Edit PDF Metadata
View and change the PDF’s title, author, subject and keywords — or clear them all.
Drop your PDF here, or click to select
Single PDF file · Max 100MB
The document properties everyone sees and nobody sets
Every PDF carries a hidden identity card: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords and the application that created it. Browsers show the Title in the tab, search engines use it as the headline for indexed PDFs, and document systems sort by Author — yet most PDFs ship with whatever a template or export tool left behind ("Microsoft Word - finalv2REAL", the intern's name as Author). This tool reads those properties, lets you rewrite them, and saves a corrected copy.
Two jobs, one tool
Fix the label. Upload a PDF and the form prefills with its current properties — you immediately see what recipients see. Give the file a human title, the right author and a sentence of subject, and every viewer, browser tab and search snippet displays it properly. If you publish PDFs on a website, this is real SEO: search engines take the indexed PDF's title from this metadata, not the filename.
Remove hidden information. Click Clear all and apply: every property is stripped, including the XMP metadata stream — the second, easily-forgotten place PDFs store this data, which many "metadata removers" leave behind and viewers happily read. The output reveals neither who wrote the document nor what tool produced it. Do this before sharing anything where the authoring trail is nobody's business.
What it does and doesn't touch
Only the document properties are rewritten — pages, fonts, images, bookmarks and links come through byte-for-byte untouched. Note the boundaries of "hidden info": metadata is not the visible content. A name printed on the page needs the redaction tool in [Edit PDF](/edit-pdf), followed by [Compress PDF](/compress-pdf) in Maximum (rasterize) mode so the covered text is removed, not just hidden; interactive form-field data is flattened with [Flatten PDF](/flatten-pdf); and keeping people out entirely is [Protect PDF](/protect-pdf)'s job.
Good habits
- Set a real Title on every PDF you publish online — it's a one-field change that improves how the document appears in search results.
- Clear metadata on documents leaving the company; combine with [Watermark PDF](/watermark-pdf) if you need the visible provenance instead of the hidden one.
- Files up to 100 MB, processed over HTTPS and deleted after processing — the edited copy downloads straight to you.
How it works
- Upload your PDF — the form prefills with its current properties.
- Edit the Title, Author, Subject, Keywords or Creator fields, or click Clear all to remove everything.
- Click Apply and download the PDF with its updated metadata.
Frequently Asked Questions
What metadata can I edit?
The document properties every PDF viewer shows: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords and Creator (the app that made the file). Upload a PDF and the form prefills with its current values — edit any field and apply, or use Clear all to blank the lot.
How do I completely remove metadata from a PDF?
Click Clear all and apply. Every Info-dictionary property is removed and the embedded XMP metadata stream is dropped too, so stale values can't linger where some viewers would still read them. That's the right move before sharing a file that shouldn't reveal who wrote it or what tool produced it.
Why does my PDF show the wrong title in the browser tab?
Browsers and readers display the metadata Title, not the filename — a PDF exported from a template often carries the template's title forever. Set a proper Title here and every viewer, browser tab and search result snippet shows the right name.
Does changing metadata alter the document's pages?
No. Page content, fonts, images, bookmarks and links are untouched — only the document properties are rewritten. The output is the same document with a corrected label.
Does PDF metadata matter for SEO?
For PDFs published on a website, yes: search engines use the metadata Title as the title of the indexed PDF result, and a descriptive title materially improves how the file appears in search. Set Title and Subject meaningfully for any PDF you publish online.