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PDF Metadata Editor

How to use

Shows and lets you edit the hidden properties of a PDF, such as title, author, subject and keywords. Select your PDF to see its current metadata, change the fields you want, and click Save metadata to download a copy with the new properties.

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Select a PDF to view metadata

Read and edit title, author, keywords and more

When to use this
  • Correcting the title and author fields before officially publishing an ebook
  • Standardizing metadata across a company report library for consistent search results
  • Stripping identifying author or keyword information before sharing a file publicly
  • Fixing incorrect subject or keyword tags on an old scanned document

Free and private. Everything runs on your own device, with no account and no uploads.

PDF Metadata Editor lets you view and update the title, author, subject, and keyword fields embedded in a PDF file, which helps with organizing document libraries and correcting information before official distribution. Metadata is read and rewritten directly in your browser, so the document is never sent to a server just to update its properties.

Common editable fields include title, author, subject, and keywords, and sometimes creation and modification dates.

No, metadata is separate from page content, so editing it does not alter what appears on the pages.

Accurate metadata improves searchability in document management systems and provides context like authorship without opening the file.

No, metadata changes are typically tiny compared to the overall page content and have negligible impact on file size.

How it works
  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Select the PDF whose metadata you want to inspect or change.

  2. 2

    View current metadata

    See the existing title, author, subject, and keywords stored in the file.

  3. 3

    Edit the fields

    Update any of the metadata fields with new information.

  4. 4

    Save the updated PDF

    Download the document with the new metadata applied.

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Pro tips
  • ·Clear author and keyword fields if you want to remove identifying details before distributing a sensitive file.
  • ·Accurate metadata improves discoverability in document management systems, so it is worth filling in title, subject, and keywords consistently.
  • ·Editing metadata never touches the visible page content, so it is a safe change to make without risking the document layout.