Remove Metadata from iPhone Video — GPS, Device, QuickTime
iPhone videos can carry device, timestamp, location-like, and QuickTime metadata. This workflow cleans the container before you send footage to clients, sources, or the public.
Step-by-step
Run Metadata Cleaner first
Drop in the iPhone MOV/MP4 file. The cleaner strips common container tags, QuickTime fields, timestamps, comments, chapters, and C2PA-style UUID atoms.
Review visible identifiers
Metadata cleanup does not hide faces, screens, street signs, reflections, or spoken names. Blur or trim those separately.
Verify if the clip is sensitive
For newsroom, legal, or HR workflows, verify the cleaned file with ExifTool or MediaInfo before sharing.
Recommended settings
| Common source | iPhone MOV/MP4, QuickTime metadata |
|---|---|
| Removes | Timestamps, comments, GPS-like fields, device/encoder tags, chapters, C2PA UUID atoms where present |
| Quality | Stream-copy: video and audio streams stay unchanged |
Check before you publish
- Re-open the cleaned file in the metadata viewer and confirm the fields are actually gone rather than blank.
- Check the file still plays and the duration matches. Stream copy does not touch the picture, so anything that changed points at a container problem.
- Remember what stripping metadata does not do: a street sign, a house number or a reflection in the footage identifies a location just as well as a GPS tag.
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FAQ
Does this remove visible location clues?
No. It removes file/container metadata. You still need to review the footage for signs, screens, faces, voices, and reflections.
Will it change video quality?
No. Stream-copy preserves the original video and audio streams while rewriting metadata.
Does this run in my browser?
Yes — every step in this guide uses an in-browser FFmpeg WebAssembly tool. Your video never uploads to a server and never leaves your device.