Remove PDF metadata before you share

All standard PDF Info dictionary fields: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator (the application that created the file), Producer (the PDF library used), creation date, and modification date. It also removes the embedded XMP metadata stream, which can carry the same information in a different format.

Metadata in a PDF can reveal the author's name, the software they used, when the document was created, and sometimes the organisation's internal systems. In legal discovery, court filings, and HIPAA-covered document exchanges, this information may need to be removed before sharing.

No. Everything runs in your browser using pdf-lib, an open-source library. You can verify by opening DevTools → Network while processing — you'll see zero requests.

No. Only the metadata is removed. Text, images, formatting, and all page content remain exactly as they were.

No — they solve different problems. Redaction removes visible content from pages (text and images). Metadata stripping removes hidden identifying information embedded in the file itself. For thorough compliance prep, do both.