Remove PDF Metadata
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See the hidden title, author and software metadata in a PDF, then strip it before sharing. In-browser, free, private, no signup.
How this PDF metadata remover works
Upload a PDF and the tool first shows what's hidden in it: title, author, the app that made it, creation and edit dates. Then it strips all of that, including the XMP metadata packet that Word, Acrobat and design apps embed. Everything runs in your browser, so the file you want to clean is never uploaded. Honest limits: photos placed inside the PDF can keep their own camera data, and nothing visible on the page, in comments or in attachments is touched.
Metadata privacy tips
- Check before you send. The Author field often holds your full name or work username, even on a document you meant to share anonymously.
- The 'Created with' and 'PDF producer' fields reveal your software and version, which is worth removing before files go to clients or competitors.
- Photos embedded in a PDF keep their own camera data. If location matters, clean the images before you build the PDF.
- Metadata isn't the only leak: comments, tracked changes and hidden layers survive this tool, so review the pages themselves too.
- Leave archival PDF/A files alone. The standard requires the XMP packet, and removing it breaks compliance.
Remove PDF Metadata — common questions
Latest questions readers ask us about this topic.
Is my PDF uploaded to remove the metadata?
No. The file is read and rewritten by your browser, and the cleaned copy downloads from your device's memory. For a privacy tool that's the only sensible design: the document you're anonymizing never reaches a server, ours or anyone else's.
What exactly gets removed?
Every entry in the document information dictionary, including title, author, subject, keywords, creating app, producer, dates and custom fields Office adds. The XMP metadata packet and the private app data some editors store go too. Page content is untouched, so the document looks exactly the same.
Can any metadata survive cleaning?
Some can. Photos placed inside the PDF may carry their own EXIF data, and text in comments, form fields, hidden layers or attachments counts as content, not metadata. This tool removes document-level metadata; for a truly anonymous file, review what's on the pages as well.
Why does the checker find nothing in my file?
Some apps don't write metadata at all, and some export settings strip it. If the checker shows no fields and no XMP packet, the file is already clean, and running the tool again won't change anything.
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