What PDF Metadata Editor does
PDFGrover's PDF Metadata Editor lets you view, change, or wipe the metadata stored inside a PDF — the "document properties" a reader like Adobe Acrobat shows under File → Properties → Description. You can edit six fields individually, or Clear All to scrub them in one click.
When to edit or clear PDF metadata
- Before sharing externally — strip your name, employer, or internal file paths a PDF silently carries.
- Privacy for sensitive documents — sending to a client, counterparty, or journalist where authorship shouldn't leak.
- Branding — set a proper Title and Author for a published or catalogued document.
- Fixing wrong info — a draft title or the wrong author left over from a template.
How to edit PDF metadata
- Upload a PDF — the existing fields load immediately.
- Edit inline, or click Clear All to wipe every field.
- Save — a new PDF with your metadata changes downloads.
The six fields you can edit
- Title — often shown as the browser tab/window title
- Author — person or organisation credited with the document
- Subject — a one-line description
- Keywords — comma-separated tags used by some PDF search systems
- Creator — the app that made the document (e.g. "Microsoft Word")
- Producer — the component that wrote the final PDF bytes
Why metadata hygiene matters
Unintended metadata has caused real-world leaks: drafts sent to opposing counsel with the original author's name intact; government documents revealing the exact civil servant who prepared them; published reports exposing a source's machine via the Creator field; corporate PDFs leaking internal team structure through author history. Clearing metadata before sharing is a cheap, instant privacy win.
A note on XMP metadata
This tool edits the standard document-info fields (the six above). Some PDFs also carry a separate XMP metadata stream that this tool doesn't modify. For most documents the six fields are what leak information; if you need guaranteed full scrubbing of an extremely sensitive file, also process it in a dedicated desktop metadata tool. XMP support may be added in a future update.
Limits & privacy
- Works on essentially any PDF size (metadata-only edits are light)
- Runs entirely in your browser — nothing uploaded, stored, or logged. The file stays in your tab until you download it. No sign-up, no watermark.
Troubleshooting
- A reader still shows old info — it may be reading the separate XMP stream (see above) or showing a cached view; reopen the file.
- Cleared fields reappear — confirm you downloaded and are opening the saved copy, not the original.
- Need the content itself private, not just metadata — use Protect PDF (password) or Redact PDF.