PDF Metadata Scrubber (100% In‑Browser)

A free, in-browser metadata scrubber that removes identifying PDF metadata — title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation/modification timestamps — plus optional XMP data. Nothing is uploaded; files never leave your device. Great for scrubbing documents before sharing without exposing who created them or when. For photos, pair it with the EXIF metadata remover.

  1. Add PDFs — drag & drop or pick files.
  2. Scrub — analyze and clean metadata.
  3. Download — single file or ZIP.

Drop PDF files here or click to select

Tip: You can add multiple PDFs to scrub them in a batch.

Options

Selected Files

Disclaimer: This tool is provided "as is" for convenience and privacy hygiene. It is not legal advice. Always follow your local laws, contracts, discovery holds, and organizational policies.

What a metadata scrubber does

A metadata scrubber strips the hidden information files carry about who made them, when, and with what software. PDFs and Office documents quietly store an author name, the creating application, and creation/modification timestamps; photos store EXIF data like camera model, GPS location and date. Scrubbing that metadata before you share a file stops it leaking — which is why journalists, lawyers, recruiters and anyone publishing documents run files through a scrubbing tool first.

This is a PDF metadata scrubbing tool: it removes the Document Info fields (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates) and, optionally, the XMP packet — entirely in your browser, with nothing uploaded. Need to scrub image metadata (EXIF/GPS) instead? Use the companion EXIF metadata viewer & remover, which cleans photos the same private, in-browser way.

How to scrub metadata from a PDF

  1. Add your PDFs — drag & drop or pick files. They never leave your device.
  2. Choose what to remove — the Document Info fields, and optionally the XMP packet.
  3. Clean and download — grab each file, or all of them as a ZIP.
  4. Verify in your PDF viewer under File → Properties (restart the viewer to clear cached values).

Frequently Asked Questions

It can. Litigation holds, regulatory retention rules, and employer policies may forbid altering originals. Work on copies and follow retention rules.

Not necessarily. Content and other signals can still identify origin. Consider rasterizing pages and rebuilding the PDF for stronger privacy.

Processing is 100% client-side and files are not uploaded. Compliance still requires appropriate governance, logging, and approvals.

Common Document Info fields (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, Creation/Modification dates) and, optionally, the XMP packet. Page content is unchanged.

No. It only alters metadata. Use a redaction workflow or rasterize pages then rebuild the PDF.

Check File → Properties in your PDF viewer or re-analyze with the tool. Restart the viewer to avoid cached values.

Those are file-system timestamps, not PDF metadata. This tool removes internal PDF fields only.

Linearization (Fast Web View) may be removed and size may change slightly. Content remains the same.

Encrypted PDFs require the correct password. Corrupted or partial files may fail; re-download or repair them.

Use per-file Download links or Download All (ZIP). Allow downloads/pop-ups for the site if needed.

Yes. Processing is in-browser and no files are uploaded. Once cached, it can work offline.

The tool's controls, progress indicators, and results areas include ARIA labels and live regions. If you encounter an issue, let us know and we'll improve it.

A metadata scrubber is a tool that removes the hidden 'data about the file' — author, software, timestamps, and (for photos) camera and GPS info — so you can share a file without exposing who made it or where. This one scrubs PDF metadata in your browser; for image EXIF data use the EXIF remover.

Yes — for photos (EXIF, GPS, camera model) use our EXIF metadata viewer & remover. This page handles PDF document metadata; the EXIF tool handles image metadata. Both run fully in your browser.