Choose PDF files
Select one or more PDFs or drop them into the local tool. Each file stays in the browser workflow and is checked against the 100 MB per-file and 500 MB queue limits.
PDF PRIVACY TOOL
PDF Metadata Remover — Clean PDFs in Your Browser
This PDF metadata remover cleans recognized document properties in your browser. Choose a PDF, run the local cleaning step, and download a fresh copy without sending the PDF to a processing server.
No PDF processing upload
Free to use
Runs in your browser
LOCAL PDF CLEANING
Remove metadata from a PDF
Drop a PDF here
or choose a PDF from your device
Up to 10 PDFs · 100 MB each · 500 MB queue
Accepted format
.pdf
PDF cleaning queue
Up to 10 PDFs per run · 500 MB totalOutput
Your selected PDF will appear here.
The cleaning code reads the selected PDF in this browser. It does not upload PDF contents for processing.
WHAT PDF METADATA CAN REVEAL
Clean PDF properties before you share a document
A PDF can contain more than the pages you see. Its document information may include an author name, title, subject, keywords, creator application, producer, creation date, modification date or an internal document identifier. A publishing workflow can also add XMP metadata, custom fields or software markers. Those details are not always visible when you open the PDF, but they can still describe who created it and how it moved through an organization.
This PDF metadata remover creates a new copy with recognized PDF properties cleaned in the browser. The page uses a format-aware document handler rather than sending the file to a server. It is useful before sharing a client brief, uploading a public report, attaching a support ticket or sending a document to another service. The working tool appears above so you can choose a real PDF and start the local process immediately.
The cleaning scope is deliberately specific. The handler clears recognized document information fields, removes the recognized XMP metadata catalog when the structure allows it, and removes a document identifier when the PDF can be safely rewritten. It keeps the visible pages, text, images and page order. It does not promise to understand every vendor-private object, every embedded attachment, hidden text, visible watermark or provenance signal inside a file.
Keep the original PDF when it matters for an audit trail, contract record or later comparison. After downloading the cleaned copy, open it in a PDF viewer and check page count, text selection, images, links, forms and attachments that your workflow needs. Password-protected, encrypted, malformed or unusual PDFs may be rejected instead of being silently changed. Removing recognized metadata reduces exposed file information; it is not a promise of total network anonymity or a way to remove the document's visible content.
FIVE SIMPLE MOVES
How to remove metadata from a PDF
Use the PDF metadata remover as a short local workflow, then review the downloaded copy before sharing it.
Review the queue
Confirm the filenames and PDF extensions before starting. This page accepts up to 10 PDF files per run, so unsupported formats and oversized queues are rejected early.
Start local cleaning
Run the PDF handler. The progress state shows that the document is being read and rewritten in your browser.
Download the result
Download the cleaned copy when the queue reports success. The output keeps the PDF filename and document content path.
Open and verify
Check pages, text, links, forms and any required attachments in a PDF viewer before sending the new file to someone else.
PDF FIELD COVERAGE
What this PDF metadata remover cleans
PDF metadata is stored in several structures. The table separates recognized cleaning paths from the content that remains in the document.
| PDF area | Cleaning path | Preserves | Important limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document Info | Clears recognized author, title, subject, keywords, creator and producer fields. | Visible pages, text, images and page order. | Fields stored in unsupported private objects may remain. |
| XMP metadata | Removes the recognized XMP metadata catalog when the PDF structure exposes it. | Page content and layout. | Malformed or unusual XMP can make the output fail instead of being guessed. |
| Document identifiers | Removes the trailer ID when the parser can safely rewrite the document. | The PDF's visible content and extension. | Encrypted or password-protected PDFs may be rejected. |
| File structure | Saves a new cleaned copy without transcoding page content into images. | Readable page data and the normal PDF handoff. | Always open the result; some viewers may repair unusual files. |
WORKED EXAMPLE
A cleaned PDF copy, not a page redesign
The tool focuses on recognized metadata fields. It does not rewrite the visible page design, convert the document to images or change the words printed on the page.
Inputclient-report.pdf with an author, title, producer and XMP catalog
Outputclient-report.pdf with recognized PDF properties removed and pages preserved
READ BEFORE CLEANING
Know the PDF privacy boundary
A careful result is more useful than a blanket promise. These cases need a review or a different desktop PDF workflow.
- The tool removes recognized PDF metadata structures, not every hidden byte or vendor-private field.
- Password-protected, encrypted, malformed or unsupported PDFs can return an explicit failure instead of a misleading success.
- Visible text, images, links, watermarks, redactions and page content are not removed by metadata cleaning.
- Embedded files, form data, comments or annotations may need a separate PDF inspection workflow when they are not part of the recognized metadata path.
- The cleaning code does not upload the PDF for processing, but ordinary site requests, analytics or advertising can still exist outside the file workflow.
- Always compare important documents and keep the original before publishing, filing or sending the cleaned copy.
PDF METADATA FAQ
Questions about cleaning PDF metadata
Are PDFs uploaded when I use this PDF metadata remover?
The cleaning code reads the selected PDF in your browser and does not upload its contents to a processing server. The website can still make ordinary requests for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, hosting, analytics or advertising, so local file processing should not be described as complete network anonymity.
What metadata can this PDF metadata remover remove?
It targets recognized PDF document properties such as author, title, subject, keywords, creator and producer, plus a recognized XMP catalog and document identifier when the parser can safely rewrite them. Unknown private objects or unusual embedded structures may remain.
Can I remove the author and title from a PDF?
Yes, when those values are stored in the recognized PDF document information fields. The result is a new PDF copy. Open the output in a separate viewer if the author or title is important to your privacy check.
Does PDF metadata cleaning remove hidden text or watermarks?
No. Metadata cleaning is not redaction and does not erase visible text, images, annotations, hidden page content, watermarks or provenance signals such as C2PA. Use a dedicated PDF redaction or inspection workflow for those tasks.
Can I clean a password-protected or encrypted PDF?
Not reliably. Encrypted, password-protected, malformed or unusual PDFs may be rejected because the browser handler should not guess at a structure it cannot safely rewrite. Keep the original and use a trusted desktop workflow if you are authorized to unlock the file.
Will the cleaned PDF look different?
The goal is to preserve the visible pages, text, images and page order while removing recognized metadata. Because the output is serialized as a new PDF, verify links, forms, attachments and other features that your document workflow depends on before sharing it.