Edit Metadata
Runs in your browserChange what a PDF says about itself, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Set the title, author, subject and keywords, or wipe the lot, without touching a single page.
or drop them here, or paste
One file. It stays on your device.
Metadata is the information a document carries about itself rather than on its pages. It is what a reader shows in the window title, what a file manager displays in a properties panel, and what a search index reads first.
Everything happens inside this page. Your file is read by JavaScript running on your own machine, and no part of it is sent anywhere.
Why the title matters more than the file name
Open a PDF and look at the window title. Very often it says something like Microsoft Word - final draft v3 (1).docx, because the title was set automatically from whatever the document was exported from and nobody ever looked at it.
That title travels with the file. It is what a reader displays, what a browser puts on the tab when the PDF is opened online, and what several search engines prefer over the file name. If you publish PDFs, setting it is one of the cheapest improvements available.
Author, and what leaks through it
The author field is filled in from the account that produced the file. A document exported from a shared machine can carry a colleague's name, and a document exported from a personal laptop can carry a full name that was never meant to be attached to it.
Nobody reads it in the ordinary course of things, which is exactly why it goes unnoticed until somebody does.
Subject and keywords
Subject is a one-line description. Keywords are a comma-separated list. Both are read by document management systems and by desktop search, so on a document that will be filed rather than published they are worth the thirty seconds.
They are not a search engine ranking factor in the way page content is. Filling them with terms in the hope of ranking is wasted effort.
Clearing everything
The wipe option empties the title, author, subject, keywords, producer and creator in one step. Use it before sending a document outside your organisation, when what matters is that nothing accidental goes with it rather than that the fields say the right thing.
This changes what the document reports, not what is printed on it. A name in a footer is page content and stays where it is.
How to edit metadata
- 01
Add your PDF
Select or drop the file.
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Fill in the fields
Set the title, author, subject and keywords, or wipe them.
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Save
Press Save metadata and download the updated file.
Questions about Edit Metadata
How do I change the title of a PDF?
Add the file, type the title you want, and press Save metadata. That is the title a reader shows in its window, which is often not the file name.
How do I remove the author name from a PDF?
Either clear the author field on its own, or use the wipe option to empty every field at once. Both leave the pages untouched.
Does this change anything printed on the pages?
No. Metadata is what the document says about itself. A name printed in a header or footer is page content and is not affected.
Will editing metadata help my PDF rank in search?
A sensible title helps, because several search engines use it in place of the file name. Stuffing the keywords field does nothing.