Remove PDF Metadata
Strip all hidden metadata from your PDF — author, creation date, software info, and more.
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What is Remove PDF Metadata?
Strip all metadata from your PDF to protect privacy. This free tool removes hidden information like author name, creation date, editing history, file properties, and other metadata that may expose personal or sensitive details.
Why use this tool?
Remove all PDF metadata including author, creator, producer, creation/modification dates, and embedded info. Verify metadata is gone with a preview. Preserves all document content and quality. 100% browser-based, nothing uploaded to servers.
Common use cases
Use this tool when sharing PDFs publicly or with third parties to remove author info, preparing documents for anonymous distribution, ensuring compliance with privacy policies, or removing sensitive metadata before upload to untrusted platforms.
How to use Remove PDF Metadata
- 1Upload your PDF file
- 2Review the detected metadata (author, dates, etc.)
- 3Click "Remove All Metadata"
- 4Download your clean PDF
Frequently asked questions
What metadata does this tool remove?
Author, creator, producer, creation date, modification date, subject, keywords, and all custom metadata properties in the PDF properties dictionary.
Does removing metadata affect the PDF content?
No. All text, images, formatting, and document structure remain unchanged. Only hidden metadata is removed.
Can I verify metadata was removed?
Yes. The tool shows a before/after comparison of detected metadata so you can confirm what was stripped.
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