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Edit PDF document properties like title, author, subject, and keywords. Remove metadata for privacy.
PDF metadata is embedded information that describes your document without being visible in the content itself. Every PDF file contains a metadata dictionary that stores properties like the document title, author name, creation date, and keywords. This information follows the XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) standard, making it readable by various software applications, search engines, and document management systems. When you create a PDF using any application, metadata is automatically generated based on your system settings and the software used. Understanding what metadata your documents contain is essential for professional document management, privacy protection, and ensuring your PDFs are properly indexed and discoverable.
Properly managed PDF metadata significantly impacts how your documents are discovered, organized, and used across different platforms. Search engines like Google index PDF metadata to determine relevance and ranking in search results, meaning well-crafted titles and keywords can improve your document's visibility online. Enterprise document management systems use metadata fields to automatically categorize and retrieve files, saving countless hours of manual organization. For accessibility, screen readers rely on metadata to announce document titles and descriptions to visually impaired users. Additionally, metadata can reveal sensitive information about document authors, editing history, and software used—information you may want to remove before sharing documents externally to protect privacy and maintain confidentiality.
PDF metadata can inadvertently expose sensitive information about you and your organization. Author names, email addresses, computer usernames, file paths, and software versions are commonly embedded in documents without your knowledge. Before sharing PDFs externally with clients, partners, or the public, removing this metadata protects your privacy and prevents information leakage. Our metadata removal tool completely strips all identifying information from your documents, including hidden XMP data and document properties. This is especially important for legal documents, business proposals, anonymous submissions, and any files where author identification should remain confidential. With browser-based processing, your cleaned documents never leave your device, ensuring maximum privacy during the removal process itself.
PDF metadata is information stored within a PDF document that describes its properties, such as title, author, subject, keywords, creation date, and modification date. This information is used by search engines, document management systems, and PDF readers.
Common reasons include: updating author information, adding descriptive titles for SEO, adding keywords for searchability, removing sensitive metadata before sharing, and correcting incorrect document properties.
Yes! The 'Remove All Metadata' option clears all metadata fields including title, author, subject, keywords, creator, and producer. This is useful for privacy or when sharing documents externally.
No, editing metadata only changes the document properties and information. The actual content, formatting, and appearance of your PDF remain completely unchanged.
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