Every release, every feature, every improvement.
v0.3.0
- •Custom metadata injection: type any address → geocodes to GPS coordinates via OpenStreetMap, set custom device make/model, pick any date/time
- •20 file formats: added GIF, SVG, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, MP3, WAV, FLAC, MP4, MOV, HEIC/HEIF (iPhone photos), AVIF (modern web images), M4A/AAC (Apple audio), AVI, MKV/WebM (video), EPUB (ebooks) — all with zero quality loss
- •File comparison mode at /compare: upload two files to detect if same device (serial number + camera matching)
- •Chrome extension: embedded dark map with pin for GPS locations in inspect panel
- •Chrome extension: network-level interception (fetch/XHR) for broader upload coverage
- •Chrome extension: honest notifications — only claims success when verifiably stripped
- •Chrome extension: "Scan All Images on Page" — right-click to scan every image on any webpage
- •GitHub Action: webhook/Slack/Discord notifications when images are stripped in CI
- •CLI: shell autocomplete for bash, zsh, and fish
- •CLI: .metastriprc config file for default settings
- •10 new SEO blog posts (14 total) covering platform comparisons, format guides, security risks
- •Privacy policy and Terms of Service pages
- •Changelog page with feature request section (GitHub Discussions)
v0.2.0
- •Chrome extension: right-click any image → "Inspect Metadata" — see GPS, device info, timestamps in a side panel
- •Chrome extension: auto-strip metadata on standard file uploads
- •VS Code extension: right-click any image or folder to strip metadata
- •GitHub Action: `uses: ICXCNIKAanon/metastrip@main` — auto-strip images in CI/CD pipelines
- •REST API foundation: `/v1/strip` and `/v1/inspect` endpoints (Hono-based)
- •Fake metadata injection: toggle to inject random decoy GPS, device, and timestamps after stripping
- •Bulk drag-and-drop: process multiple images at once on the web tool
v0.1.1
- •ShipSafe integration: MetaStrip powers ShipSafe's automatic image metadata stripping on commit
- •Shield logo + favicon across all surfaces
- •OG image for social previews (iMessage, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- •SEO optimization: sitemap.xml, robots.txt, llms.txt, llms-full.txt, ai-plugin.json
- •HowTo + Organization JSON-LD structured data
- •RSS feed at /feed.xml for blog content syndication
- •Answer-first blog post restructuring for AI search engines
- •New blog post: "MetaStrip vs ExifTool" comparison
- •security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt
v0.1.0
- •Initial launch of MetaStrip — metadata privacy platform
- •Web app at metastrip.ai: drag-and-drop metadata removal with privacy risk scoring
- •Zero quality loss: binary-level metadata surgery (JPEG, PNG, WebP) — no image re-encoding
- •Adaptive results: GPS map view when location found, risk score view otherwise
- •Before/after comparison with download
- •Client-side processing: files never leave the browser
- •@metastrip/core v0.1.0: core processing engine (Sharp + ExifReader)
- •@metastrip/cli v0.1.0: CLI tool with inspect, clean, diff, formats commands
- •@metastrip/mcp-server v0.1.0: MCP server with 4 tools for AI agents
- •@metastrip/hooks v0.1.0: pre-commit git hooks for automatic metadata stripping
- •Documentation hub at /docs: CLI, MCP server, npm package, API reference
- •Blog with 3 SEO-targeted launch posts
- •Pricing page with free tier + API waitlist
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