How to View Video Metadata Online for Free

Ever needed to know the exact codec of a video before importing it into an editor, or wanted to check a clip's real bitrate and frame rate, or wondered what container tags a file is carrying? All of that lives in the video's metadata, but reading it usually means installing desktop software or uploading a large file to an online analyzer that wants an account first.

Upsampler's Free Video Metadata Viewer reads it all directly in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, there is no signup, and nothing is downloaded. It probes the file's structure without decoding a single frame, so it is instant even for large videos, and your file never leaves your device.

What the Viewer Shows

The tool inspects the container and every track and reports:

File summary

File name, size, container or format name, MIME type, and total duration.

Video track details

The video codec, resolution, rotation if the track is rotated, frame rate in frames per second, and the average bitrate in megabits or kilobits per second.

Audio track details

The audio codec, channel layout (mono, stereo, or a channel count), sample rate in kilohertz, and average bitrate.

Container tags

Any descriptive metadata tags stored in the container, such as a title or other embedded fields, including the raw tags. If there are none, it tells you the container is clean.

How to View a Video's Metadata

1. Open the Free Video Metadata Viewer in any modern browser.
2. Add your video by dragging it in or clicking to browse. It accepts MP4, MOV, WebM, and MKV.
3. Read the results. The viewer instantly shows the file summary, video and audio track details, and any container tags. It is read-only; there is nothing to download.

Why Use This Viewer?

It reads everything locally

Because it parses the file in your browser, your video is never uploaded. You can inspect private footage without exposing it, and there is no waiting on a slow transfer.

It probes without decoding

The tool reads the container structure and track headers rather than decoding video frames, so it returns the codec, bitrate, and resolution almost instantly, even for a multi-gigabyte file.

Genuinely useful technical detail

Knowing the exact codec, frame rate, and bitrate is essential when preparing footage for editing, troubleshooting playback, or checking whether a file meets a platform's requirements.

Found Tags You Want to Remove?

If the viewer surfaces container tags you would rather not share, the Free Video Metadata Remover strips them out losslessly, without re-encoding a single frame. For inspecting photos rather than videos, the Free Image Metadata Viewer does the same job for EXIF and GPS data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the video metadata viewer free?

Yes, completely. No signup, no limit, and nothing to install.

Is my video uploaded to read its metadata?

No. All parsing happens in your browser, so your video never leaves your device.

What information does it show?

The container, duration, and MIME type, plus per-track codec, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, audio channels, and sample rate, along with any descriptive container tags.

Does it work with large video files?

Yes. It reads the container and track headers without decoding frames, so it returns results almost instantly even for very large files.

Which video formats can I inspect?

MP4, MOV, WebM, and MKV.

Inspect Your Video Now

Check the codec, bitrate, resolution, and hidden tags of any clip in seconds. Upsampler's Free Video Metadata Viewer shows you everything, privately and in your browser.

Open the Free Video Metadata Viewer and inspect your first video for free.