PDF Metadata Editor
See what a PDF says about itself — title, author, the app that made it, dates — and change it, or remove it all before you share the file.
PDF Workspace
Add PDFs to start
Drop PDFs or images here, or choose them. Merge, split, reorder, rotate, edit, sign, convert or compress — as many steps as you like, with undo — and download one checked file.
PDFs up to 300 MB each, 5,000 pages in all; JPG, PNG and other images become pages. Password-protected PDFs ask for their password.
Your files are read and written in this browser. They are not uploaded to ToolsDev or anyone else.
Runs in your browser — nothing you enter leaves this device.
About this tool
What it does
PDF Metadata Editor shows what a PDF says about itself — its title, author, subject and keywords, the app it was made with, the program that wrote the PDF, and when it was created and last changed — and whether it carries XMP, a second and often fuller copy of those details. Set what the new file should say, or remove everything: a clean file carries no author, no app name and no dates. Before a file is offered, it is opened again and its properties are checked against what you asked for.
How to use it
- Choose a PDF, or drop it on the page. Properties lists what each file says.
- Type the title, author, subject and keywords the new file should carry, or leave them empty.
- Tick "Remove everything else" to leave out the app name, the PDF writer and the dates; or press Remove all for a file with no properties at all.
- Press Download PDF. The file is made and its properties checked.
Limits and your data
- Properties are not the only thing a PDF can give away. Text on the pages, comments, form answers, earlier text hidden under shapes, and details inside photos (camera, place) are content, not properties, and are not removed here.
- A file made in the workspace never carries the original's XMP, attachments, bookmarks or document scripts, because its pages are copied into a new file; the original file itself is never changed.
- A PDF's ID and its internal structure still differ from file to file; that is how every PDF is made, and it says nothing about you.
- A password-protected PDF asks for its password when added. Files up to 300 MB each.
- Your files are read and written in this browser tab. They are not uploaded to ToolsDev or anyone else, and nothing is saved: closing the tab ends the session, so download what you want to keep. The page downloads its own code, and pdf.js's fonts and image decoders when a page needs them, from toolsdev.in — none of those requests carries your files.
Questions
Why would I remove metadata?
An author field often holds the name of whoever set up the computer, and dates show when a document was really written. Before sending a CV, a quotation or a report outside your company, a clean file says only what you choose.
Does a file from ToolsDev name ToolsDev inside it?
By default, yes: "Made with" says ToolsDev PDF Workspace, as most PDF tools name themselves. Tick "Remove everything else" and it does not.
Does a title help?
Yes. Browsers and PDF readers show the title in the tab and window instead of the file name, and search engines use it for PDFs published on the web.
Can I see the metadata without changing anything?
Yes. Open the file and read the Properties panel; nothing is changed until you download a new file.