Remove PDF metadata
Strip author, software and hidden metadata from a PDF — privately, in your browser.
Drag & drop your file here
or click to choose — your file is processed locally and never uploaded
How to remove PDF metadata
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Open your PDF
Drop in the file. It's read locally and never uploaded.
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Review what's there
See the hidden metadata — author, creator software, dates and more.
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Download the cleaned PDF
Get a copy with the metadata stripped out, generated on your device.
Hidden data leaks more than you think
PDFs quietly store metadata: the author's name, the software used to create them, and timestamps that reveal when you worked on a document. Before sending a file to a client, employer or the public, you often want that gone. Uploading the file to a cleaner defeats the purpose — pdfnoupload strips the metadata in your browser with pdf-lib, so the document is sanitized locally and never exposed.
On-brand privacy, by design
This is the privacy mission in miniature: it removes traces of who you are from a file, without creating a new trace by uploading it. The cleaned copy clears the document info dictionary and removes the XMP metadata stream, then downloads instantly — no watermark, and it works offline after the first visit.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to clean it?+
No. Metadata is stripped in your browser. Confirm there are no uploads in DevTools → Network.
What metadata gets removed?+
Title, author, subject, keywords, creator and producer fields, plus the XMP metadata stream.
Does this change the visible content?+
No. Only hidden metadata is removed; the pages and their content stay exactly the same.