PDF metadata, demystified

Short, practical guides on what's hiding in your PDFs and what to do about it.

• Jun 2, 2026

  How to change the Author of a PDF

  Set or correct the Author field on a PDF in a few seconds, in your browser — and make sure the change sticks in both the Info dictionary and the XMP metadata.

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• May 22, 2026

  What hidden metadata is in your PDF?

  A field-by-field tour of the data quietly stored in every PDF — the Info dictionary, the XMP packet, and the software fingerprints you didn't know you were sharing.

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• May 12, 2026

  How to remove metadata from a PDF (without uploading it)

  Strip the author, software fingerprints, and timestamps out of a PDF entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no trace left behind.

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