Remove video metadata without losing quality
Videos from phones and cameras quietly record where and when they were shot, which device made them, and which apps edited them. Share the original file by email, a cloud link, a marketplace listing or “send as document” in a chat app and all of that goes with it — including the GPS coordinates of your home. This free tool will remove video metadata from MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV and WebM files.
It first lists exactly what it found, then writes a clean copy by remuxing: the compressed video and audio are copied byte for byte into a new container that carries no location, dates, device names, encoder names or custom tags. Nothing is re-encoded, so the picture and sound are identical, and the whole process runs in your browser — the video is never uploaded.
How to use the Remove Video Metadata
- Drop the video onto the box. The original file from the phone or camera is best.
- Read the “Found in this file” list. A yellow box warns you if the video contains a GPS location.
- Tick “Keep the original creation date” only if you want the date to remain.
- Press “Remove metadata”. The video and audio are copied without re-encoding, so it is quick.
- Check the verification table — the new file is read back to prove the metadata is gone — and download the clean copy.
Remove Video Metadata features
Lossless remux
Mediabunny (MPL-2.0) copies every video and audio packet unchanged; there is no quality loss and no waiting for an encoder.
Location removed everywhere
QuickTime ©xyz, Apple’s ISO 6709 location key, 3GPP loci boxes, XMP GPS fields, Matroska location tags and GPS telemetry tracks are all dropped.
Dates reset
Creation and modification times in the movie, track and media headers are set to zero, or to the original creation date if you choose to keep it.
Device and app names neutralised
Camera make and model, encoder and software tags are removed, and handler, compressor and muxing-app names are blanked or made generic.
Plays exactly as before
Rotation, track languages and default flags stay, so a portrait phone video still opens upright.
Verified after cleaning
The output is parsed again and a before/after table shows what remains, along with the frame count and rotation.
What gets removed
| Metadata | Typical source | After cleaning |
|---|---|---|
| GPS location | iPhone, Android, GoPro, drones | Removed |
| Creation and modification dates | Every camera and editor | Reset (or kept if you choose) |
| Camera make and model | Phones and cameras | Removed |
| Encoder, software and handler names | Editing apps, FFmpeg, HandBrake | Removed or made generic |
| Title, comment, author, XMP, custom tags | Editors and sharing apps | Removed |
| Rotation, language, default track | Needed for playback | Kept |
Limits worth knowing
- Subtitle tracks, chapters and attachments are not carried over; extract subtitles first with Extract Subtitles if you need them.
- Some encoders (x264, x265) write their settings into the first video frame. That text is part of the compressed picture and can only be removed by re-encoding; the tool tells you when it finds one.
- Anything visible in the picture or audible in the sound — a street sign, a reflection, a voice — is not metadata. Blur or trim it before sharing.
- The file’s name and the dates your computer shows in its file manager belong to the file system, not the video. Rename the download if the name is revealing.
Check before and after
Open any video in the Video Metadata Viewer to see every tag, track and box it contains, then compare it with the cleaned copy. For photos the same job is done by the EXIF Remover and the GPS Metadata Remover.
Remove Video Metadata FAQ
How do I remove the location from a video?
Drop the video here and press “Remove metadata”. The clean copy has no GPS data: the ©xyz and Apple location keys, loci boxes, XMP and telemetry tracks are all removed, and the result is checked before you download it.
Does removing metadata reduce video quality?
No. The video and audio packets are copied byte for byte into a new container; nothing is decoded or re-encoded.
Will my portrait video still play the right way up?
Yes. Rotation is playback information, not personal data, so it is kept, along with track languages.
Do Instagram, WhatsApp and YouTube remove video metadata?
Most social networks and messaging apps re-encode uploads and strip location data from what other people download, but the original file — on cloud drives, email, marketplaces or sent as a document — keeps it.
Can I keep the date but remove the location?
Yes. Tick “Keep the original creation date”; the creation time is written back into the clean file and everything else is removed.
Is my video uploaded?
No. The whole process runs in your browser and the video never leaves your device.