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PDF Metadata Remover

PDFs quietly record who made them, with what software and when. View those hidden properties and strip them out before you share the file.

  • Files stay on your device
  • No sign-up
  • Free to use

How to use PDF Metadata Remover

  1. Drop a PDF onto the upload area. Its current metadata is listed straight away.
  2. Review the fields: title, author, subject, keywords, creator application, producer and dates.
  3. Select Remove metadata.
  4. Download the cleaned PDF. The pages look exactly the same.

PDF Metadata Remover features

Shows what is stored

Lists every standard property found in the file so you know what would have been shared.

Removes both metadata stores

Clears the classic document information fields and the embedded XMP metadata packet.

Pages left untouched

Text, images, layout and links are not modified.

No upload

The document is cleaned in your browser, which matters when the point is privacy.

When to use PDF Metadata Remover

  • Publishing a document without revealing the author's name or company.
  • Submitting work for anonymous review or blind assessment.
  • Removing the name of the editing software and internal file titles before sending to a client.
  • Cleaning files exported from templates that still carry someone else's details.

PDF Metadata Remover FAQ

What metadata does a PDF contain?

Commonly the title, author, subject, keywords, the application that created the document, the library that produced the PDF, and creation and modification timestamps. Some files also hold a longer XMP record with editing history.

Does removing metadata change how the PDF looks?

No. Metadata is separate from page content. The cleaned file displays and prints identically.

Does this remove hidden text, comments or tracked changes?

No. It removes document properties only. Comments, form data, hidden layers and text that was covered with a black box remain in the file and need to be removed in a PDF editor.

Is the author name really gone?

It is removed from the document properties and XMP record. If the name also appears on the pages themselves, for example in a header or signature, it is still visible there.

Why would metadata matter?

Properties travel with the file. They can reveal a person's name, an employer, a client's project title or the original file name, none of which you may intend to disclose.

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Where PDF metadata comes from

When you export a document to PDF, the application copies information from the source file and your user profile into the result: the account name becomes the author, the file name or first heading becomes the title, and the application records its own name and version. Each time the file is edited, the modification date is updated.

This information lives in two places. The information dictionary is a short list of fields that has been part of PDF since the beginning. XMP is a newer, XML-based record that can hold the same fields plus richer details. Many tools remove only one of them. This remover clears both, then rewrites the file so the old values are no longer referenced.

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