How do I see who created a PDF?
Choose a PDF and the title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation and modification dates are listed. Switch to remove mode to clear every field and download a new copy.
Tooloo · PDF Toolkit
PDF Metadata Viewer and Remover
Inspect a PDF's title, author, creator, and timestamps, then clear those document properties in one step.
✓ Browser processing✓ Files stay private✓ No upload
Is the file uploaded?
No. The file is read and written with pdf-lib in your browser's memory and is never sent to a server.
Scope and limits
Only document-level metadata is removed. EXIF inside embedded images, annotations, and revision history are out of scope, and a password-protected PDF cannot be read in the browser. Timestamps are written as the Unix epoch rather than the current time, so one identifying timestamp is not swapped for another.
Why clear metadata before sharing a PDF?
Document properties routinely retain the original author's name, an internal file path, the software version used, and an exact creation time. Those fields are easy to miss in a reader but travel with the file, which makes them a common source of disclosure when submitting, tendering, or publishing documents.