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Video Metadata Remover

Drag & drop your video file to scan and strip all hidden metadata instantly

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Max file size: 4 GB • All processing done locally in your browser

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Metadata Successfully Removed!

All selected metadata has been stripped from your video file.

Your video quality, resolution, and audio remain completely unchanged. Only the embedded metadata has been removed.

What Is Video Metadata & Why Should You Remove It?

Every video file you record contains far more than just pixels and audio—it carries invisible layers of data called metadata and EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) information. This hidden data can include your precise GPS coordinates, the exact date and time of recording, camera or smartphone model, operating system, software encoder version, author names, and even unique device identifiers. When you share a video online, all of this information travels with the file, often without your knowledge or consent.

Removing video metadata is a critical privacy best practice for journalists, photographers, activists, content creators, and everyday users. For example, a video shared on social media may retain GPS coordinates pinpointing your home address. A clip sent to a client can expose what software or hardware you use. Using a dedicated video metadata remover like this one ensures your personal and technical information stays private before publishing or sharing.

Best practices include stripping metadata before uploading to any public platform, reviewing EXIF data from recordings made on mobile devices, removing location tags from sensitive footage, and cleaning metadata from all video formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV. Our tool processes everything locally in your browser using advanced client-side JavaScript—your file never leaves your device, making it the safest and most private solution available online for EXIF removal and video tag stripping.

Features

Everything You Need to Strip Video Metadata

Advanced client-side processing gives you professional-grade metadata removal with complete privacy control—no subscriptions, no signups.

100% Private & Secure

All processing occurs entirely in your browser. Your video file is never uploaded, stored, or transmitted to any server.

GPS Location Removal

Instantly erase embedded GPS coordinates that could expose your home, workplace, or other sensitive locations.

Author & Identity Strip

Remove author names, copyright notices, and identifying information embedded by cameras and editing software.

Timestamp Cleaning

Delete creation, modification, and digitization timestamps that can reveal when and where footage was recorded.

Live Metadata Scanner

Instantly analyze and display all detected metadata in real-time, categorized by type and privacy risk level.

Selective Removal

Choose exactly which metadata categories to remove. Keep technical info while stripping personal and location data.

Zero Quality Loss

Metadata removal never affects the actual video or audio content. Resolution, bitrate, and quality remain 100% intact.

15+ Video Formats

Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, FLV, WMV, M4V, 3GP, TS, MPG, OGV, and more common video containers.

Detailed Reports

Get a full metadata report before and after removal—copy it, share it, or save it for compliance documentation.

How It Works

Strip Metadata in 3 Simple Steps

No technical knowledge required. Clean your video's hidden data in seconds.

1

Upload Your Video

Drag & drop or click to browse. Supports all major video formats up to 4 GB.

2

Review Metadata

Instantly see all embedded metadata detected in your file, sorted by privacy risk.

3

Choose & Remove

Select which metadata categories to strip and click "Remove All Metadata."

4

Download Clean Video

Get your privacy-protected video file instantly—same quality, zero metadata.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about video metadata and how our remover works.

Video metadata is hidden information embedded within video files, including GPS location, creation date/time, camera model, software version, author name, and device identifiers. EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is the standard format for storing this information in media files. This data is automatically added by cameras, smartphones, and recording software without explicit user consent.
Absolutely. All processing happens 100% locally in your web browser using JavaScript. Your video file is never uploaded to any server, never stored, and never transmitted anywhere. Even Anthropic and SEOWebChecker cannot see your files. Once you close the browser tab, everything is gone.
We support all major video formats: MP4 (H.264, H.265), MOV (QuickTime), AVI, MKV (Matroska), WebM, FLV (Flash Video), WMV (Windows Media), M4V, 3GP, TS (MPEG Transport Stream), MPG/MPEG, and OGV. If your format is not listed, try uploading it anyway—most video files are accepted.
No, not at all. Metadata is separate from the actual video and audio data streams. Removing it only erases the information tags—the actual pixels, frames, resolution, bitrate, color depth, and audio quality all remain completely identical to the original file.
Metadata in video files can expose your precise location (GPS coordinates), the exact time and date of recording, your device make and model, your name or username, and more. This can be a serious privacy risk when sharing personal videos on social media, with clients, or in journalistic contexts. Stripping metadata ensures only the video content is shared—nothing more.
The tool supports files up to 4 GB, which covers the vast majority of consumer video files. Since all processing happens in your browser, the actual limit depends on your device's available RAM. For very large files (above 2 GB), we recommend using a desktop browser on a machine with at least 8 GB RAM for the best experience.
Yes! Our selective removal options let you choose exactly which categories to strip: GPS location, timestamps, device info, author details, software tags, comments, thumbnails, and custom tags. You can toggle each category independently, giving you full control over what stays and what goes.

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