Remove Metadata from a PDF (Free & Private)
PDFs often carry your name, your company and the software you used. See exactly what is inside, then remove it.
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In short
CareerPDF shows the hidden properties of a PDF (author, title, software, dates, custom fields and XMP) and removes all of them in one click. Page content is untouched, nothing is uploaded, and the tool does not add its own name to the file.
Every PDF can carry document properties that most people never look at: the author’s name, the title, the company, the software that created it and the exact dates it was created and modified. Anyone who opens the file can read them in their viewer’s properties panel, and they have exposed authors of anonymous reports and the true origin of documents many times.
This tool shows you exactly what your file contains before you change anything, field by field, including custom properties added by office software and whether an XMP metadata stream is present. Then one click removes all of it and saves a clean copy.
Saving also rewrites the file from scratch. If the PDF was edited before with “incremental saves”, earlier versions of its content that some editors leave inside the file are dropped as well.
How to remove metadata from a PDF
Step 1: Open the PDF
Drop the file or choose it. Damaged or password-protected files are reported straight away.
Step 2: Review what is inside
See the title, author, subject, keywords, creating software, producer, dates, custom properties and XMP status.
Step 3: Remove everything
One button deletes every document-information entry and the XMP stream, without adding anything new in their place.
Step 4: Check and download
The tool reads the cleaned file again to confirm the fields are gone, then saves it to your device.
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What is removed, and what is not
Removed: all entries of the document information dictionary, including non-standard ones such as “Company”, and the XMP metadata stream attached to the document. Page content is untouched, and unlike many tools we do not stamp our own name into the “Producer” field.
Not removed: anything visible on the pages, comments and annotations, form field values, and EXIF data inside images that are embedded in the pages. If you need to remove everything except the visual appearance, use Strong mode in Compress PDF, which turns pages into new images.
The inspection and the cleaning both run in your browser. Uploading a document to a website in order to remove identifying information from it would hand that information over first.
Who removes metadata
- Writers and whistle-blowers sharing documents anonymously.
- Job seekers removing a previous employer’s name from a template.
- Lawyers and consultants sending files to opposing or external parties.
- Anyone publishing a PDF on a website or social network.
- Teams preparing files for public tenders or procurement portals.
Frequently asked questions
What is PDF metadata?
Descriptive information stored with the document rather than on its pages: title, author, subject, keywords, software and dates, plus an optional XMP block.
Does removing metadata change the pages?
No. The pages look exactly the same. Only the hidden properties are removed.
Does CareerPDF add its own name to the file?
No. This tool saves without writing a Producer or Creator entry.
Are images inside the PDF cleaned too?
No. EXIF data inside embedded images is part of the page content. Use Compress PDF in Strong mode to rebuild pages as new images.
How can I check the result myself?
Open the cleaned file in any PDF viewer and look at Document Properties, or load it here again: the list should be empty.
Is my file uploaded?
No. Reading and removing metadata both happen in your browser.
How large a file can I process?
There is no limit imposed by a server, because no server is involved. The limit is your device’s memory: a modern computer handles files of a few hundred megabytes, while phones are more comfortable below about 100 MB.
Which browsers are supported?
Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and Samsung Internet on desktop, Android and iOS. JavaScript must be enabled, because the processing itself is JavaScript running on your device.