Edit Metadata
View and edit PDF metadata: title, author, subject, keywords. Processed locally — files never uploaded.
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View and edit PDF metadata: title, author, subject, keywords. Processed locally — files never uploaded.
Every PDF contains hidden metadata — the author's name, the software used to create it, the creation date, and sometimes the company name. PDFree lets you view and edit all of it privately, without uploading the file.
Click Choose files or drag your PDF into the drop zone. The current metadata fields are read and displayed immediately.
Update the Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, and Creator fields. To remove a field entirely, clear the text — it will be omitted from the output PDF.
Click Save Metadata. The updated PDF downloads with the new metadata embedded. The file content (pages, images, text) is unchanged.
A PDF created on your work computer may embed your full name and company. Clear the Author field before sending to external parties or publishing publicly.
Reports exported from Word or Excel often carry the wrong title in metadata. Fix it so the correct title appears in PDF readers' title bar and search indexes.
The creation date in metadata can reveal when a document was drafted. Remove it before submitting documents where the creation timeline is sensitive.
Academic papers, government documents, or reports submitted for blind review should not contain the author's name or institution in the metadata.
| Tool | Fields editable (free) | Daily limit | Privacy | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDFree | Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator | No limit | No upload | Free forever |
| iLovePDF | Not available | — | — | — |
| SmallPDF | Not available | — | — | — |
| Adobe Acrobat | Full metadata editor | Paid only | Uploaded to servers | $19.99/mo |
PDFree reads and writes the standard PDF document information dictionary: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator (application that created the PDF), and Producer (PDF library used). Modification date is updated automatically on save.
No. Metadata is stored separately from page content. Editing or clearing metadata fields has zero effect on text, images, layout, or any visible element of the document.
Yes. When you upload a PDF, PDFree reads and displays all existing metadata values in the form fields. Empty fields mean that data is not present in the file.
Slightly — metadata is a small part of the PDF structure. The size reduction is negligible for most files but may be a few kilobytes.
Yes. XMP metadata packets (extended metadata embedded by some Adobe products) and custom application-specific metadata may not be editable. PDFree edits the standard PDF info dictionary which covers the most common fields.