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What is Remove PDF Metadata?
Remove PDF Metadata deletes the hidden information a PDF carries: title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates and the XMP metadata stream. Attached files and JavaScript can be removed too. The cleaned file is read again on your device to confirm the metadata is gone, and page content is not touched.
Remove metadata from PDF files before sharing them. Title, author, creator, producer, dates and the XMP stream are deleted, attachments and JavaScript can go too, and the saved file is read again to confirm. Page content is untouched.
Key features
- Clears Info dictionary and XMP metadata
- Optionally removes attachments and JavaScript
- Saved file re-checked before download
- Pages, text and images unchanged
- Runs in your browser — the PDF is never uploaded
Popular uses
- Hide your name and computer details before publishing a PDF
- Clean documents before sending them to clients
- Remove scripts from PDFs you received
Supported formats
Input: PDF (password-protected PDFs open with their password). Output: PDF.
Troubleshooting
- It asks for a password The PDF is encrypted. Type its password — it stays in this browser tab for this file only and is never sent. Without the password the file can't be opened.
- It says the file is damaged or not a PDF The file may be incomplete, renamed or corrupt. Download it again, or open it in the program that made it and save or export it as PDF once more.
Also known as: Strip PDF metadata, Clean PDF, PDF privacy cleaner.
How it works
- Choose a PDF; it opens on your device.
- Choose whether attachments and JavaScript are removed too.
- Clean and download; the saved file is read again to confirm the metadata is gone.
FAQ
What is removed?
Title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates and the XMP metadata stream — plus attached files and JavaScript if ticked.
Does it change how the PDF looks?
No. Page content is not touched.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The PDF is opened and processed in your browser; it never leaves your device.
Does removing metadata also hide text in the pages?
No. Visible text is untouched — use Redact PDF to remove words from the pages themselves.