Strip Video Metadata Tool
Remove GPS coordinates, camera model, edit history, and tags. Streams stay untouched.
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What this tool does
- Strip GPS coordinates, creation date, camera make/model, and author tags
- Wipe encoder history, software fingerprint, comments, and titles
- Two modes: strip everything or strip personal info only
- Stream-copy video and audio — no re-encoding, no quality loss
- Fully local processing — your file never leaves the browser
How to use
- 1
Drop your video
MP4 / MOV / WebM / MKV, up to 500 MB.
- 2
Choose a mode
Strip all (recommended) or personal info only.
- 3
Run
Finishes in seconds. Download the cleaned file.
What each setting means
Recommended settings
Common pitfalls
Symptom: Social platform still shows a location
Cause: Some apps ask the user for location at posting time independently of the file metadata.
Fix: Metadata is gone from the file, but turn off the post-side location toggle as well.
Symptom: Vertical phone video plays sideways after stripping
Cause: The rotation metadata was also removed, so the player no longer knows to rotate.
Fix: Use the [rotate tool](/en/tools/rotate/) to bake in orientation first, then strip metadata.
Symptom: Older editing software calls the file corrupt
Cause: Some legacy NLEs reject empty metadata fields.
Fix: Use “Personal info only” mode, or update the editor to a current version.
Symptom: File size changes slightly
Cause: Removing tags and re-laying out atoms for faststart shifts byte boundaries.
Fix: Usually less than a few hundred KB. Video/audio streams are bit-perfect copies of the original.
Equivalent FFmpeg commands
Reference commands you can run on the desktop FFmpeg CLI.
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0 -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -c copy -movflags +faststart output.mp4ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -metadata location= -metadata location-eng= -metadata com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709= -c copy output.mp4ffprobe -v quiet -print_format json -show_format -show_streams input.mp4ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -metadata creation_time="2026-01-01T00:00:00Z" -c copy output.mp4Browser support & limits
- Max input size: 500 MB
- Output is always MP4 (remux from MOV / MKV / WebM)
- Rotation metadata is removed too — bake orientation in first if your portrait video relies on it
Privacy
This tool runs ffmpeg.wasm directly in your browser. Files never leave your device — everything runs locally. Read the privacy policy →
Frequently asked questions
Do phone videos really contain location data?
Yes. Both iPhone and Android embed shooting coordinates and timestamps into the video file when location services are enabled. You can verify this with `exiftool` or `ffprobe`.
Does uploading to a social network remove metadata automatically?
Some platforms (X, Instagram) strip most metadata on upload, but it is not guaranteed. Stripping locally first is the safe move.
Does the quality drop?
No. `-c copy` stream-copies video and audio — no transcoding involved.
Why is the output always MP4?
So we can apply `+faststart` for progressive playback. MP4 is also the broadest container for playback on phones, browsers, and editors.
What exactly does “Strip all” remove?
GPS coordinates, creation date, camera make/model, author, encoder/software, comment, title, description, tags, chapters, and cover art. Codec/resolution/framerate are preserved structurally.
How do I do this from the command line?
`ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0 -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -c copy -movflags +faststart output.mp4`. See the command examples below.
What about rotation? Will my portrait video break?
Rotation metadata is included in “Strip all”. If orientation matters, [rotate first](/en/tools/rotate/) and bake it into pixels — or use “Personal info only” mode to preserve rotation.