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Obfuscate vs Image Scrubber: catalog facts
Obfuscate	Image Scrubber
Best for: Redacting screenshots before posting them	Best for: Cleaning identifying details from a photo before posting it publicly
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Linux	Web
Single-purpose tool for redacting images Works locally on your own files All 3 strengths for Obfuscate Single-purpose tool for redacting images Works locally on your own files Available on Flathub	Runs in the browser with nothing to install Combines metadata removal and blurring in one place All 3 strengths for Image Scrubber Runs in the browser with nothing to install Combines metadata removal and blurring in one place Designed around anonymizing protest photos
Not a general image editor Linux only	Narrow feature set compared with a full image editor Small project with infrequent updates
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Obfuscate gitlab.gnome.org/World/obfuscate Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Image Scrubber everestpipkin.github.io/image-scrubber Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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