Remove PDF metadata

Clear out the hidden details tucked inside a PDF, such as your name and when the file was made. You see what was found before and after, and the file never leaves your device.

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Remove PDF Metadata at a glance

Remove PDF Metadata is a free tool that deletes the hidden details stored inside a PDF, such as the author's name, the app that made it, creation dates, XMP data and preview images. It runs in your browser, shows what it found before and after, and saves a clean copy without uploading anything.

Limits · Files up to 1 GB each · Any number of files at a time · Free and unlimited, no account needed

Last updated October 19, 2026

How to use Remove PDF Metadata

Add your PDF
Choose a file or drop it on the page. Wispdf reads its hidden details.
See what's there
Look over the author, dates, app name and anything else Wispdf found.
Remove and save
Strip the details, check the after view, and download your clean copy.

What Remove PDF Metadata does

Removing PDF metadata means deleting the hidden details stored inside the file, separate from the pages you see. These can include the author's name, the app that created the file, when it was made and changed, an extra block of details called XMP data, and small preview images. Wispdf strips them in your browser and shows you what it found before and after.

People use it to

Submit a paper for blind review without your name hiding in the file details
Send a contract draft without the author and edit dates tagging along
Publish a price list without revealing which staff member made it

What's included

Before and after

See which hidden details were in the file, then confirm they're gone.

Names and dates

Clears the author's name, the creation and edit dates, and the app that made the file.

XMP and thumbnails

Also clears XMP data, an extra block of hidden details, and small preview images some apps tuck inside.

Pages untouched

Only the hidden details change. Your text, images and layout look exactly as before.

Where your file goes

Remove PDF Metadata runs entirely on your device. Your file never leaves your browser, so the details you're removing are never sent to anyone, including us.

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Questions about Remove PDF Metadata

What is PDF metadata, in plain words?

PDF metadata is information stored inside the file that you don't see on the page. It can include the author's name, the app used to make the file, when it was created and last changed, an extra block of details called XMP data, and small preview images. Remove PDF Metadata shows you what your file holds, then clears it.

Is Remove PDF Metadata free?

Yes. Remove PDF Metadata is free and unlimited, and you don't need an account. It runs on your device, so there is no daily limit or file count. The only practical limit is your device's memory, comfortably around 1 GB of PDFs on a computer and less on a phone.

Do you see my file or its metadata?

No. Remove PDF Metadata does all its work inside your browser, so the file and the hidden details in it never reach our servers. A privacy tool shouldn't send your private details somewhere first, so this one doesn't. There is nothing for us to store or delete.

Does removing metadata hide names on the page itself?

No. Remove PDF Metadata only clears the hidden details stored behind the pages. Anything you can see, like a name in the letterhead or a signature, stays as it is. To remove visible text or images for good, use Redact PDF, which deletes the content under each black box and then checks that it's really gone.

Can I remove metadata from a PDF on my iPhone or Windows PC?

Yes. Remove PDF Metadata works in any modern browser on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, with no app to install. Add the PDF from your files, look over what Wispdf found, then save the cleaned copy back to your device.

How can I check that the metadata is really gone?

Remove PDF Metadata shows what it found before and after, so you can see each detail cleared. You can also open the saved copy in any PDF app and look at its document properties. If you edit and resave the file later, that app may add its own details again, so run it once more.