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Edit PDF Metadata

View and change a PDF’s title, author, subject, keywords, creator and producer, then save a new copy in your browser.

Choose a PDF

Result

Choose a PDF to read its metadata.

The updated PDF appears here after saving.

Metadata is informational. It is not a security control, and a reader can change it again. Removing an author name before sharing is a privacy step, not an access control.

Your file is never sent to a server. It is read and processed by your own browser, and the results are not stored.

How to use it

  1. Choose a PDF. Its current metadata is read from the document information dictionary.
  2. Edit the title, author, subject, keywords, creator or producer.
  3. Save and download the new PDF. The pages are not re-rendered.

Limits worth knowing

  • Metadata is informational and can be edited by anyone with the file. It is not a security control.
  • Encrypted PDFs that require a password to open cannot be read here.
  • Keywords are stored as a list. Enter them separated by commas and they are split on save.
  • Dates are not edited by this tool. The original creation and modification dates are preserved.

What lives in the metadata

A PDF carries a small dictionary of document information: title, author, subject, keywords, creator and producer, plus creation and modification dates. Search engines and document managers read these fields, and so does anyone who opens the file in a viewer.

Editing them is a rewrite of that dictionary only. The tool loads the file with pdf-lib, sets the fields you changed, and saves a new copy. Nothing on the pages is touched.

A privacy step, not a redaction

Clearing the author field before sharing removes the name from the metadata, which is worth doing for anything published. It does not remove text that happens to name the same person on a page, and it does not prevent the file from being edited again.

For removing text or objects from pages, delete the pages or use a tool that rewrites the content stream. For removing JavaScript or embedded files, those need a different pass.

Frequently asked questions

Does Edit PDF Metadata upload my files to any server?

No. Edit PDF Metadata runs in your browser, and the file is read there rather than sent to a server for processing. Our host still sees ordinary page-request metadata, which is described on the privacy page.

Is Edit PDF Metadata free to use?

Yes, Edit PDF Metadata is free, with no paid tier, no account, and no watermark added to your output. The limits are technical rather than commercial: file size, page count and supported formats are listed on this page.

What file formats and sizes are supported?

Edit PDF Metadata supports .pdf files up to 25MB directly in your browser.

Does editing metadata change the PDF content?

No. Only the document information dictionary is rewritten. Pages, fonts, images and annotations are copied through by pdf-lib without re-rendering.

Can I remove the author name before sharing?

Yes. Clear the author field and save. That removes the name from the metadata, but it is not a redaction of any text printed on the pages, and it does not protect the file from being edited again.

Why is the producer still the original software?

The producer field records the library that last wrote the file. This tool sets it only when you fill the field; leaving it blank keeps the existing value. It is informational, not a claim about who created the content.