How to remove metadata from a video
- Add your videos. Drop MP4 or MOV files on the box above, or click Choose videos. Long videos work too.
- Check what was found. Each video shows its location, recording date and phone model, if it has them.
- Download the clean copy. It’s ready straight away, the same size as the original. Send it to your other device, or download it.
What a video gives away
iPhones and Android phones write the recording location, date and time, phone model and software version into every video when location is on for the camera. Anyone who gets the original file can read them.
Apps that post videos usually remove this, but a video sent by email, as a file in a chat app, through a cloud link or on a USB stick keeps it.
What gets removed and what stays
- Removed: location, recording date and time, phone make and model, software, and other text fields such as titles and comments.
- Kept: the picture and sound exactly as they were. Nothing is re-encoded, so quality and file size stay the same.
- It works with MP4 and MOV, the formats phones and most cameras record in. Photos are a separate tool: remove metadata from photos.
Private by design
Everything happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded, so this works the same with the internet switched off once the page has loaded. Big videos never go anywhere either: the clean copy is put together on your device from the original file.
Questions
How do I remove metadata from a video?
Add the video to this page and download the clean copy. The location, dates and phone details are removed, and the video itself is untouched.
Does removing metadata reduce video quality?
No. Only the metadata is blanked out. The video and sound aren’t re-encoded, so they are exactly the same.
How do I remove the location from a video on iPhone?
When sharing from Photos, tap Options at the top of the share sheet and turn off Location. To be sure the file has none, add it here and download the clean copy.
Is there a size limit?
No. Large videos work, because the page never loads the whole video into memory. Sending to your other device works for videos up to 100 MB.
Which video formats work?
MP4 and MOV, including M4V and 3GP. These are what iPhones, Android phones and most cameras record.
Is it safe to remove video metadata online?
On this page, yes: it runs in your browser and the video never leaves your device. Tools that upload the video get the location you want to remove.
Updated September 27, 2026