The Best Deark Alternatives in 2026

This Windows and macOS utility batch-renames files using metadata and patterns.

FilesMD extracts metadata and EXIF fields from uploaded files, including timestamps, software versions, authors, and GPS locations.

MediaPeek reads technical metadata from video, audio, image, and subtitle files in the browser, fetching only needed bytes from URLs.

PrivMeta removes metadata with browser-side processing and no file uploads, according to its open-source project.

Metadata Remover removes metadata in the browser using WebAssembly, with files processed locally and not uploaded, according to its repository.

Deark decodes certain file types and converts them to modern formats through a portable command-line utility.

Metadata2Go shows metadata from audio, video, document, ebook, and image files, and lists tools for editing and removing metadata.

PrivMeta removes metadata from supported image, video, audio, PDF, and document files directly in the browser, without uploads or an account.

View file metadata online with ExtractMetadata, a tool that supports different file types.

Remove EXIF, GPS, PDF, Office, ebook, and audio metadata in a browser using Metadata Remover, which lists supported file types.

MetaStrip removes metadata such as GPS, camera, and author details from photos, videos, PDFs, and documents in the browser.

MediaPeek inspects media metadata from a URL and describes a partial-fetching method that reads only the bytes needed.

mat2-web provides a web version of mat2 for removing metadata, according to its GitLab project page.

Select and format fields from text with tuc, a command-line alternative to cut.

7-Zip is a free file archiver for creating and extracting archives, with a Windows app and command-line versions for Linux and macOS.

Browse and print file contents with bat, a command-line cat alternative documented in this repository.

F2 batch-renames files and directories through a cross-platform command-line tool written in Go.

Microsoft Learn documents Robocopy, a Windows command for copying file data between locations.

MediaInfoOnline analyzes file metadata in a browser without requiring software installation on the computer.

mat2 removes metadata from commonly used file formats and is written in Python, according to its repository description.

PeaZip opens and extracts archive formats including RAR, TAR, and ZIP.

XConvert offers online tools to convert, compress, resize, archive, and extract files across video, image, audio, PDF, and document formats.

File Roller is GNOME's archive manager for opening, extracting and creating archives. Available formats depend on installed archive support.

Ark is KDE's archive manager, integrated with the KDE desktop and Dolphin for browsing, extracting and creating supported archives. Creation options depend on the installed format support.