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nwipe vs ShredOS: catalog facts
nwipe	ShredOS
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free to download and use.
Linux	Linux
Parallel drive erasure with a text interface	Boots directly into the nwipe disk eraser Runs outside the installed operating system
Erasure destroys the selected drives' contents.	Only for 64-bit x86 machines Wiping is irreversible, so choosing the wrong drive destroys data
Downloadable app	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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