Does the PDF still look the same?

Yes. The pages, fonts, images and links are carried across unchanged; only the file's own description of itself is rewritten. The file size usually shifts slightly because it is re-serialised, which is normal.

Does this redact the content?

No, and the distinction matters. This removes the document's properties. It does not remove text you covered with a black box, does not flatten form fields, and does not touch metadata inside images you placed on the pages. For genuine redaction you need a tool that rewrites the page content itself.

What about a password-protected PDF?

It cannot be rewritten without the password, and the page will say so rather than fail with a parser error. Remove the protection first in whatever application can open it, then come back.

Is the file uploaded?

No. The file is rewritten inside your browser and never leaves your device — which is the only arrangement that makes sense for a tool whose job is to remove information you would rather not share.

How do I know it worked?

The page lists what it found before the removal and inspects the result afterwards, so you watch the list go empty. You can also check independently: the properties dialog of whatever application opens the file will show the same thing.

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The properties dialog is only half of it

Every PDF carries an information dictionary: title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and two timestamps. That is what a reader shows under Document Properties, and it is what most tools clear when they say they remove metadata.

Modern PDFs carry the same information a second time, as an XMP packet — a block of XML embedded in the file. Clearing the dictionary and leaving the packet produces a document whose properties dialog is blank and whose bytes still contain the author's name in readable text. Both are removed here.

What the producer field gives away

The producer and creator fields name the software, usually with a version number: which word processor, which export plug-in, which PDF library, sometimes which operating system. For a document sent outside an organisation that is a small piece of infrastructure disclosure, and for a document meant to look like it came from somewhere else it is the detail that gives it away.

The timestamps are the other half. A PDF created at 02:14 on a Sunday says something about how it was produced, and a modification date days after the creation date says the document was revised after it was apparently finished.

What is not removed, and why

The content. Text stays text, images stay images, links stay links, and the document opens exactly as it did — this rewrites the file around the pages rather than rebuilding them.

That also means anything embedded *in* the content survives: a scanned signature is still a picture of a signature, a photograph placed on a page still carries whatever its own metadata said, and text hidden under a black rectangle is still text. Removing document properties is not redaction, and no tool that claims otherwise should be believed.

How to remove metadata from a PDF

Drop your PDF onto this page, or click to choose one.
Look at what was found before anything is removed.
Remove it and download. The content of the file is untouched.

Removing PDF metadata: common questions

Does the PDF still look the same?: Yes. The pages, fonts, images and links are carried across unchanged; only the file's own description of itself is rewritten. The file size usually shifts slightly because it is re-serialised, which is normal.
Does this redact the content?: No, and the distinction matters. This removes the document's properties. It does not remove text you covered with a black box, does not flatten form fields, and does not touch metadata inside images you placed on the pages. For genuine redaction you need a tool that rewrites the page content itself.
What about a password-protected PDF?: It cannot be rewritten without the password, and the page will say so rather than fail with a parser error. Remove the protection first in whatever application can open it, then come back.
Is the file uploaded?: No. The file is rewritten inside your browser and never leaves your device — which is the only arrangement that makes sense for a tool whose job is to remove information you would rather not share.
How do I know it worked?: The page lists what it found before the removal and inspects the result afterwards, so you watch the list go empty. You can also check independently: the properties dialog of whatever application opens the file will show the same thing.

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