PDF Metadata Stripper
See and remove the hidden information in a PDF before you share it: author, software, dates, edit history and attachments.
- Never uploaded
- Works offline
- Free, no sign-up
Processed on this device. Nothing is sent to a server.
How to use the PDF Metadata Stripper
- Step 1Open a PDFSee everything hidden in it, with the actual values.
- Step 2Choose what to removeProperties, XMP, attachments, JavaScript, comments.
- Step 3Download the clean copyIt’s re-checked to confirm nothing is left.
What a PDF says about you
Most PDFs carry properties you never see: the author’s name (often the account name of whoever made the file), the software and version used, when it was created and last edited, and sometimes an earlier draft title. Many also contain an XMP block that repeats the same details.
Files that were edited and saved several times can keep every earlier version inside them. PDF readers show only the latest, but the older text is still in the file and easy to recover. Removing metadata alone doesn’t fix this; the file has to be rewritten. This tool rewrites it and also drops data left over from earlier saves.
It doesn’t change what’s visible on the pages. To hide visible text, use a redaction tool that removes the text itself, not one that just draws a black box over it.
Questions
Is my PDF uploaded to check it?
No. The file is read and rewritten in your browser, which is the point: the documents you’d clean before sharing are the ones you shouldn’t upload anywhere.
How do I know it worked?
After cleaning, the tool reads the new file again from scratch and shows what it found: properties, XMP, revisions, attachments and comments. You can also check in your PDF reader under File → Properties.
Does it remove tracked changes from Word?
If tracked changes or comments were printed into the page when the PDF was made, they are part of the visible content and stay. PDF comments (sticky notes and highlights) can be removed with the “Comments and annotations” option.
What about photos inside the PDF?
Images embedded in a PDF can carry their own EXIF data. Run your photos through the Image Compressor before putting them in a document to remove it.