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Remove PDF metadata online — free, no upload

Remove metadata from a PDF — author, title, dates, producing software and the XMP stream — free, in your browser. No upload; your file never leaves your device.

Drop a PDF to remove its metadata

What gets removed — and where it happens

  • Document Info: title, author, subject, keywords
  • Creator and producing software that made the PDF
  • Creation and modification dates
  • The XMP metadata stream (often added by Adobe tools)

All of this happens in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded — unlike many PDF metadata removers, which send your file to their servers.

This removes document metadata, not page content: text and images on the pages — including any names or details inside them — are left exactly as they are. It is not content anonymization.

How to use this tool

How to use this tool

  1. Add your PDF

    Drag and drop a PDF, or pick one from your device. It is processed right here in your browser.

  2. We strip the document metadata

    The Document Info (author, title, subject, keywords, creator, producing software) and the XMP metadata stream are removed from the file. The page content is left untouched.

  3. Download the clean PDF

    Download a copy with the document metadata removed. It's the same PDF, just without the identifying properties — and nothing was uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. The metadata is removed entirely in your browser using pdf-lib in a Web Worker. Your file never leaves your device — unlike many PDF metadata removers, which upload your file to their servers.

What exactly gets removed — and what doesn't?

We remove the document's metadata: the Document Info dictionary (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producing software, and the creation and modification dates) and the XMP metadata stream. We do NOT touch the text or images on the pages. This removes the document properties that say who made the file, with what, and when — it is not content anonymization, so any names, faces or details inside the page content remain as they are.

Will it show a different producer like 'pdf-lib' afterwards?

No. We rewrite the file without re-stamping metadata, so the producer and creator fields are emptied rather than replaced — the original producing software is gone and no new tool name is added.

Does it work on password-protected PDFs?

No. Encrypted, password-protected PDFs aren't supported — we can't read their metadata without the password. Unlock the PDF first, then remove its metadata here. We tell you rather than hand back a file we didn't actually clean.

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