Metadata Editor & Viewer — Edit, Remove & Clean File Tags
Batch edit, remove and view over 300 metadata tags. The professional tag editor for MP3 (ID3), PDF properties, EXIF / XMP / IPTC and MP4 movie atoms — plus Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
How to edit metadata of any file
Three steps, about ten seconds — and your file never leaves the browser tab.
Add your file
Click the upload area or drag & drop one or more files. You can even paste a file straight from the clipboard. Supported: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF, RAW, PDF, MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, MP4, MOV, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX and more.
Review the tags
Every metadata section — EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, ID3, MP4 atoms, PDF Info, Office properties — is listed in a grouped table. Use the filter box to search for a specific tag such as GPSLatitude or Author, and check the privacy warnings for location data.
Edit, delete or clear — then download
Click any value to edit it in place, delete single tags, wipe all GPS data with one click, or press Remove All Metadata for a completely clean file. Download shows exactly how many bytes you saved.
One metadata editor, every common format
Dedicated parsers for each container — not a generic hex dump. Jump straight to the tool for your file type:
Images
JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, TIFF & camera RAW. View EXIF, XMP and IPTC; edit or strip camera, GPS and software tags.
Audio
MP3 tag editor (ID3v2.2/2.3/2.4 + ID3v1), plus WAV INFO lists and FLAC Vorbis comments. Rename, fix and clean tags.
Video
MP4, M4V, MOV and 3GP metadata editor. Edit iTunes/QuickTime atoms, remove recording dates and encoder traces.
Documents
PDF metadata viewer and editor, plus Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX) and PowerPoint (PPTX) property cleaners.
ExifTool-style analysis
An online ExifTool alternative that reads the same tags — without installing Perl or touching a command line.
Privacy cleanup
Strip GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers and editing history from photos before you share them online.
Your files never leave your device
Private by architecture, not by promise
Every parser and writer in this tool is plain JavaScript running in your tab. There is no backend endpoint that could receive your file — open your browser's network inspector while you work and you will see zero uploads. That makes MetaEdit safe for contracts, medical photos, ID scans and any file you would rather not hand to a cloud service.
Why metadata is worth a review
Photos can carry GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers and editing history. Office files store author names, company names and revision counters. MP3s and MP4s remember the software that created them. Before you publish or share a file, a quick metadata review shows exactly what you are revealing — and lets you remove it in one click.
Frequently asked questions
How can I check the metadata of a file?
Drag any file into the tool at the top of this page. It is parsed locally in your browser, and every metadata tag it contains — EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, ID3, MP4 atoms, PDF properties — appears in a grouped table you can filter, review and edit. Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded.
Is this metadata editor really free and private?
Yes. MetaEdit runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript. Your files never leave your device — there is no upload step, no account, no watermark and no quota. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and keep working.
Which file formats can I edit metadata in?
Full editing (change, add, delete, clear) works for JPEG, PNG, WebP, MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, MP4, MOV, 3GP, PDF, DOCX, XLSX and PPTX. TIFF, camera RAW files (CR2, NEF, ARW, DNG, RW2, ORF…) and HEIC/AVIF photos are view-only in this version — convert them to JPEG for full cleaning.
What is the difference between removing a tag and clearing all metadata?
Deleting a tag removes a single entry — for example the GPS coordinates of one photo. “Remove All Metadata” marks every tag in every section for deletion and produces a clean file containing only the actual image, audio, video or document data. Both operations keep the file fully valid and playable.
Can I edit several files at once?
Yes. Drop a whole folder's worth of files, switch between them with the file chips, apply your changes to each, then use “Download All”. Batch cleaning a photo album or an MP3 collection takes seconds.
Does removing metadata reduce image or audio quality?
No. Metadata lives in separate containers (EXIF APP1 segments, ID3 blocks, PDF dictionaries) that are removed or rewritten without ever touching the compressed pixel or audio data. The picture or song is byte-for-byte identical; only the descriptive tags change. That is also why the cleaned file is usually a few kilobytes smaller.