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PDF Metadata Editor

View and change the properties stored inside a PDF — title, author, keywords, dates and more — or clear them before you share the file.

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How to use the PDF Metadata Editor

  1. 1Add a PDF — its current properties are filled in.
  2. 2Edit any field, or press Clear all to empty them.
  3. 3Choose whether to remove the XMP metadata stream.
  4. 4Save, check the values read back from the new file, and download it.

How it works

PDF properties live in the document information dictionary: fields for the title, author, subject and keywords, the application that created the document, the software that produced the PDF, and when it was created and last modified. Search engines and document systems read them, and the title is what many PDF viewers show in the window bar instead of the file name.

Many PDFs also carry a second copy of this information as an XMP metadata stream, and some readers prefer that copy. Changing the title here while an old XMP stream stays behind can leave different programs showing different titles. Removing the XMP stream makes the fields you set the only metadata the file contains.

Only the properties are rewritten; pages, fonts, images and bookmarks are carried over unchanged. Empty fields are removed from the file rather than saved as blanks. After saving, the new file is opened again and its properties are read back, so what you see is what the file really contains.

The file is read into your browser's memory, changed there, and handed straight back to you. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no queue and no copy sitting on a server afterwards.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my PDF viewer still show the old title?
Some viewers read the XMP copy first. Save again with “Remove the XMP metadata stream” ticked, then close and reopen the file in case the viewer cached it.
Can I remove all metadata before sharing a PDF?
Press Clear all, keep “Remove the XMP metadata stream” ticked, and save. The document properties and the XMP stream are removed. Other content — comments, form data, or text inside the pages themselves — is not affected.
Does editing metadata change the document's content?
No. The pages are copied as they are; only the properties change.
Why can't I edit an encrypted PDF?
Encryption locks the file's structure, including its properties. Remove the password in a PDF reader you trust, then edit the properties here.

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