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Remove Video Metadata

Strip metadata from any video in your browser - free and private

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The ClipTools Remove Video Metadata tool strips the hidden tags from a video file - title, author and artist, creation date, GPS and location coordinates, device and camera model, software and encoder tags, and chapters - so you can share a clip without leaking who, when, or where it was recorded. It accepts MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4V and AVI files, and the output keeps the exact same format. It cleans the container's metadata only; it does not blur faces, scrub pixels, or remove anything that is visible on screen.

Everything runs entirely inside your browser using ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly (ffmpeg.wasm), so your video is never uploaded to a server. The tags are stripped with a fast, lossless stream copy that does not re-encode the video, keeping the original quality, container, and codecs fully intact. That makes it a quick, private choice for journalists, activists, sellers, and anyone who wants to anonymize a recording before posting it to a forum, marketplace, or social network.

Why use this tool

Strips identifying data privately

Your video is cleaned entirely on your own device with ffmpeg.wasm and never uploaded, so the GPS coordinates, device model, and author tags you are removing are never exposed to a server in the first place.

Lossless, no re-encoding

A stream copy removes the metadata while keeping the video and audio bit-for-bit identical to the source, so there is no quality loss, no artifacts, and the original codecs stay intact.

Removes location, device, and chapters

It clears GPS and location, creation date, device and camera model, author and artist, software and encoder tags, and chapter markers - the hidden fields that quietly identify your file.

Keeps the original format

The output stays in the same container as your input - MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4V or AVI - so the file plays exactly as before, just without the metadata.

How to use the Remove Video Metadata

  1. Add your video

    Drag and drop your video file onto the upload zone, or click to browse and select an MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4V or AVI file from your device.

  2. Start the cleaning

    Click Remove Metadata to strip the title, author, date, GPS, device, software and chapter tags locally in your browser using a lossless stream copy.

  3. Wait for processing

    Watch the progress indicator as ffmpeg.wasm copies the streams and drops the metadata without re-encoding, keeping the original quality.

  4. Download the clean file

    When it finishes, download the cleaned video in the same format, free of identifying metadata and ready to share.

  5. Clean another video

    Use the reset option to clear the file and strip metadata from another video without reloading the page.

Popular use cases

  • Stripping GPS and location coordinates from a phone clip before posting it publicly so your home or location is not revealed.
  • Removing the device, camera model, and author tags from a recording before uploading it to a forum or social network anonymously.
  • Cleaning identifying metadata from footage before listing a product video on a marketplace or sending it to a stranger.
  • Sharing a sensitive clip as a journalist or activist after scrubbing the creation date, software tags, and location data.

Frequently asked questions

Is this video metadata remover free?
Yes. It is completely free with no signup, no watermark, and no limit on how many videos you clean. Every metadata field is stripped at no cost, and the tool is ad-supported so the cleaning itself stays free.
Does my video get uploaded to a server?
No, your video never leaves your device. The metadata is stripped locally in your browser using ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly, so the file is processed in memory on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or sent to ClipTools or any third party - exactly what you want when removing identifying information.
What metadata does it actually remove?
It removes the container and metadata tags: title, author and artist, creation date, GPS and location coordinates, device and camera model, software and encoder tags, and chapter markers. These are the hidden fields that can reveal where and when a clip was shot and on what device. It does not touch the visible picture or audio.
Does removing metadata change the video quality?
No. The tool uses a lossless stream copy and does not re-encode the video, so the picture and sound stay bit-for-bit identical to the source. There is no generation loss, no compression artifacts, and no quality drop - only the metadata tags are stripped while the streams are copied through untouched.
Which video formats are supported?
You can clean MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, M4V and AVI files. The output is saved in the same container as the input, so cleaning an MP4 produces an MP4 and cleaning a MOV produces a MOV, with the original codecs preserved. No format conversion is involved.
How does it remove metadata under the hood?
It runs ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly directly in your browser and copies the video and audio streams without re-encoding (a stream copy), while instructing ffmpeg to drop the metadata tags and chapters. Because no frames are re-rendered, the process is both fast and lossless, keeping the original container and codecs.
Will this hide faces, text, or other things visible in the video?
No. This tool removes only the hidden file metadata, not anything shown on screen. Faces, license plates, on-screen text, watermarks, and audio are all left exactly as they are. To obscure visible content, you would need to crop, blur, or edit the footage separately.
How long does it take to strip the metadata?
It is usually near-instant, often just a few seconds even for long videos, because the streams are copied rather than re-encoded. The first run may take slightly longer while ffmpeg.wasm loads in your browser, after which it is cached for faster repeat use. Speed depends mainly on file size and your device.

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