Remove metadata from a PDF
Clear the hidden details a PDF carries, like the author, the app, dates, and photo data, before you send it. The pages stay exactly as they are.
Drop a PDF, or choose a file
PDF files of any size.
Your file never leaves your device
What a PDF says about you
Besides its pages, a PDF stores details most people never see: the author's name (often your account name), a title, the app and version that made it, when it was created and last changed, and sometimes edit history in XMP data. Photos placed in it can carry camera details and even GPS location.
What Okaysize removes
The document information (title, author, subject, keywords, creator app, producer, dates, and custom fields), every XMP metadata block on the document, pages, and images, app private data, and the EXIF, XMP, and IPTC blocks inside JPEG photos.
What stays the same
Every page, its text, images, links, bookmarks, and form fields stay exactly as they were. Nothing is redrawn or recompressed.
How to remove metadata from a PDF
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Add your PDF
Drag your PDF onto the box, or click Choose a file. It opens right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
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Click Remove metadata
The title, author, creator app, dates, XMP data, and photo EXIF are removed. The pages aren't touched.
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Download the result
Click Download to save the clean PDF. The original file is left exactly as it was.
Questions
Does it remove comments or hidden text?
No. Metadata is the details about the file. To lock comments into the page use Flatten PDF, and to remove private text for real use Redact PDF.
Will the PDF look different?
No. Only the hidden details are removed. The pages are untouched.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The metadata is removed on your device.
My PDF is password protected
Unlock it first with Unlock PDF, then remove the metadata.
What about digital signatures?
Changing a digitally signed PDF in any way breaks its signature. Remove the metadata before signing, not after.