mat2 Alternatives

mat2 is described as 'Metadata removal tool, supporting a wide range of commonly used file formats, written in python3: at its core, it's a library, used by an eponymous command-line interface, as well as several file manager extensions' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to mat2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and MonoDevelop apps. The best mat2 alternative is ExifCleaner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mat2 are Exif Eraser, Metadata Cleaner, BatchPurifier and Exif Tag Remover.

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mat2 is a metadata removal tool, supporting a wide range of commonly used file formats, written in python3: at its core, it's a library, used by an eponymous command-line interface, as well as several file manager...

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mat2 alternatives page was last updated Oct 17, 2023
  1. ExifCleaner icon
     34 likes

    ExifCleaner is a free app written in Electron framework, opensource desktop GUI app to remove exif metadata from images and video files with simple drag and drop. It's built on top of the proven ExifTool library and supports fast multi-core batch processing of files.

    17 ExifCleaner alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Remove EXIF Data
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Image Processing
    7.  Electron based
    ExifCleaner iconmat2 Icon

    ExifCleaner VS mat2

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    • ExifCleaner is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to mat2.

    • ExifCleaner is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mat2.

    • ExifCleaner is Free and Open Sourcemat2 is also Free and Open Source
    • ExifCleaner is Privacy focused and Lightweightmat2 is not according to our users
  2. Exif Eraser icon
     8 likes

    ExifEraser is a modern, permissionless image metadata erasing application for Android 6.0+.

    25 Exif Eraser alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Image Processing
    4.  Remove EXIF Data
    Exif Eraser iconmat2 Icon

    Exif Eraser VS mat2

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    • Exif Eraser is the most popular Android alternative to mat2.

    • Exif Eraser is Free and Open Sourcemat2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Exif Eraser is Lightweight and Privacy focusedmat2 is not according to our users
  3. Metadata Cleaner icon
     4 likes

    Metadata within a file can tell a lot about you. Cameras record data about when and where a picture was taken and which camera was used. Office applications automatically add author and company information to documents and spreadsheets.

    11 Metadata Cleaner alternatives
    Metadata Cleaner screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Flatpak
    5.  Gtk
    Discontinued

    The software is no longer being maintained.

    Metadata Cleaner iconmat2 Icon

    Metadata Cleaner VS mat2

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  4. BatchPurifier icon
     5 likes

    BatchPurifier can remove metadata from JPEG files in batch, thoroughly removing metadata such as EXIF (including thumbnail), Photoshop image resources (including IPTC), XMP, comments, ICC Profile, and other hidden data types while keeping the JPEG image intact and without...

    15 BatchPurifier alternatives
    BatchPurifier screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BatchPurifier Features

    1.  Remove metadata
    2.  Remove EXIF Data
    BatchPurifier iconmat2 Icon

    BatchPurifier VS mat2

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  5. Exif Tag Remover icon
     3 likes

    Did you know that digital photos contain hidden information - metadata tags - about the image, camera, photographer and location? These tags are created by digital cameras and photo editing software. There are many different tags, for example Exif, GPS, IPTC & XMP, just to...

    27 Exif Tag Remover alternatives
    Exif Tag Remover screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Exif Tag Remover iconmat2 Icon

    Exif Tag Remover VS mat2

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  6.  1 like

    Utility for Windows to view and modify file or folder date-time stamps, attributes, change file/folder name and extension.

    16 Attribute Magic alternatives
    Attribute Magic screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Attribute Magic Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Change File Dates
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    Attribute Magic VS mat2

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    • Attribute Magic is the most popular commercial alternative to mat2.

    • Attribute Magic is Paid and Proprietarymat2 is Free and Open Source
  7. Doc Scrubber icon
     1 like

    Analyze and scrub hidden and potentially embarrassing data in Word documents.

    8 Doc Scrubber alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Doc Scrubber iconmat2 Icon

    Doc Scrubber VS mat2

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  8. GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET icon
     4 likes

    GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET provides public classes and interfaces to create, manipulate, clean, search and compare metadata associated with Microsoft Office Document, Email, PDF and Image formats.

    4 GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET alternatives
    GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MonoDevelop
    • Mono
    • Microsoft Visual Studio

    GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET Features

    1.  C-sharp
    GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET iconmat2 Icon

    GroupDocs.Metadata for .NET VS mat2

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  9. Workshare Protect icon
     1 like

    Workshare Protect is a leading document protection tool. Our document protection software also allows you to remove hidden metadata from excel, PowerPoint and PDFs.

    4 Workshare Protect alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Workshare Protect Features

    1.  Remove metadata
    Workshare Protect iconmat2 Icon

    Workshare Protect VS mat2

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  10. File version info editor icon
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    FVIE - File version info editor is a portable app that allows you to modify the version resource information for EXE, DLL and SYS files.

    11 File version info editor alternatives
    File version info editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    File version info editor Features

    1.  Portable
    File version info editor iconmat2 Icon

    File version info editor VS mat2

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  11.  Like this app

    View and change Microsoft Office Word document file properties such as summary information, file date-time stamps and file attributes, and also in the statistics tab.

    7 MS Word Document File Properties Changer alternatives
    MS Word Document File Properties Changer screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MS Word Document File Properties Changer VS mat2

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    A utility that will help you view and change the Microsoft Office Word document file properties such as creator,last modified by user,company name,manager,last printed time, total edited time, document created time, etc.

    6 Word Metadata Changer alternatives
    Word Metadata Changer screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Word Metadata Changer VS mat2

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