View and remove PDF metadata

The result clears standard document-information fields such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and stored dates, and removes catalog XMP metadata. These are common descriptive fields but they are not the only places information can exist in a PDF. The tool does not promise to remove visible page content, annotations, form values, attachments, layer names, filenames, hidden objects, or text repeated elsewhere. Inspect the complete document according to the sensitivity of the material.

No. Removing standard metadata does not erase names, addresses, account numbers, comments, signatures, tracked content, or other information visible on pages. It also does not rename the downloaded file or evaluate attachments and annotations as personal data. Review the pages at normal and zoomed view, search for sensitive terms, inspect attachments and form fields, and choose an appropriate redaction process when information must be removed from the actual document content rather than only from descriptive metadata fields.

Open the finished PDF in a reader that displays document properties and check the title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and dates. If your workflow relies on XMP, inspect it with an appropriate metadata tool as well. Then review the filename, visible pages, annotations, attachments, form fields, and searchable text separately because they are outside the standard fields being cleared. Keep the source until the cleaned result passes the checks required for its intended disclosure.

This action removes standard document-information fields and catalog XMP metadata. It does not remove visible text, annotations, form values, attachments, filenames, layer names, hidden objects, or copies of the same information elsewhere. Password-protected PDFs cannot be inspected. Metadata can also be added again by later software. Check properties with an appropriate reader, then review visible and embedded content separately according to the sensitivity of the document.

Yes. Every PDF action listed in this section is free to use, requires no signup, and does not add a PetexSpace watermark. The tools have different input requirements and limitations, so open the exact action and review its page selection, supported image type, output behavior, and document warning before starting. Keep the original PDF until the result has been opened, checked page by page, and tested in the reader or workflow that will receive it.