Remove Hidden Metadata From a PDF Before Sharing (Free)

Every PDF carries a hidden passenger list: the author's name (often the full name from your Office login), the software used, creation and modification dates, sometimes a company name or internal template path. None of it is visible on the page — all of it travels with the file.

See for yourself

Open any PDF and check File → Properties. If the Author field shows your real name to anyone you've ever sent a document to, that's the problem.

Remove all metadata in 3 steps

1. Open the free Remove PDF Metadata tool.
2. Drop in your PDF.
3. Download a clean copy — identical pages, empty properties.

The tool strips document properties and embedded XMP metadata, then rebuilds the file so the removed data isn't lingering in the file structure.

When this matters

• Anonymous submissions — peer reviews, bids, whistleblowing, competitions.
• Selling templates or e-books — your buyer doesn't need your software history.
• Company documents — internal author names and template paths are nobody's business.
• Job applications via agencies — some recruiters forward your CV; metadata can betray the original source.

A complete privacy pass

1. Strip metadata (this tool).
2. Check the visible content for names in headers and footers — metadata removal can't read your pages for you.
3. Sharing photos instead? Compress Image strips EXIF data — including GPS location — from JPGs.
4. Sensitive contents? Password-protect the cleaned file.

Free, no signup; files are deleted automatically after 24 hours.