About PDF Metadata Remover
Check what your PDF reveals about you and remove it before you share the file. PDFs often carry your name, the software and computer details, the original title, creation and edit dates, and XMP metadata that is not visible in a normal viewer. Choose a PDF and the tool lists what it finds first, then removes it and gives you a clean copy. Everything happens in your browser and the file is never uploaded.
You decide what goes. The tool can remove document properties (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates and custom fields), XMP metadata including the copies hidden inside images and pages, the document ID, editor-specific data and page thumbnails. Two optional switches also remove comments and highlights, which store the commenter’s name, and embedded file attachments. Several PDFs can be cleaned at once.
After cleaning, the tool opens the new file again and checks it. If anything you asked to remove is still there, it tells you instead of claiming success, and it shows how many items were removed and how the file size changed.
What this does not do: it removes metadata, not content. Names, addresses and tracked details written in the pages themselves, watermarks, image content, form field values and bookmarks stay, and the file name is yours to change. Cleaning rewrites the file, so a digital signature will no longer be valid. Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first. If you must hide something that is visible on the pages, redact it with a dedicated redaction tool.