Remove PDF Metadata — See & Strip Hidden Data
Find out what your PDF quietly reveals — author, software, timestamps — and download a copy that carries none of it.
Every PDF carries hidden properties that never appear on the page: who created it, which software made it, and the exact minute it was written and last changed. Open your file here to see precisely what it reveals — and any copy you download from the editor carries none of it.
What hidden data is in a PDF?
- Author: often your real name or your computer's username, even when it appears nowhere in the document.
- Producer / Creator: the name and version of the software that made the file.
- Title, subject, keywords: can still hold text from an old draft or an internal filename.
- Dates: when the file was created and last modified — down to the minute.
Why it matters
Send a CV and the Author field can reveal a different name than the one you typed, or that the file started life as a colleague's template. On legal or journalistic documents, the timestamps reveal when it was really prepared. None of it is information you meant to share — but it travels with the file.
Inspect and clean in 3 steps
- 1. Open the editor and upload your PDF.
- 2. From the Document menu choose "Hidden data & properties" to see what your original is carrying.
- 3. Hit download — the copy you get is rebuilt from scratch and carries none of those properties.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to run anything to clean the file?
No. Your PDF is rebuilt from scratch on download, so the hidden properties — and even the time you edited it — are left behind automatically. The inspector is there to show you what your original was carrying.
What about the password-protected copy?
Also cleaned: the metadata is stripped before encryption, so the protected copy carries no author or title either.
Does this remove sensitive text from the pages?
No — metadata and visible content are different things. To permanently remove names or numbers printed on the page, use the redaction tool.
Do the pages or text change?
No — your pages and their content stay exactly as they are; only the hidden properties are left behind.
Is my file uploaded?
No — everything runs in your browser; your document never leaves your device.