Every metadata chunk, listed
INFO tags are shown one by one with their values. bext, iXML, XMP, ID3, cue labels, padding that still holds old data, and bytes after the end of the file are listed too, and each can be ticked or left alone.
WAV · Local audio and video privacy
WAV Metadata Remover: Remove Tags, bext and iXML
A WAV file can carry more than sound: artist and comments in INFO tags, a broadcast extension with originator and dates, production XML with project and scene names, XMP, even an ID3 tag or stray data after the end. Choose a file, see every field, and download a cleaned copy whose audio is verified byte for byte.
No uploadOriginal untouched Free
No uploadsNo sign-upOriginal files stay untouchedFree batch cleaning
What happens locally
A focused cleaner, not a black box.
The audio is never re-encoded
Only metadata chunks are dropped. The data chunk holding the samples and the fmt chunk describing them are compared with the original after cleaning, and no download is offered if either differs.
Private local processing
The file is read and rewritten in a worker inside your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and your original file is never changed.
Important limit
This removes metadata, not sound. Speech, music, and anything audible stay in the recording, and audio watermarks or fingerprints are not touched. Cue point positions are kept so markers still line up; only their text labels can be removed. RF64 / BW64 files over 4 GB and streamed or truncated WAV files are not supported. Verification is structural; the result was not played back.
Questions & boundaries
Know exactly what the clean copy means.
File formats are messy. These answers describe the supported behavior of this version—not a promise that every trace everywhere has disappeared.
01How do I remove metadata from a WAV file?+
Choose the file on this page. It lists the INFO tags, broadcast extension, XML, XMP, ID3 and other metadata it finds. Keep the boxes you want removed ticked, click Clean, and download the new copy. Your original file is not changed.
02What WAV metadata does it remove?+
LIST/INFO tags (title, artist, comments, software, dates and more), the Broadcast Wave bext chunk, iXML and axml, XMP, ID3 tags, DISP, cart and umid chunks, cue point labels and notes, padding that holds non-zero data, and any bytes after the RIFF container such as an appended ID3v1 tag.
03Does it change the sound?+
No. The audio samples are copied unchanged and compared byte for byte with the original after cleaning. The sample rate, channels, and bit depth are the same too.
04Is my file uploaded?+
No. The file is processed inside your browser. You can confirm this in the Network panel of your browser's developer tools.
05Why does a WAV file have an artist or a date in it?+
Audio editors, recorders, and DAWs write INFO tags and broadcast extension fields by default, often including your name, the software used, and when the recording was made. Field recorders also add project, scene, and take names in iXML.
06Which WAV files are not supported?+
RF64 and BW64 files (over 4 GB) and WAV files whose size header does not match their length, such as streamed or truncated recordings. Re-save those as a standard WAV first.
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