PDF metadata
View, edit or remove the metadata of a PDF (title, author, software, dates).
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About this tool
See the hidden information of a PDF: title, author, subject, keywords, creating software, producer, dates and XMP metadata. Edit the useful fields or remove everything in one click before sharing a document, leaving no trace of the author or the software used.
How to use this tool
- 1Drop your PDF: its metadata is displayed.
- 2Edit the fields or choose "Remove all metadata".
- 3Download the updated PDF.
Limits to know
- Removal covers the information dictionary and the XMP streams of the document and its pages. Information contained in images (EXIF), text or annotations is not changed.
- The dates shown are those declared by the file, not those of the system.
- Accepted formats
- Maximum size
- 100 MB
Privacy and file processing
Your file is read and transformed directly in your browser using open source libraries (pdf.js and pdf-lib). It is never sent to our servers, stored or analyzed.
Read our privacy policyFrequently asked questions
It clears the information dictionary and the XMP streams of the document and its pages. Data contained in images (EXIF of an inserted photo), in the text or in annotations remains: for full anonymization, check those elements too.
They are the dates declared inside the PDF by the software that produced it, not those of the file system. They may be missing, in another time zone, or deliberately changed.