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Audacity vs exifcleaner
Audacity has 18,659 GitHub stars, 2,680 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. exifcleaner has 2,721 stars, 166 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 586% (18,659 vs 2,721 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; exifcleaner is written in TypeScript under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, exifcleaner 6%. Audacity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Audacity | exifcleaner | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 166 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick exifcleaner if
- You want the exifcleaner feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and exifcleaner fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder written in C++ and distributed under free software terms. It lives in the open source desktop audio editing ecosystem, where it provides a multi track interface for recording and editing audio on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. The README describes the project as an easy to use audio tool, and the repository contains both the Audacity 3.x line and the in progress Audacity 4 line.
read the full Audacity overview →
About exifcleaner
ExifCleaner is a free, cross platform desktop app for anyone who wants to strip EXIF and other metadata from images, media files, and PDFs before sharing them, without uploading anything to a third party.
read the full exifcleaner overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or exifcleaner more popular?
Audacity has 18,659 GitHub stars and exifcleaner has 2,721. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and exifcleaner free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and exifcleaner is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and exifcleaner?
Audacity is written in C++ and exifcleaner in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Audacity or exifcleaner?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,659 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose exifcleaner if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.