PDF Metadata Viewer & Editor
View, edit, and strip PDF metadata. Inspect title, author, keywords, page sizes, JavaScript detection, and more. Files never leave your device.
How to view and edit PDF metadata
- 1Drop or select a PDF
Drag and drop a PDF file onto the tool or click to browse. The file is read instantly in your browser.
- 2Review and edit metadata
See the summary card with file info, pages, and version. Edit the Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords fields inline. Changed fields are highlighted.
- 3Save, strip, or download
Click Save to download a copy with your edits. Click Strip to remove all metadata. Or download the original unchanged.
Why PDF metadata matters for SEO and privacy
PDF metadata is embedded information that describes a document — title, author, subject, keywords, and creation details. Search engines like Google index PDF files and use this metadata to determine relevance and display titles in search results. A PDF with a well-crafted title and relevant keywords has a better chance of ranking than one with a blank or auto-generated title like “Microsoft Word — Document1.docx”.
For privacy, PDF metadata can reveal more than intended. Author names, software versions, company names embedded in the Producer field, and creation timestamps can all leak sensitive information. Stripping metadata before sharing documents publicly is a common security practice, especially for legal documents, contracts, and press releases.
What metadata fields can you edit?
The four editable fields — Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords — are part of the PDF Info dictionary and XMP metadata streams. These are the fields that matter most for search engine discovery and document management systems. The Creator and Producer fields identify the software that generated the PDF (e.g. Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word) and are read-only in most editing scenarios. Date fields are set automatically when the document is created or modified.
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