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Remove PDF metadata privately

Delete standard document properties, identifiers, and XMP metadata from one PDF without uploading it. The result is checked locally before download.

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Your PDF stays in this browser tab. Its filename, content, and metadata values are not sent to analytics.

How this tool works

Step 1

Choose one file

Select a file from your device. Nothing is uploaded for processing.

Step 2

Process locally

The required open-source code loads only after you choose a file.

Step 3

Review the result

Check the output details, then save the result directly from this tab.

Questions about this tool

The cleaner removes the standard Info dictionary, document identifier, XMP metadata streams, page metadata, PieceInfo, and LastModified entries.

No. pdf-lib rewrites the document in this browser tab, and PDF.js validates the local result.

The tool edits the existing PDF object structure rather than rebuilding pages as images. Common document features should remain, but complex or malformed PDFs can use structures that browser libraries do not support.

No. Visible text and images, attachments, scripts, comments, and deliberately hidden data are not redacted. Review the document separately before sharing sensitive material.

Open-source processing: pdf-lib (MIT), PDF.js (Apache-2.0).