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PDF Metadata Remover

Remove hidden metadata from PDF files online. Upload your PDF to clear common document properties such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and date metadata.

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Clean hidden PDF properties

Useful before sharing reports, invoices, forms, ebooks, portfolios, academic files, client documents, and public downloads.

Free PDF Metadata Remover Tool

Upload a PDF and remove supported hidden metadata fields with one click.

Server setup needed: PDF metadata removal requires PHP exec() and ExifTool installed.

Recommended: install QPDF so the cleaned PDF can be rewritten after metadata removal.

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Select PDF File

Click or drop PDF here Supports .pdf files. Maximum file size: 120 MB.

The remover clears writable PDF metadata supported by ExifTool. When QPDF is installed, the output is also rewritten automatically.

This tool removes hidden metadata only. It does not remove visible text, comments shown on pages, watermarks, signatures, form values, or image content.

Cleaned PDF Output

Ready to Clean

Upload a PDF to remove supported hidden document metadata.

Common removable metadata:
Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, Create Date, Modify Date, Metadata Date, XMP metadata

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Optional QPDF Rewrite

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0 KB Cleaned PDF Size

This PDF Metadata Remover uses ExifTool to clear writable metadata and uses QPDF for an additional rewrite when QPDF is available on the server.

Why Remove PDF Metadata?

PDF files can contain hidden document properties that may reveal author names, software details, dates, subjects, keywords, and other information.

Reduce Hidden Information

Clear supported hidden fields such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and date metadata before sharing a PDF.

Clean Document Properties

Remove old or unwanted metadata from reports, forms, invoices, ebooks, academic files, portfolios, and business documents.

Download a Cleaned PDF

Upload your file, remove supported metadata, and download the cleaned PDF without a database, external API, or account.

What PDF Metadata Can Be Removed?

PDF metadata is information stored inside the file rather than displayed as normal page content. ExifTool can clear many writable metadata fields, including common document properties and XMP metadata.

Metadata Type	Example	Removal
Title	Annual Report 2026	Removed when writable
Author	Person or company name	Removed when writable
Subject and Keywords	Finance, invoice, client	Removed when writable
Creator and Producer	Application or PDF software	Removed when writable
Date and XMP Metadata	Create date, modify date, XMP properties	Removed when writable

Important Privacy Note

Removing metadata is different from redacting visible or embedded document content. Names, email addresses, comments, images, form values, layers, attachments, or text that appear inside the PDF pages are not automatically removed by this tool.

For stronger cleanup, QPDF is used automatically when available to rewrite the PDF after ExifTool clears metadata.

How It Works

Remove PDF metadata in three simple steps.

Upload PDF

Choose a PDF file from your device. The tool checks the file signature before processing.

Remove Metadata

ExifTool clears writable metadata. If QPDF is available, the cleaned file is also rewritten automatically.

Download Clean PDF

Download the processed PDF and review it before sharing or publishing.

PDF Metadata Remover FAQs

Common questions about removing PDF metadata with ExifTool and QPDF.

A PDF Metadata Remover clears supported hidden document properties such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates, and XMP metadata.

No. It removes metadata, not visible page content. Text, images, signatures, watermarks, and form content remain unless removed separately.

Yes. ExifTool is required by this PHP implementation to remove writable PDF metadata.

QPDF rewrites the processed PDF when available, which provides an additional cleanup step after ExifTool removes metadata.

The tool removes writable metadata supported by ExifTool. Some PDFs may contain unsupported, encrypted, embedded, or visible information that needs separate inspection or redaction.

No. It does not need a database, API, Composer, or cURL. It needs PHP upload support, exec(), ExifTool, and preferably QPDF.