Does my file get uploaded?

No. The PDF is read and cleaned entirely in your browser, on your own device. The file never leaves your computer and never reaches a server. That matters especially here: the whole point of this tool is that the file carries information you don't want other people to have, so sending it to a server to have that information removed would be a strange way to protect it.

What metadata does a PDF actually carry?

More than most people expect. There's the document information — title, author, subject, keywords, the software that made it, and the creation and modification dates. Separately there are XMP blocks, an XML form of the same kind of data that can be attached to the document, to an individual page, or to an object inside it. And authoring apps like InDesign leave private blocks of their own that can carry a user or machine name. This tool shows you everything it finds before you remove anything.

Is it really gone, or just hidden?

Gone from the file. Removing a metadata block has two halves: unlinking it from the document, and deleting the object that held it. Tools that do only the first leave the data sitting in the file where anyone reading the raw bytes can still find it, while reporting the document as clean. This one deletes the object too, and that is checked against the actual output bytes rather than by asking the PDF library whether it thinks the field is gone.

Will the tool add its own metadata?

No, and this is worth knowing about metadata removers generally: most PDF libraries stamp their own producer name and a fresh modification date every time they save a file. A tool built the obvious way removes your metadata and quietly adds its own. This one loads the document in a mode that suppresses that, so the output carries no producer at all — yours or ours.

What about photos inside the PDF?

A photo carries its own EXIF — camera model, settings, sometimes GPS coordinates — inside the image data itself, which is separate from the PDF's metadata. Getting it out means re-encoding the picture, which would change it, so this tool leaves photos untouched and tells you on screen when the document contains any. It only says so for real JPEGs — a screenshot pasted into a PDF has no EXIF to keep, and warning you about data that is not there would be its own small lie. It's a smaller promise than "everything removed", and it's the true one.

Does it change the document itself?

No. Nothing is re-rendered or rasterised — pages, text, images and layout come through untouched, and the text stays selectable. Only the metadata objects are removed. If the PDF has no metadata at all, the tool says so and produces no file rather than handing you a re-saved copy that looks processed.

How can I check it worked?

Open the cleaned file in this tool again. It will report that there's nothing to remove. You can also check in any PDF reader's document-properties panel, which is where the same fields are shown.

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Remove PDF metadata

See the hidden data your PDF carries — author, software, dates, XMP blocks — then remove it, entirely in your browser. The file is never uploaded, and nothing of ours is stamped in its place. No account, no email.

Frequently asked questions

Does my file get uploaded?: No. The PDF is read and cleaned entirely in your browser, on your own device. The file never leaves your computer and never reaches a server. That matters especially here: the whole point of this tool is that the file carries information you don't want other people to have, so sending it to a server to have that information removed would be a strange way to protect it.
What metadata does a PDF actually carry?: More than most people expect. There's the document information — title, author, subject, keywords, the software that made it, and the creation and modification dates. Separately there are XMP blocks, an XML form of the same kind of data that can be attached to the document, to an individual page, or to an object inside it. And authoring apps like InDesign leave private blocks of their own that can carry a user or machine name. This tool shows you everything it finds before you remove anything.
Is it really gone, or just hidden?: Gone from the file. Removing a metadata block has two halves: unlinking it from the document, and deleting the object that held it. Tools that do only the first leave the data sitting in the file where anyone reading the raw bytes can still find it, while reporting the document as clean. This one deletes the object too, and that is checked against the actual output bytes rather than by asking the PDF library whether it thinks the field is gone.
Will the tool add its own metadata?: No, and this is worth knowing about metadata removers generally: most PDF libraries stamp their own producer name and a fresh modification date every time they save a file. A tool built the obvious way removes your metadata and quietly adds its own. This one loads the document in a mode that suppresses that, so the output carries no producer at all — yours or ours.
What about photos inside the PDF?: A photo carries its own EXIF — camera model, settings, sometimes GPS coordinates — inside the image data itself, which is separate from the PDF's metadata. Getting it out means re-encoding the picture, which would change it, so this tool leaves photos untouched and tells you on screen when the document contains any. It only says so for real JPEGs — a screenshot pasted into a PDF has no EXIF to keep, and warning you about data that is not there would be its own small lie. It's a smaller promise than "everything removed", and it's the true one.
Does it change the document itself?: No. Nothing is re-rendered or rasterised — pages, text, images and layout come through untouched, and the text stays selectable. Only the metadata objects are removed. If the PDF has no metadata at all, the tool says so and produces no file rather than handing you a re-saved copy that looks processed.
How can I check it worked?: Open the cleaned file in this tool again. It will report that there's nothing to remove. You can also check in any PDF reader's document-properties panel, which is where the same fields are shown.

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