PDF metadata remover
Start with the report: see supported document fields and the content this tool will leave alone. Adding a PDF does not remove anything.
Drag PDFs in, paste, or click to choose
A whole folder works too · Ctrl/Cmd+V pastes · on phone this opens your file picker · up to 100 MB per file
Add a PDF and everything it is carrying gets listed here first. Nothing is deleted until you press the button, and nothing is uploaded at any point.
Read the report before deciding to remove anything
A file can contain several kinds of records that are easy to confuse. Author and producer are document properties; XMP is an additional metadata packet; comment authorship belongs to annotations. Add a PDF to see which supported records this tool finds. Read the non-removable warnings too: attachments, scripts and form values are content, so they are reported without being selected for deletion. If you choose to continue, Remove metadata clears the supported removable records together. This is the same cleanup engine used by the other PDF metadata pages; the focus here is understanding its report.
Not taking our word for it is the point: the code that does this is on GitHub, tests included.
What a report cannot establish
- The report covers supported PDF structures, not every place information could be hidden. A photograph inside the document retains its own EXIF, including any GPS data.
- An empty author field does not prove anonymity. Names can remain in page text, attachments and completed forms.
- Encrypted PDFs are left unchanged. Rewriting an unencrypted PDF invalidates existing digital signatures; inspect a signed original without removing metadata if the signature must remain usable.
Interpreting the PDF metadata report
Can I inspect a PDF without changing it?
Yes. Add a file up to 100 MB to read the report locally. Removal requires a separate button press, and the original file is not overwritten.
Why are both document properties and XMP listed?
They are separate records. Common properties hold fields such as author and dates, while an XMP packet can duplicate them or contain additional declarations. The report identifies the packet; it does not present a complete interpretation of everything inside it.
What does comment authorship mean?
It covers supported author and date fields attached to PDF annotations. Removing those fields leaves the comment text itself in place. Read the comments if their contents might disclose information.
Why does the report mention something it cannot remove?
Attachments, scripts and filled-in forms can matter when sharing a document, but deleting them would change its content or behaviour. They are warnings to investigate separately, rather than promises of a full document sanitiser.
Will a scan produce a useful report?
It can. A PDF with scanned pages may still contain document properties or XMP. That does not mean the tool can inspect metadata inside each scanned image or recognise the words shown on it.
