Strip hidden info before sharing
Load your PDF
Open the tool and drop in your PDF. The file is processed locally - it never leaves your device or touches a server.
Review existing metadata
PDFsuite reads and displays the current document properties including author, creator application, creation date, modification date, subject, and any XMP metadata fields.
Strip and download
Click "Remove Metadata" to clear all document info and XMP fields. Download the clean PDF - no hidden data remains to identify you or reveal the document history.
Every PDF file carries metadata embedded by the application that created it. This typically includes the author name from the operating system user account, the software used (such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat), the exact creation and modification timestamps, GPS coordinates if the document originated on a mobile device, and sometimes a full editing history. This information is invisible in normal viewing but can be extracted trivially by anyone who receives the file. PDFsuite removes all of it locally in your browser, with no upload required.
Metadata removal is a critical step before sharing any document where anonymity or confidentiality matters. Journalists protecting sources, lawyers submitting public records requests, researchers publishing drafts, and businesses sharing proposals with competitors all have legitimate reasons to strip identifying information before distribution. PDF metadata has been used in forensic investigations to identify whistleblowers and determine document provenance - removing it proactively is a straightforward privacy measure.
PDFsuite clears both the standard PDF document information dictionary (title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates) and the XMP metadata stream, which can contain even more detailed provenance information. The resulting file is a clean, standard PDF that opens normally in all readers. The tool works offline after loading - no cloud processing, no record of your file being processed.
Lock form fields and annotations into the page
Permanently remove text, images and hidden info
Add a password to a PDF
Change title, author and keywords