Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. This conversion runs inside your browser using your own device’s processing power, and the file is not uploaded. Once a tool has been used once (video, text recognition and background removal download their engine from this site the first time), it keeps working when your connection drops.

What exactly is removed?

Every entry of the document information dictionary (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, dates and any custom keys), every XMP metadata stream anywhere in the file, and PieceInfo — the private data that design tools attach. The tool shows the counts after it runs.

Will the PDF still open normally?

Yes. Metadata is optional in the PDF format; readers show blank document properties and nothing else changes. Pages, fonts, links, bookmarks and form fields are all kept.

Does it remove my name from the text or from comments?

No. Text on the page is content, not metadata, and comment author names are part of each comment. Edit those separately, or flatten the PDF to images if the comments must go.

Remove metadata from a PDF

Runs on your device · Your file never leaves your device.

A PDF carries more than its pages. The author field holds whoever set up the computer, the creator names the software and version, the dates show when the file was made and last touched, and the XMP block can repeat all of it plus a document ID. Before you send a CV, a report or a legal document, see what it says — and take it out.

Load the file and the tool lists every entry it finds: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Created with, Produced by, creation and modification dates, any custom entries, and whether XMP metadata or application-private data is attached. Press Remove and a copy is written with the Info dictionary emptied, every XMP metadata stream deleted (document, page and image level), and private application data dropped. The copy is saved without a producer stamp of its own, so it does not simply swap one signature for another.

What it does not do is equally important. The page content and its text are untouched, comments keep their author names, and photographs embedded in the PDF keep whatever EXIF they carry inside the image stream. Metadata removal is one step; if the pages themselves contain your name, that is a different job.

How to remove metadata from a PDF

Add the PDF and read the list of what it carries.
Press Remove metadata.
Download the clean copy — the original on your device is untouched.

Supported formats and limits

Input: PDF (any version; a locked file asks for its password)
Shows: Title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, custom entries, XMP and private data
Removes: All of the above; no producer stamp is written back
Keeps: Pages, text, fonts, links, bookmarks, form fields, comments
Where it runs: In your browser; nothing uploaded

Not for: Scrubbing names inside the page text, comment authors, or EXIF inside embedded photos — those live in the content, not the metadata.

Make it the last step

If the file is going through other tools as well, remove the metadata at the end: a tool that rebuilds a PDF may write entries of its own, while this one saves without adding anything. Only the parts of the file the document still uses are written, so an older title or author left inside the file by an earlier save is not carried over either.

To check the result, load the downloaded copy again. A file with nothing left shows "This file carries no document metadata".

Reading the list

The Info entries and the XMP block often repeat the same facts, and different readers show one or the other, which is why both go. Dates are shown in UTC, so they can differ from your local time by some hours. Other entries lists the names of extra keys the creating program added; their values are removed with the rest. XMP metadata is counted per stream: one for the document, plus one for each page or image that carries its own. Application-private data is what some design programs store so that they can reopen the file in their own format.

Locked files, attachments and form values

A PDF that only restricts printing or editing is unlocked without asking, and one that needs a password to open asks for it. In both cases the copy is saved without a password or restrictions, and a line under the result says so, so that nobody sends it on believing it is still protected.

Files attached inside the PDF stay attached, with their own names and dates, and filled form fields keep their values. If those must not travel with the document, /flatten-pdf with Everything builds a new file that contains neither, at the cost of selectable text.

Frequently asked questions

Are my files uploaded to a server?: No. This conversion runs inside your browser using your own device’s processing power, and the file is not uploaded. Once a tool has been used once (video, text recognition and background removal download their engine from this site the first time), it keeps working when your connection drops.
What exactly is removed?: Every entry of the document information dictionary (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, dates and any custom keys), every XMP metadata stream anywhere in the file, and PieceInfo — the private data that design tools attach. The tool shows the counts after it runs.
Will the PDF still open normally?: Yes. Metadata is optional in the PDF format; readers show blank document properties and nothing else changes. Pages, fonts, links, bookmarks and form fields are all kept.
Does it remove my name from the text or from comments?: No. Text on the page is content, not metadata, and comment author names are part of each comment. Edit those separately, or flatten the PDF to images if the comments must go.