Audio Tag Stripper (MP3/WAV)

Upload your MP3 or WAV file to the Audio Tag Stripper. The tool automatically inspects ID3v1, ID3v2, and WAV INFO metadata and displays all detected fields in a searchable table. Select your sanitization mode (Complete, Selective, or Professional Replacement) and click 'Sanitize & Download'. The cleaned audio file is downloaded instantly - no uploads, no servers, no third-party access.

No. The Audio Tag Stripper runs entirely in your browser. Your audio files are read locally using JavaScript's File API and processed by a Web Worker. Open your browser's Network tab while using the tool - you will see zero data transmission. No uploads, no servers, no third-party access.

Absolutely not. The Audio Tag Stripper only modifies metadata containers at the beginning and end of audio files. The actual audio data - PCM samples, MP3 frames, sample rate, bitrate, channels, and waveform - is never touched. No transcoding, no recompression, zero audio quality loss.

Yes. The tool detects APIC (Attached Picture) frames in ID3v2 tags and can remove embedded album artwork. During inspection, the tool displays a preview of the artwork along with its resolution, MIME type, and file size. You can see exactly how much space the artwork occupies before deciding to remove it.

The tool handles files up to the browser's memory limit. In modern browsers, this typically allows processing MP3 files up to 500 MB and WAV files of any size that fits in available RAM. The Web Worker processes files as ArrayBuffers without streaming to disk, so available memory is the primary constraint.

An ID3 tag is a metadata container embedded in MP3 audio files. ID3v1 is a 128-byte tag at the end of the file storing title, artist, album, year, comment, and genre. ID3v2 is a more flexible tag at the beginning of the file supporting additional fields like album artwork (APIC), lyrics (USLT), comments (COMM), composer (TCOM), publisher (TPUB), encoder info (TENC), and custom user-defined frames (TXXX).

Simply upload your audio file to the tool. The Audio Tag Stripper automatically parses all embedded metadata and displays it in a searchable, filterable table. Each field shows its tag name, current value, risk level (High/Medium/Low), and source (ID3v2, ID3v1, or WAV). You can preview album artwork, search for specific tags, and filter by risk level before deciding which metadata to remove.

Yes. Switch to Selective sanitization mode and uncheck the 'Album Artwork' (APIC) row in the metadata table while keeping other fields checked. The tool will only remove the unchecked fields during sanitization. This is useful when you want to keep artist and title information while stripping embedded images.

Yes. Switch to Selective mode and check the Artist (TPE1) checkbox while leaving Comments (COMM) unchecked. The tool preserves only the checked fields during sanitization. You have per-field control over every metadata category.

Yes. The Audio Tag Stripper supports both MP3 (ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags) and WAV files (RIFF INFO chunks, LIST chunks, BEXT broadcast extension, and iXML metadata). WAV sanitization removes metadata chunks while preserving the essential fmt and data chunks that contain the actual audio waveform.

Professional Replacement mode fills metadata fields with generic but realistic values rather than removing them entirely. For example, artist becomes 'Unknown Artist', album becomes 'Unknown Album', and title becomes 'Untitled'. This is useful when recipients might find completely empty metadata suspicious or when files need to appear naturally authored.

Yes. You can select multiple MP3 and WAV files simultaneously. Each file is inspected in the worker, and you can sanitize all files in batch mode. The tool creates a ZIP archive containing all cleaned files for convenient download.