Video Metadata Remover
Share videos without revealing where, when and with which phone they were recorded. The remover copies the video and audio streams into a new file without the container tags – location, creation time, device make and model, titles, software and encoder names – and optionally without chapters. Because nothing is re-encoded, the picture and sound are bit-for-bit identical and even long videos finish in seconds.
- Files stay on your device
- No sign-up
- Free to use
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Streams are copied without re-encoding: picture and sound stay exactly the same, and even long videos finish quickly.
Processing happens on your device with FFmpeg. Keep this tab open; long or high-resolution videos can take several minutes.
How to use Video Metadata Remover
- Drop a video onto the page.
- Choose whether to remove chapters and keep language tags.
- Click “Remove metadata”.
- Check the before/after report and download.
Video Metadata Remover features
No re-encoding
Identical picture and sound.
Location and date
GPS and timestamps removed.
Device and software
Make, model and encoder tags removed.
Chapters optional
Keep or remove chapter titles.
Verified
The result is read again and compared.
Private
Processed on your device; the video is never uploaded.
When to use Video Metadata Remover
- Posting videos online without your home location.
- Sending footage to clients anonymously.
- Publishing whistle-blower or journalism footage.
- Cleaning videos before uploading to marketplaces.
Video Metadata Remover FAQ
Does the video quality change?
No. The streams are copied as they are; only the container is rewritten without tags.
What stays in the file?
Technical tags that the container format requires, such as the file brand and version. They contain no personal information, and the report lists them.
Are subtitles and audio tracks kept?
Yes. All streams are kept; optionally their language tags too.
Does it remove information inside the picture?
No. Faces, number plates or text visible in the video are part of the picture; use the Video Watermark Remover or blur tools for that.
Why does the first run take longer?
The media engine, FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly (about 32 MB), is downloaded once and then cached by your browser.
Is my video uploaded?
No. FFmpeg runs as WebAssembly in your browser, so the video stays on your device.
Removing metadata safely
Phones and cameras record metadata automatically: the time of recording, the device and, on phones with location access, the coordinates where the video was shot. When you share the file itself – by e-mail, cloud link, messenger as a document, or on websites that keep originals – this information goes with it.
The remover rebuilds the container with FFmpeg and tells it to map no metadata from the source. Global tags, stream tags and, if you choose, chapters are dropped. Bit-exact flags and empty encoder tags keep FFmpeg from writing its own name and version into the new file, so it does not replace one fingerprint with another.
Streams are copied without decoding, which is why the process is fast and lossless. The result is then read back, and the report compares the number of tags before and after and lists exactly what was removed and what remains.
If you need to keep audio or subtitle language codes – so players can label the tracks correctly – tick the option to keep them. They reveal nothing personal.
Messengers and social networks often remove metadata when they recompress uploads, but cloud links, e-mail attachments, file transfers and many websites deliver the original file. Cleaning the file yourself makes the result predictable.
Everything happens in your browser.