Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?

No. All processing happens inside your browser using pdf-lib. Your files never leave your device.

What metadata fields can I edit?

You can edit Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, and Producer. These are the standard document information fields defined in the PDF specification.

Can I clear all metadata at once?

Yes. Click the "Clear all fields" button to empty every metadata field before saving.

Will editing metadata affect the PDF content or quality?

No. Metadata fields are stored separately from page content. Editing them does not change any text, images, or formatting in the document.

How do I view the metadata of a PDF?

Upload the file and the current metadata values are read from the PDF and displayed in the form automatically.

PDF Metadata Editor - Edit PDF Title, Author & Properties Online

View and edit PDF document properties in your browser

Upload any PDF to inspect its Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, and Producer fields. Edit any field, then download the updated file. All processing is done locally using pdf-lib. Nothing is sent to a server.

What is PDF metadata?

PDF files store document information in a standard dictionary called the Document Information Dictionary. Fields like Title and Author appear in the title bar of PDF readers, in print dialogs, and in search engine previews when the PDF is publicly accessible.

Why edit PDF metadata?

Common reasons to update PDF properties include: correcting an auto-generated title, removing an author name before sharing, adding keywords for better search discovery, or stripping creator/producer strings to reduce fingerprinting. Editing metadata does not change any visible content in the document.

Privacy

Your file is processed entirely in your browser. No data is transmitted to any server. Closing the tab leaves no trace of the document.

Metadata fields reference

Field	Purpose	Notes
Title	Document title displayed in PDF viewer title bar and browser tabs	Often auto-generated from the filename; frequently wrong
Author	Person or organization who created the content	Remove before sharing externally to avoid revealing author identity
Subject	Topic or theme of the document	Used by some search engines for indexing PDFs
Keywords	Comma-separated tags for search and categorization	Helps PDF search in document management systems
Creator	Application that originally created the document	E.g., "Microsoft Word 2021" or "Adobe InDesign 2024"
Producer	PDF rendering software that converted to PDF format	E.g., "Adobe PDF Library 21.0" or "pdfTeX 1.40"
Creation Date	When the document was originally created	ISO 8601 format stored in the PDF; shown in viewer Properties dialog
Modification Date	When the document was last modified	Updated automatically by PDF editing tools

Removing metadata entirely

This tool lets you edit individual metadata fields - changing values or clearing them to empty strings. If your goal is complete metadata removal for privacy, you have two options:

Clear all fields: set every field to an empty string using this tool, then save. This removes standard Document Information Dictionary entries.
Full metadata strip (including XMP): PDFs also contain an XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) packet that stores the same information in XML format. Tools like ExifTool (exiftool -all= document.pdf) or Ghostscript remove both the Document Information Dictionary and the XMP packet for thorough metadata removal.