Send documents to third parties
Check what a client, recruiter or authority would actually receive before you attach the file.
Files never leave this device
Surgical, not destructive
Strip the metadata, keep the document
Deletes document info, XMP and image metadata in place — forms, attachments, layers and accessibility structure survive — and reports exactly what changed.
Reading files…
What it solves
Deletion you can read, line by line.
Author names, editing history and hidden properties travel with a PDF long after anyone remembers writing them. This tool surgically deletes the document info dictionary, the XMP packet and the metadata inside images, while forms, attachments, layers and accessibility structure stay intact — then it reports three lists: removed, preserved, not checked.
Embedded fonts and earlier revisions cannot be inspected here, so the tool never claims a completely clean file — the not-checked list states exactly why.
Common uses
Publish documents online
Strip author names and hidden properties from reports before uploading them to a public site.
Redact sensitive copies
Remove names, amounts or identifiers from the copy meant for someone who must not see them.
Quick guide
From open document to honest answer.
- 01Open the PDF; it is read and rendered entirely on this device.
- 02Run the analysis or mark what has to go, directly on the rendered pages.
- 03Read the honest report: it separates what was found, what was ruled out, and what could not be inspected.
- 04Apply the change or export, and verify the result before you share it.
Limits worth knowing
Honest before you share.
- 01
A check that could not run is reported as not checkable. The absence of a finding is never proof of a clean file.
- 02
Every operation produces a new download; the original file on this device is never overwritten.
- 03
Very large or image-heavy documents are limited by the memory and processing power of this device.
Frequently asked questions
Removing PDF metadata — FAQ.
01Do these tools upload my PDF anywhere?
No. The document is read and processed in the browser on this device; its bytes are never sent to a server.
02Can they guarantee no sensitive data is left?
No — and that is why they never promise it. Each check states whether it found something, ruled it out, or could not inspect it. Whatever could not be checked is listed separately and is never presented as a clean result.
03Is the original file modified?
No. Each tool works on a copy and produces a new download. Keep the original until you have verified the result.
04Why does the report never say the document is clean?
Because a browser cannot inspect every structure a PDF can carry — earlier revisions and embedded fonts, for example, stay out of reach. The report is limited to what was genuinely verified.
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