Remove or Edit PDF Metadata
Easily view, modify or clear hidden information form your PDF file.
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How to Remove or Edit PDF Metadata
- Everything runs in your browser — your PDF is not uploaded to a processing server.
- PDF metadata can contain information such as the title, author, subject, keywords and the software used to create the document.
- Use Update Metadata when you only want to change specific document properties.
- Use Remove All Metadata when you want to clear the document properties supported by this tool.
- Review the metadata fields before downloading if you want to keep certain information in the PDF.
- Password-protected PDFs may need to be unlocked before they can be processed.
- Keep the original PDF if you may need its existing metadata later.
Common Uses
Practical reasons to remove or edit metadata from a PDF
- Protect your privacy — Remove personal information such as author names before sharing a PDF.
- Update document details — Correct or change the title, author, subject, and keywords.
- Share documents — Clear unnecessary document properties before sending PDFs to other people.
- Business documents — Replace outdated author, creator, or document information before distribution.
- Clean downloaded PDFs — Remove unwanted document properties from PDFs received from other sources.
- Prepare files for publishing — Review and update metadata before making a PDF publicly available.
- Organize PDF collections — Add consistent titles, subjects, authors, and keywords to your documents.
- Remove software information — Clear creator and producer information stored in supported PDF metadata fields.
Your PDF stays on your device. Metadata is viewed, edited, or removed directly in your browser.
Review document properties such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and dates.
Change individual document properties and create a new PDF with your updated metadata.
Clear supported document properties when you do not want them included in the processed PDF.
Preview your PDF, navigate between pages, and zoom in or out while reviewing document properties.
No account or sign-up required. View, edit, or remove supported PDF metadata for free.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Everything you need to know about viewing, editing, and removing PDF metadata
1. What is PDF metadata?
PDF metadata is information stored with a document that describes the file. It can include properties such as the title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation date, and modification date.
This information is separate from the visible content of the PDF.
2. How do I view PDF metadata?
Add a PDF from your device, Google Drive, or Dropbox. PDFInsert reads the supported document properties and displays them in the Document Metadata panel.
You can review the metadata while previewing the PDF in the built-in viewer.
3. Can I edit PDF metadata?
Yes. You can edit supported fields including the title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation date, and modification date.
After making your changes, click Update Metadata to create the updated PDF.
4. Can I remove PDF metadata?
Yes. Click Remove All Metadata to clear the document properties supported by this tool and create a cleaned copy of the PDF.
You can also use Clear All Metadata to clear the displayed fields before applying your changes.
5. Why would I remove metadata from a PDF?
Metadata can contain information that you may not want to include when sharing or publishing a document, such as an author’s name, document title, keywords, or the software used to create the PDF.
Reviewing these properties before sharing a file can help you control what document information is included.
6. Will removing metadata change the visible PDF?
Removing supported document metadata is intended to change the document properties rather than the visible page content. Your text, images, and page layout remain in the PDF.
7. Does removing metadata delete the original PDF?
No. Your original file remains unchanged. PDFInsert creates a new processed PDF that you can download.
Keep the original file if you may need its existing metadata later.
8. Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. PDF processing runs locally in your browser. Files selected from your device are processed on your device rather than uploaded to a PDFInsert processing server.
When you choose a file from Google Drive or Dropbox, the selected file is imported into your browser session for processing.
9. Do I need to create an account?
No. You do not need a PDFInsert account or registration to view, edit, remove, or download supported PDF metadata.
You only sign in to Google Drive or Dropbox if you choose to import a file from one of those services.
10. What metadata fields can I edit?
The tool currently provides fields for:
- Title
- Author
- Subject
- Keywords
- Creator
- Producer
- Creation date
- Modification date
The metadata available can vary depending on how the original PDF was created.
11. Does this remove every possible hidden element from a PDF?
This tool is designed to view, edit, and clear the supported document metadata fields shown in the interface.
PDFs can contain other types of embedded or document-level data, so removing these metadata fields should not be interpreted as a complete forensic sanitization of every possible hidden element in a PDF.
12. Can I use the tool on my phone or tablet?
Yes. The tool is designed to work in modern mobile browsers. You can select a PDF, review its metadata, make changes, and download the processed file directly from your device.
Large PDFs may work more comfortably on a computer because browser processing depends on the memory and performance of your device.
13. Can I preview the PDF before changing its metadata?
Yes. The built-in PDF viewer lets you preview the document, move between pages, zoom in or out, and fit the page while you review or edit its metadata.