Remove metadata from PDF

How to remove metadata from a PDF

1. 1

   Choose a PDF

   Click Choose PDF or drag the file onto the page. The file is loaded only in your browser.

2. 2

   Select metadata

   Review document details, dates, software information, identifiers and embedded files, then select what should be removed.

3. 3

   Remove metadata

   A new PDF is written without the selected metadata items.

4. 4

   Check and download

   The tool confirms that selected items are gone, unselected items remain and the page count matches the source.

Visible content is separate

This tool removes stored metadata and selected attachments. Names, dates or other details printed visibly on a page remain part of the page content and must be edited in the source document.

What PDF metadata may reveal

Metadata can include the title, author, subject, keywords, creation and modification dates, software names and document identifiers.

Embedded files may also contain information that is not visible while reading the pages.

What remains after cleaning

Any metadata item you leave unselected is preserved. The tool verifies both removed and retained fields before download.

Page content, printed headers, comments flattened into pages and text visible in images are not metadata and remain unchanged.

Privacy

All processing takes place in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded to a server, and no data remains after you close the page.

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