jStrip

What is jStrip?

jStrip is a free tool that enables users to reduce the file size of JPEG images without compromising image quality. This application can greatly benefit high-traffic websites with numerous JPEG images by decreasing bandwidth costs, and it can also help image collectors save disk space. The tool works by removing unnecessary data from JPEG files, which is unused by web browsers and image viewing software, without re-compressing the images, thereby avoiding any loss in quality

Highlights

• Removes unwanted data from JPEG files, including comments, EXIF data, JFIF header, Photoshop image resource block, ICC color profile, Adobe APP14 tag, XMP data, and various other extra bytes or headers
• Retains the original timestamp of modified files
• Supports processing of a single file or batch processing, including the ability to recursively process a folder tree
• Attempts to clear the read-only bit on files
• Includes a full help file
• Allows browsing and processing of UNC paths
• Provides a command line version for batch processing
• Can change the case of filenames and convert 20 and underscores to spaces