Audio Metadata Remover
Strip ID3 tags, comments and cover art from any audio file without re-encoding it — cleaned in your browser, nothing uploaded.
How to Remove Audio Metadata in 3 Steps
Drop an audio file
Drag MP3, FLAC, WAV or M4A onto the left pane. The file is parsed and cleaned immediately — no button to press.
Check the Summary
See how many fields were found and removed, the before/after size, and the flags turning green. Expand "What was inside" to review exactly what was deleted.
Download
Save the cleaned audio file with one click. The original on your disk is untouched. Curious first? Open the Audio Metadata Viewer.
What Is Removed per Format
| Format | Removed | Kept |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | ID3v2 header tag, ID3v1 footer, APEv2 | Every audio frame, Xing/LAME header |
| FLAC | VORBIS_COMMENT, PICTURE blocks | STREAMINFO, seek table, audio |
| WAV | LIST/INFO, bext, iXML, embedded ID3 | fmt, data, cue points |
| M4A / AAC | udta / ilst tags, dates | Audio samples, chunk offsets |
| OGG / Opus | — (view only) | Convert to MP3 first |
Audio Metadata Remover — Frequently Asked Questions
Is my audio file uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read with the FileReader API and parsed by JavaScript in your browser tab. Nothing is transmitted, logged or stored anywhere.
What exactly is removed?
All ID3v1/ID3v2/APE tags in MP3, Vorbis comments and pictures in FLAC, LIST/INFO, bext and iXML chunks in WAV, and iTunes-style tags in M4A. Cover art is removed too unless you keep it.
Is the cleaning lossless?
Yes — tags live in separate blocks before or after the audio frames; the frames are copied byte for byte.
Why can't OGG files be cleaned?
OGG stores its comment block inside checksummed pages, so removing it means rewriting and re-checksumming the whole stream. The viewer still shows everything; to strip it, convert the file to MP3 or FLAC first.
Can I see what will be removed before cleaning?
Yes — the result pane lists everything that was inside, and the Audio Metadata Viewer shows the same data without changing the file.