Does removing PDF metadata change how the pages look or print?

Not at all. Metadata is hidden header information describing who made the file and when. Your visible text, images, fonts, margins, and layout remain 100% identical.

If my name is typed on the cover page of the PDF, will this tool remove it?

No. Text printed visibly on a page is part of the page's visual content stream, not document metadata. For double-blind academic submissions, make sure to remove your name from the cover page text AND run the file through this PDF Metadata Remover.

How can I verify that the metadata was actually removed?

After downloading the cleaned PDF, you can drop the new file into our PDF Metadata Viewer (`/pdf-metadata-viewer`) to confirm that Author, Title, Subject, Keywords, and Creator have been cleared.

Can this tool remove a password from a locked PDF?

No. Metadata removal clears descriptive document properties, not encryption passwords. To process an encrypted PDF, unlock it in your PDF reader first.

Are my files uploaded to a server during cleaning?

Never. All metadata inspection and removal run locally inside your browser tab using client-side JavaScript.

Remove PDF Metadata Online — Clean Your Documents

Drag and drop a PDF here

PDF files up to 100 MB

Your files are processed locally in your browser and are not uploaded to our servers.

How to Use the PDF Metadata Remover Tool

1
Upload the PDF document you want to sanitize.
2
Review the detected metadata fields currently embedded inside the file.
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Click 'Remove Metadata' to blank out the author, title, subject, keywords, software tags, and timestamps.
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Download your cleaned PDF document—all visible pages, text, and images remain 100% untouched.

Practical Use Cases

Academics & Peer Reviewers

Double-Blind Peer Review Submissions

Strip your name, university affiliation, and Word account metadata from manuscript PDFs so double-blind journal reviews remain truly anonymous.

Agencies & White-Label Freelancers

Delivering White-Label Client Reports

Remove internal subcontractor names, draft titles, and authoring software tags before handing deliverables over to an agency client.

Privacy-Conscious Professionals

Publishing Public PDFs Without Personal Footprints

Clean resumes, legal filings, and public notices before uploading them to websites or public repositories.

PDF Metadata Remover Features

Full Document Dictionary Wipe

Clears Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, Creation Date, and Modification Date in one pass.

Zero Page Content Alteration

Preserves 100% of your visible page layouts, fonts, vector graphics, and embedded images.

100% Local Browser Sanitization

Scrubs sensitive metadata locally on your device so uncleaned files are never uploaded to an external server.

100% Client-Side PDF Processing

All document parsing, page manipulation, and file assembly happen locally in your browser memory using WebAssembly and pdf-lib. Your files are never uploaded to our servers.

Free, Unlimited & Watermark-Free

Process as many documents as you need with zero watermarks, no daily task limits, and no account registration required.

Cross-Platform Desktop & Mobile Support

Engineered with responsive touch controls and keyboard accessibility so you can manage PDFs smoothly on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

Technical Specifications & Best Practices

✓Clears the PDF Document Information Dictionary fields (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer) and neutralizes creation/modification dates.
✓Visible text, headers, footers, and images drawn on the pages themselves are not altered—if your name is typed visibly on Page 1, remove it in your editor first.
✓Does not alter page quality, vector fonts, or hyperlinks inside the document.
✓Your original file on disk remains untouched; the tool generates a newly sanitized copy for download.

PDF Metadata Remover