Choose one PDF file from your device or drag and drop it into the upload area.
Decide whether to clear document properties, the XMP metadata stream, or both before processing.
Your PDF is stripped of metadata.
Download the cleaned file ready to share.
Upload your PDF, choose which metadata to clear, and download a cleaned file. Processing runs locally so your document never leaves your browser.
Sharing a PDF and worried about hidden information? IronFreeTools' Remove PDF Metadata tool clears document properties and XMP metadata directly in your browser, so nothing leaves your device.
PDFs routinely carry author names, software versions, timestamps, and other hidden fields that can leak more than you intend. Removing this metadata before sending a document protects your privacy and helps you meet records or compliance requirements.
PDF metadata often contains author, creator, and producer details along with creation and modification dates. Stripping these fields prevents accidental disclosure when sharing documents externally, publishing them online, or archiving them for the long term.
Upload your PDF and the tool clears the standard Info dictionary fields and, when enabled, removes the embedded XMP metadata stream. The cleaned PDF downloads instantly. For developers automating PDF metadata management in .NET, IronPDF's metadata features let you read and overwrite PDF document properties programmatically.
Remove PDF Metadata clears document properties such as title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation/modification dates, and optionally removes the XMP metadata stream embedded in the PDF.
XMP is an XML-based metadata stream embedded in many PDFs. It often duplicates the standard document properties and is what most document-inspection and forensic tools read, so removing it is important for privacy.
No. Only hidden metadata fields are cleared. Pages, text, images, annotations, and form fields remain unchanged.
No. Metadata removal runs locally in your browser using pdf-lib, so your PDF never leaves your device.
Encrypted or password-protected PDFs need to be unlocked first before metadata can be modified.
This page currently processes one PDF at a time so you can verify each cleaned file individually.
Removing metadata usually makes the file slightly smaller, but the change is normally minor compared to image compression.
No. You can remove PDF metadata directly in your browser with no installation or sign-up.
Yes. IronFreeTools lets you remove PDF metadata for free with no watermarks.
Strip hidden document properties Remove the XMP metadata stream Keep PDF pages and content intact Process files entirely in your browser No account required Protect privacy before sharing PDFs.