See who a PDF says it was written by, what software made it and when it was last touched — then strip all of it. The document is rewritten in your browser and never uploaded.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter or upload is sent to our servers.
How to use the PDF Metadata Remover
- Drop in a PDF. It is read in your browser, not sent anywhere.
- Check the report: author, title, subject, keywords, producer software and the creation and modification dates.
- Download the cleaned PDF. Document info and the XMP metadata stream are both removed.
About this tool
A PDF carries a document information dictionary — Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, plus creation and modification timestamps — and usually an XMP metadata stream saying much the same thing in XML. Neither is visible when you read the document, and both survive emailing, printing to PDF and most conversions.
That matters more than it sounds. The Author field is normally your operating system account name, so a CV, a tender response or an anonymous submission can quietly carry your real name. The Producer field names the exact software and version that made the file. The modification date shows when you really finished it, which is awkward if the document is dated otherwise.
This tool clears the document info dictionary and deletes the XMP stream, then writes the PDF back out. The pages themselves are untouched — text stays selectable, fonts and images are unchanged, and the file is not rasterised. Note that metadata is not the same as content: text hidden behind a black rectangle is still text, and this tool does not redact.
Frequently asked questions
What metadata does a PDF hold?
Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator and Producer, plus creation and modification dates, in the document info dictionary — and often an XMP stream repeating it in XML. The Author field is usually your computer’s user account name.
Does this change the document itself?
No. Only the metadata is rewritten. Text stays selectable, images and fonts are untouched, and nothing is converted to a picture.
Is this the same as redacting a PDF?
No, and the difference matters. Redaction removes content from the page. This removes the hidden metadata about the file. Text covered by a black box is still in the document and can be copied out — that needs a proper redaction tool.
Will it remove the digital signature?
Rewriting the file invalidates any existing digital signature, because the signature covers the original bytes. If the PDF is signed and the signature must survive, do not strip it.
Does the file get uploaded?
No. The PDF is parsed and rewritten entirely in your browser with pdf-lib. Nothing is sent to a server.