PDF Metadata Editor

How to Edit PDF Metadata with This Editor

1. Upload your PDF. Drop the file on the upload zone or click to browse. The tool reads it locally and lists every metadata property it finds.
2. Review the current values. Title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, both dates, page count, file size, and PDF version are shown in a clear table. Empty fields are marked so you know what is missing.
3. Edit what you want. Type new values into any field. Leave a field blank to delete it from the file. Choose whether the modification date should update to now.
4. Save or strip. Click Save & Download PDF for an updated copy, or Remove All Metadata for a fully scrubbed file.

The result message shows the file size before and after, so you can confirm the new file was written correctly. Your original file on your device is never modified — you always get a fresh download.

What PDF Metadata Actually Contains

A PDF stores two layers of descriptive information. The document information dictionary holds the familiar fields: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator (the app that made the content), Producer (the app that made the PDF), CreationDate, and ModDate. Most PDF readers show these under File → Properties. For a fuller picture, metadata is simply data about data — and in PDFs those descriptive fields help readers, search engines, and assistive technology identify the document correctly.

The second layer is XMP metadata — an XML block embedded in the file that can repeat and extend the same information for professional publishing workflows. Many metadata tools only clean the first layer and leave the XMP block behind. This pdf metadata editor removes both when you strip a file.

Beyond those, the tool also reports technical facts it reads from the file itself: the page count, the file size, and the PDF version from the file header (like 1.7). These are not editable properties, but they are useful context — for example, an old PDF version can explain why a file behaves oddly in a modern reader.

Why Edit or Remove It

• Privacy before sharing. A contract draft might carry your full name as author, your company’s internal software as producer, and exact creation timestamps. Scrubbing that before sending a file to a client or publishing it online is basic digital hygiene.
• Professional presentation. Set a proper title and author on reports, ebooks, and portfolios so they look intentional in readers, search results, and document libraries instead of showing Untitled or a colleague’s name.
• Correcting inherited data. Files converted from Word or exported by design tools often carry the wrong author, stale keywords, or a template title. Fixing the fields takes seconds here — no Adobe Acrobat required.
• Anonymizing leaks and drafts. Journalists, researchers, and whistleblowers routinely strip metadata before publishing documents — timestamps and software fingerprints can reveal more than the content does.
• Accurate dates. Bumping the modification date to now when you finalize a version keeps your archive honest about when each revision was actually finished.

What the PDF Metadata Editor’s One-Click Removal Deletes

Remove All Metadata deletes every key from the document information dictionary — title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation date, and modification date — and also deletes the XMP metadata stream from the document catalog. What remains is the pure content: pages, text, images, and layout, untouched.

Two things worth knowing. First, unlike most online editors, this tool never stamps its own name into your file: the original Producer value is preserved on ordinary saves unless you deliberately change it, and stripping removes the field rather than replacing it. Second, stripping is a metadata operation, not redaction — it does not alter visible text or images, and it cannot remove information baked into the page content itself (like a name printed in a header). If you need to remove visible text, redact the document first, then strip its metadata.

Tips for Clean Metadata

• Check before you share, every time. Make viewing metadata part of your publishing checklist, the same as spellcheck. It takes ten seconds and prevents embarrassing leaks.
• Write titles for humans and search. A descriptive title beats a filename like report_final_v2 in every document library and search index that reads PDF metadata.
• Keep keywords short. Three to six comma-separated terms are plenty. Keyword stuffing in PDF metadata helps nothing and looks sloppy to anyone who inspects the file.
• Know creator vs. producer. Creator is the application that authored the content (e.g. Microsoft Word); Producer is the engine that generated the PDF (e.g. a PDF library). Set them accurately if you care about provenance.
• Keep an original. Stripping is one-way for dates — once the creation date is gone, it is gone. Save a copy of the original file before you scrub, in case you need the history later.

PDF Metadata Editor: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I edit PDF metadata online for free?

Upload your PDF to the editor above. It displays every metadata property — title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and dates — in a clear table. Type new values into the edit fields, leaving any field blank to delete it, then click Save and Download PDF. The updated file is generated in your browser with no signup, no upload, and no watermark, and your original file is never modified.

How do I remove all metadata from a PDF before sharing?

Upload the PDF and click Remove All Metadata. The pdf metadata editor deletes every entry in the document information dictionary — title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation and modification dates — and also removes the hidden XMP metadata block. You get a clean copy with only the visible content remaining. Note that stripping metadata is not redaction: it cannot remove names or data printed visibly in the page content itself.

What metadata does a PDF contain?

Two layers. The document information dictionary holds Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator (the app that authored the content), Producer (the engine that generated the PDF), CreationDate, and ModDate — the fields most readers show under File and then Properties. The second layer is XMP metadata, an embedded XML block used in professional publishing workflows that can repeat the same details. The editor also reports technical facts like page count, file size, and PDF version.

Will editing metadata change my PDF’s content or layout?

No. Editing metadata only rewrites the file’s descriptive properties, while every page, image, font, and layout element stays byte-for-byte identical. The only bytes that change are the metadata entries themselves. File size may shift slightly because metadata text is added or removed, and the result message shows you the before-and-after sizes for confirmation. If your PDF needs visible changes, that is a separate editing job.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server when I edit its metadata?

Never. The file is read and rewritten entirely in your browser with JavaScript, so it is never uploaded, stored, or transmitted anywhere. That makes this editor safe for confidential contracts, legal documents, and drafts you would never trust to an upload-based service. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and the tool keeps working. Scanned PDFs work fine; only password-protected files cannot be processed, since their metadata is locked behind the encryption.

Related Free Tools

• PDF Maker — create a brand-new PDF, then set its metadata properly before sharing.
• Merge PDF — combine PDFs into one file, then clean the merged file’s metadata.
• PDF to Word — convert a PDF to an editable Word document.

Your PDF says more about you than its pages do. Open it in this pdf metadata editor, fix or wipe the hidden properties, and share the file — not your fingerprints.