Barecopy's answer

Barecopy does 100% of its work in your browser. Files are read, analyzed, and cleaned locally — nothing is ever uploaded to a server. Most "metadata remover" tools online quietly upload your document to their backend to process it, which is exactly the wrong trust model for a privacy tool handling sensitive files. Barecopy's entire app is a single static page with self-hosted libraries and zero external requests, so even on locked-down corporate networks (which block CDNs) it works — and there's no server that could leak your data.

Axcrypt's answer:

1. Truly Easy File Encryption

AxCrypt keeps encryption simple—right-click a file, encrypt it, and you’re done. No complicated setup, no confusing options.

2. Automatic Cloud Protection

It works seamlessly with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and other cloud folders. Files get encrypted before they sync, keeping your cloud data safe.

3. Built-In Password Manager

Unlike most encryption tools, AxCrypt includes a secure password manager, so you can protect documents and store passwords in the same app.

4. Strong AES-256 Security

AxCrypt uses industry-standard AES-256 encryption with modern key handling—trusted by professionals for protecting sensitive data.

5. Secure File Sharing

You can share encrypted files with others securely using their AxCrypt ID, without exposing passwords.

6. Multi-platform Support

Available on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, so your encrypted files stay accessible anywhere.

7. Proven and Trusted

AxCrypt has been around for years, is widely reviewed, and is known for its stability and reliability—making it trusted by individuals and companies.

8. Open and Transparent

AxCrypt’s core design and encryption approach are transparent, unlike some alternatives that lack independent verification or a track record.

Barecopy's answer

• Truly private by design — not a promise, an architecture. There's no upload endpoint.
• Broad format coverage — Word/Excel/PowerPoint (DOCX/XLSX/PPTX), PDF, and JPG/PNG/WebP photos, all in one tool.
• Lossless photo cleaning — strips EXIF/GPS while copying pixels untouched (no re-compression).
• Deep cleaning, not just the obvious fields — clears document core/app/custom properties, thumbnails, PDF info dict + XMP metadata.
• Verifiable results — an optional on-brand PDF report records what was found and removed per file, including the SHA-256 of the clean copy.
• Honest, fair pricing — free for up to 3 files at a time; Pro is €4/mo.

Axcrypt's answer:

• Choose AxCrypt for unmatched simplicity with real AES-256 security.

• Pick AxCrypt when you want encryption that just works—right-click and protect.

• Go with AxCrypt for automatic cloud-safe protection across all your devices.

• Use AxCrypt to share encrypted files securely without exposing passwords.

• Choose AxCrypt for built-in password management + strong file encryption in one app.

• Trust AxCrypt when you need proven, reliable, long-standing encryption—not experimental tools.

• Choose AxCrypt for excellent customer support that actually responds and solves your issue.

Barecopy's answer

Privacy-conscious professionals who share documents and photos: lawyers, journalists, HR and recruiters, real-estate and finance staff, consultants, and anyone in a corporate environment who needs to strip author names, company info, edit history, or GPS location before sending a file out. The corporate-network-friendly, no-upload design specifically targets people whose employers block cloud tools.

Axcrypt's answer:

• Personal users protecting documents like IDs, financial papers, medical files, and cloud backups.

• Professionals & freelancers who share confidential files with clients and need secure workflows.

• Small businesses & teams needing quick, dependable file-level encryption without enterprise complexity.

• Non-technical users who want strong protection but prefer a clean, simple interface.

Barecopy's answer

Barecopy grew out of a real, recurring problem: hidden metadata leaking sensitive information — an author's name, a company, revision history, or the GPS coordinates baked into a photo. Existing online cleaners solved this by uploading your file to their servers, which defeats the purpose. Barecopy was built on the opposite principle — your files never leave your machine — after CDN-blocking corporate networks repeatedly broke server-dependent tools. It's a deliberately simple, self-hosted, single-page app so that the privacy guarantee is provable, not just marketing.

Barecopy's answer

Barecopy is used by privacy-conscious individuals and professionals across legal, journalism, HR, and corporate roles. By design it processes files entirely on the user's device and collects no data, so it keeps no customer list.

Barecopy's answer

• Plain HTML/CSS/JavaScript — no framework, no bundler, no build step; one static page.
• Client-side libraries, self-hosted: JSZip (OOXML unzip/rezip), pdf-lib (PDF metadata), exif-js (EXIF).
• Browser-native APIs for byte-level image metadata stripping.
• Hosting: Vercel (static), with a single serverless function only for the contact form (SMTP via nodemailer).
• Payments: Polar for the Pro subscription.