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Remove PDF Metadata

Strip the author, title, software, and timestamp details hidden inside a PDF.

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Max 100MB per file.

Everything happens in your browser — your PDF is never uploaded to a server.

🔒Your files are automatically deleted after processing and are never shared with third parties.

Supported Formats

PDF only.

Common Uses

•Removing your name or company software from a document before sharing it publicly
•Cleaning up a PDF before submitting it somewhere that shouldn't see its authorship or edit history
•Stripping timestamps that reveal when a file was really created or last touched
•Auditing a PDF you received to see exactly what hidden properties it carries

💡 Pro Tip

Metadata is invisible when you open a PDF normally — check "Document Properties" in most PDF readers to see what's actually stored before assuming a file is clean.

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📖Remove PDF Metadata Guide

Strips the hidden document properties inside a PDF — title, author, the software that created it, and creation/modification timestamps — that don't show up when you open the file but are visible to anyone who checks its properties.

When to use this

Use this before sharing a PDF publicly or with someone outside your organization, when you don't want the original author's name, company software, or file history attached to the document.

Step-by-step workflow

  1. 1Upload your PDF Convertam reads and displays whatever metadata is currently stored in the file.
  2. 2Review what was found See exactly which fields — title, author, creator, dates — are present before removing anything.
  3. 3Remove and download Every metadata field is stripped and the cleaned PDF downloads immediately.

Tips for best results

  • ✓This only removes the file's properties, not its visible content — text, images, and layout are completely unchanged.
  • ✓If the tool reports no metadata was found, the file is already clean — there's nothing more to do.
  • ✓Metadata is often added automatically by the app that created the PDF (Word, a scanner, a design tool) — most people never notice it's there until they check.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • ⚠Assuming a PDF has no hidden information just because it looks anonymous when opened — properties like author name are stored separately from the visible page content.
  • ⚠Forgetting to re-check metadata after re-editing a cleaned PDF in another tool, which can reintroduce a new Producer or timestamp.
  • ⚠Confusing this with redaction — this removes file properties, not visible sensitive text or images on the page (use Redact & Edit PDF for that).

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