Remove PDF Metadata | Clear Author, Dates, and XMP

Create a browser-only copy without common PDF document-info fields or the catalog XMP metadata reference.

Focus mode

Key features

Inspects title, author, subject, keywords, Creator, Producer, and creation/modification dates.
Removes the document Info reference from the PDF trailer and its referenced object.
Removes the Metadata reference from the document catalog and its referenced XMP stream.
Downloads a new PDF copy while retaining page count and visible page content.

How to use

Choose a PDF no larger than 50,000,000 bytes or 200 pages and review detected common metadata.
Read the cleanup boundary and note that this is not complete anonymization.
Download the browser-rewritten PDF without the targeted Info and XMP groups.

Examples

Clean properties before external sharing
Remove common author, creator application, and creation/modification date fields exposed by document properties.
Reduce catalog XMP in a public copy
Create a new PDF without the XMP packet linked by a content-management application's document catalog.

Privacy

The original PDF and cleaned copy are handled only in browser memory and are never uploaded to or retained by a server.

Requirements

This is a common Info/XMP cleanup, not forensic anonymization. It does not guarantee removal of attachments, annotations, form values, visible text/images, every trace of incremental history, or nonstandard application objects.

Common questions

Does every piece of personal data disappear?: No. The cleanup targets common Info and catalog XMP. Body content, annotations, attachments, forms, and application-specific data need separate review.
Does this change page quality?: Pages are not rasterized or redrawn. The PDF structure is serialized into a new file, so its bytes will differ from the source.