Remove Metadata from MOV (QuickTime) — Free, No Upload
MOV is Apple's QuickTime container — a superset of MP4 that adds proprietary boxes (keys atom, classic-style title atoms, Live Photo pair UUIDs). Editing-app exports (Final Cut Pro, iMovie, ProRes pipelines) rely on these. Our cleaner removes the entire metadata scaffold and rewrites the file as a portable MP4-compatible container.
Last reviewed 2026-04-28 · Verified against synthetic + real-world MOV (QuickTime) samples
Drop your .mov file
Tamaño máximo: ~2 GB (según memoria)
What leaks in MOV (QuickTime) files
- Apple keys atom: com.apple.quicktime.* (GPS, device, software, creation date, Apple ID hash)
- Final Cut Pro / iMovie editing software fingerprints
- ProRes encoder vendor ID
- Live Photo pair UUID linking the video to a still photo
- Container-level title / artist / copyright (classic Apple metadata atoms)
Frequently asked questions
How do I strip metadata from a .mov file?
Same flow as MP4 — drop the file in. MOV outputs go through the same post-process to ensure no Apple-specific scaffolding survives.
Will the cleaned file still play in QuickTime?
Yes. We only remove metadata atoms, not codec data. The output plays in QuickTime, VLC, ffplay, browsers, mobile players — anything that opens the codecs inside.
Does it remove Live Photo pair info?
Yes. Live Photo videos carry a UUID atom linking the .mov to its companion .heic still. Re-muxing with `-c copy` drops unknown UUID atoms, including this pair link.