Remove Metadata: a practical guide
Metadata travels with the file and often leaks more than intended: an author name, a software version, a creation date, sometimes a revision history. Stripping it before sharing removes that trail and leaves only the page content, which is what most recipients actually need.
Metadata travels with the file and often leaks more than intended: an author name, a software version, a creation date, sometimes a revision history. Stripping it before sharing removes that trail and leaves only the page content, which is what most recipients actually need.
How to use it: Select the PDF you want to anonymise. Then Review the metadata currently stored inside it. Then Click "Remove Metadata". Then Download the cleaned, anonymous document..
Clears author, title and subject fields. Removes editing software fingerprints. No re-encoding of page content. Ideal for external sharing and drafts.
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Remove PDF Metadata — Strip title, author, keywords and other metadata from a PDF before sharing.