Strip Video Metadata
Remove all metadata (location, device, creation date, tags) from a video or audio file. No re-encode.
About Strip Video Metadata
Strip Video Metadata removes embedded tags — GPS location, device model, creation date, and other identifying fields — from a video or audio file without re-encoding the media. Because there's no re-encode, it's fast and the picture and sound are bit-for-bit unchanged. Everything runs locally in your browser, so a file you're trying to scrub for privacy is never uploaded.
- Category
- media
- Input
- Accepts: audio/* or video/*.
- Output
- Outputs: */*.
- Cost
- Free, runs in your browser
- Memory
- high
- Install group
- ffmpeg
Common uses
- Remove the GPS coordinates baked into a phone video before posting it publicly
- Strip the device model and software tags from a clip so they don't reveal what you shot it on
- Clear the original creation timestamp from a video before sending it to a client
- Scrub artist, album, and comment tags from an audio file before sharing it
- Sanitize screen-recorded footage of identifying metadata before attaching it to a bug report
- Prepare a video for anonymous submission by clearing every metadata field at once
Frequently asked questions
Does stripping metadata change the video quality?
No. The tool removes metadata without re-encoding, so the audio and video streams are untouched and there's zero generation loss.
What gets removed?
All container-level metadata: location/GPS, device and software info, creation date, title, and any custom tags.
Which formats are supported?
Any common video or audio file — it accepts both video/* and audio/* inputs.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The metadata is stripped in your browser, so the file never leaves your device — which is the whole point for a privacy tool.
Does it remove watermarks or content burned into the video?
No. It only clears metadata fields. Anything visible in the picture or audible in the track is part of the media itself and stays.
Keywords
- video
- audio
- metadata
- strip
- remove
- privacy
- gps
- location
- exif
- tags