Remove metadata from any PDF.
Author, hidden data, dates, and PDF properties — stripped in your browser. No Acrobat, no upload.
This is the PDF variant. Whether you want to remove the author from a PDF, delete metadata from a PDF, erase the creator info, or sanitize hidden data before sharing publicly — drop the file and download the cleaned version. Identical pixel output, no re-rasterization.
Metadata tool
Why remove PDF metadata?
Every PDF carries an Info dictionary (author, title, subject, keywords, creator, producer), a hidden XMP metadata stream, a unique document ID, and timestamps for creation and modification. Adobe Acrobat calls this the document's "hidden data" and offers a paid feature to remove it. This free PDF metadata remover does the same job in your browser. Whether you call it a PDF metadata cleaner, PDF properties cleaner, PDF info viewer, PDF inspector, or simply pdf metadata remove tool — same outcome. Batch remove metadata from PDF files by dropping multiple at once.
Want to inspect a PDF first? View mode turns this into a PDF metadata viewer and PDF properties viewer — see the author, dates, and producer before deciding to clean.
Privacy-first by design
Why this metadata remover is different.
Most online metadata cleaners upload your files to a server. We don't.
Files never leave your browser
Every byte stays on your device. The metadata stripping runs locally in WebAssembly and JavaScript — there is no server-side processing. Open your network tab and check while it works.
Free, no signup, no watermark
Use it once or use it daily. There's no account to create, no email to confirm, no "upgrade" pop-up. We built this metadata removal tool because we needed it ourselves.
Strip and inspect — same tool
Switch to view mode to see exactly what's hidden in your files before deciding to remove it. Doubles as a free EXIF viewer, PDF properties viewer, and document inspector.
Built on audited open primitives
Powered by piexifjs (image EXIF), pdf-lib (PDF), fflate (Office and OpenDocument files), and mp4box (video). All open-source, all client-side, all running in the page you're reading.
What gets removed
The hidden data in your files.
Most files carry hidden information you never see — but the recipient does.
PDFs
- Author and creator name
- PDF producer software
- Creation and modification dates
- Title, subject, and keywords
- Hidden XMP metadata stream
- Document ID and trailer info
- Custom metadata properties
When PDF metadata leaks matter
Whistleblowing and journalism
PDF author fields have outed sources before. Remove the author from the PDF before sharing.
Job applications and CVs
Recruiters can see when you last edited your CV — sometimes for a different role. Clean PDF metadata before sending.
Legal and court filings
Document properties survive redaction. A PDF properties cleaner is the second pass after redacting visible text.
Publishing and contributor anonymity
Academic blind review and editorial workflows require the author field stripped — this is the easiest way to do it.
How it works
Three steps. No upload.
1. Pick your file
Choose a photo, PDF, video, or document. The metadata remover loads only the engine for that file type — keeping the page fast for everyone else.
2. Strip locally
Your browser parses the file and removes the hidden metadata in memory. We never see the file. We never see the metadata. There is no upload.
3. Download cleaned
Save the cleaned file back to your device. Optionally download a JSON of what was removed, so you have a record.
By file type
Specialized tools for each format.
Or jump straight to the right one:
Image metadata remover
Strip EXIF, GPS data, IPTC, and XMP from JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP and TIFF.
Open image toolVideo metadata remover
Strip GPS and camera info from MP4 and MOV files — no re-encoding, no quality loss.
Open video toolDocument metadata remover
Clean Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OpenDocument files in one go.
Open document toolFAQ
Common questions about metadata removal.
Functionally similar — both clear the Info dictionary, XMP stream, and document ID. The differences: this is free, requires no install, doesn't upload your file, and works on Linux and ChromeOS where Acrobat doesn't ship. We don't try to redact visible text — that's a separate concern.
From the team behind Vaulternal
Want this same privacy for the files you can't always reach yourself?
You just cleaned this file without ever uploading it. Vaulternal applies the same zero-knowledge approach to conditional access continuity — encrypted files that reach a trusted person only when conditions you set in advance are met. Long trips, hospital stays, planned handovers. No servers in the loop, ever.
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