Remove PDF Metadata
Strip the title, author, dates, software tags and XMP metadata from a PDF before sharing it.
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Strip the title, author, dates, software tags and XMP metadata from a PDF before sharing it.
About Remove PDF Metadata
Remove PDF Metadata strips the hidden document properties from a PDF: title, author, subject, keywords, creation and modification dates, the software that produced it, and the XMP metadata block. These details often reveal your name, your company's software or when a document was drafted, so it's a good step before sending contracts or publishing files.
When it helps
- Removing your name and username from the author field before submitting a document anonymously
- Cleaning dates and software tags from files before sending them to a client or opposing party
- Preparing PDFs for public download without internal details attached
Tips
- This removes document-level metadata, not content. Comments, annotations, form field values, hidden layers and data inside embedded images stay in the file.
- Run PDF Info on the result to confirm the metadata fields show as empty.
- For thorough anonymizing, also check the visible content, such as headers, footers and signatures, and consider Flatten PDF to bake in annotations.
Good to know
Quick answers about remove pdf metadata in your browser.
Typically a title, author, subject, keywords, creator application, producer library and creation and modification dates. Many PDFs also hold an XMP block that can repeat these and add editing history.
No. Only the hidden properties are removed. Pages, text and images are unchanged.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you process.
No. Files are read and processed locally in your browser, so they never leave your device.
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