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Edit PDF Metadata – Title, Author, Keywords

View and change a PDF's title, author, subject, keywords, creator and producer, or remove all metadata before sharing. Free and private.

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  • Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded

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About the Edit PDF Metadata

See the hidden document properties stored in a PDF and edit them: set a proper title (shown in browser tabs and search results), author, subject and keywords, or strip metadata entirely.

Key features

  • View title, author, subject, keywords, creator and producer
  • Edit any field and save a new PDF
  • Remove all metadata in one click
  • Shows page count and creation and modification dates
  • Content and layout are unchanged
  • Private: runs in your browser

See and edit PDF document properties

Every PDF can store hidden properties: who wrote it, its title, subject, keywords and the software that created it. Check what a PDF says about itself, give it a proper title for the web, or wipe the information before sharing.

Metadata fields

FieldExampleShown where
TitleAnnual Report 2026Browser tabs, search results, document properties
AuthorJane DoeDocument properties
SubjectFinancial resultsDocument properties
Keywordsfinance, annual, reportSearch and document management systems
CreatorMicrosoft WordThe app used to create the original
ProducermacOS Quartz PDFContextThe software that made the PDF

Publishing PDFs online

  1. Set a clear, descriptive Title (it often becomes the search result title).
  2. Add the Author or organization name.
  3. Use a readable file name too, such as annual-report-2026.pdf.

Before sharing externally

Check the Author and Creator fields: they may contain personal names, usernames or internal software details. Use Remove all metadata for a clean copy.

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How to use the Edit PDF Metadata

  1. Drag and drop your files into the upload area, or click Choose files.
  2. Set any options, such as quality, page size or page ranges.
  3. Click the convert button. Processing happens right in your browser.
  4. Download each result individually, or all of them as a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

Why does PDF metadata matter for SEO?

Google can index PDFs, and the document title is often used as the title in search results. A descriptive title, rather than 'Microsoft Word - final_v3.docx', improves click-through.

What does the browser tab show for a PDF?

Most browsers show the PDF's Title metadata in the tab when it's set; otherwise they show the file name.

Why remove metadata?

Author names, company names, software versions and edit dates can reveal more than you intend when sharing documents publicly or with other parties.

Does editing metadata change the document?

No. Pages, text and images stay exactly the same; only the document properties change.

Do you add a watermark?

No. The output files are clean and have no watermark.

Are my PDFs stored?

Merge, split, extract and remove run in your browser. Word/PowerPoint conversions are processed on our server and deleted immediately afterwards.

Is there a page limit?

No hard limit. Very large files may take longer depending on your device.

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