Observed arrival · 2026-08-29

MetWipe, the browser-based metadata scrubber

metwipe.com Observed source

Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

MetWipe inspects and removes privacy-sensitive metadata from images locally, with additional workflows for audio and Office files.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-29 issue.

Field notes

MetWipe runs its workflow in the browser: it reads supported file containers, identifies fields such as GPS, device, timestamp, author, and software metadata, removes them, then rescans the output. Its photo path includes JPEG, PNG, and WebP, with batch selection and a ZIP download; the page also describes MP3, WAV, DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX cleaners. JPEG handling is specifically presented as lossless, avoiding another compression pass.

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◎NicheUnusually specific use

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