Remove Video Metadata

Remove the title, author, location, comments, creation tags and chapters from a video without re-encoding it. Nothing is uploaded.

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What metadata a video carries

Phones and cameras store details in each video: the recording date and time, the device make and model, the software version and often the GPS location where it was filmed. Editors add titles, authors, comments and chapter markers. Anyone you send the file to can read these with a media info tool.

How to remove metadata from a video

Drop the video above and press Convert. FFmpeg copies the video, audio and subtitle streams into a new file of the same format and leaves out the global and stream metadata and the chapters. Nothing is re-encoded, so quality is identical and the job takes seconds. Download the file ending in -clean.

When to clean a video

Strip metadata before you post a video on a forum, send it to someone you don't know, or share a clip filmed at home. Many social networks remove location data on upload, but direct file transfers, cloud links and email keep it. To edit titles and cover art instead of removing everything, use the audio and video metadata editor.

Processed on your device

Remove the title, author, location, comments, creation tags and chapters from a video without re-encoding it. A media engine inside your browser does the work, so the video never leaves your device.

Works in your browser

Video encoding runs in this browser tab, on your own device. There is no upload and no queue. Your device does all the work, so a large or long clip can take a minute or more.

Before you start

Input: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, and M4V. Output: clean video. The settings appear before anything runs, so you can check them first. Your original file is never changed.

Video work uses a lot of memory and CPU. Try a short clip first and check that the sound and playback work. On a phone, split large batches into smaller ones.

Keep the original until you have opened and checked the result. The work happens in this browser tab, so the size you can handle depends on your device's memory, your browser and the file itself.