Some formats can only be cleaned by re-encoding, which loses quality Command-line first; graphical use depends on file manager extensions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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