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Change the title, author and keywords stored in a PDF
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How to edit PDF metadata

Change the document properties stored in a PDF, such as its title and author, or remove them all before you share the file.

  1. Open your PDF

    Drag a PDF onto the upload box, click to browse, or import it from Google Drive. Password-protected files are supported. The current properties are read from the file and shown as a list of fields.

    Upload box of the Edit Metadata tool

  2. Edit the fields

    With Change metadata selected, edit Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator and Producer, plus any dates or custom fields the file already has. Leave a field empty, or click its x button, to remove it. Add new field adds a row; pick its type from the list on the left of the row, or choose Custom field and enter a field name and value.

    Metadata form with the Title field outlined

  3. Or remove everything

    Choose Remove all metadata to delete every document property, the dates, custom fields and the XMP metadata in one step. The pages are not changed.

    Remove all metadata option in the settings bar

  4. Save and download

    Click Save metadata. On the results screen you can preview the PDF, download it, save it to Google Drive, open it in another tool, or delete the files.

    Results screen with the Download button for the updated PDF

Modified date and XMP

When the file has a Modified date, Set the "Modified" date to now is ticked by default. Untick it to keep the original date. If the file also has XMP metadata, which some viewers show first, it is updated to match your changes.

Checkbox that sets the Modified date to now

What Edit metadata writes into the file

The XMP block is rebuilt, not patched

When a file has XMP metadata, Change metadata doesn't edit the old block line by line. It writes a fresh one from the fields you saved, and carries over only four things from the original: the PDF/A part and conformance level, the PDF/UA identifier, and the document ID.

Anything else stored in the old XMP is dropped. In practice that means:

  • copyright notices and rights URLs added by Adobe apps or a photo library
  • the edit history some design programs record
  • custom properties written by asset management systems

For most office files the old XMP held nothing but copies of the title and author, so nothing is lost. If the file came from a publisher, an agency or a document system and its copyright line matters, put it in a field the tool keeps, such as Subject or a custom field named Copyright, before you share the result.

PDF/A and PDF/UA files

Archival PDF/A files must carry XMP, and the information in it has to agree with the document properties. Change metadata keeps the PDF/A identification and writes both copies to match. Remove all metadata deletes the XMP completely, including that identification. The result no longer declares itself PDF/A, and an archive or court filing system that validates PDF/A will reject it.

Accessible PDF/UA files are required to have a title. Edit the Title on those files, but don't clear it, and don't use Remove all metadata.

How the values are stored

  • Text is saved in Unicode, so accented names and non-Latin scripts come through intact.
  • In the XMP copy, Keywords is split at every comma and semicolon into separate entries, so "invoice; 2026, finance" becomes three keywords. The document properties keep your exact text.
  • A date you type is read as your device's local time. The date box shows minutes only, but a date you don't touch keeps its original value to the second.
  • Trapped accepts True, False or Unknown, the three values the format allows.
  • The tool doesn't put its own name in Producer. Document properties you didn't edit are written back as they were, apart from the Modified date when that box is ticked.

What Remove all metadata doesn't reach

Remove all metadata clears the document properties, the XMP block, per-page XMP and the private data some design apps attach to pages. Several other places in a PDF can still identify a person or an organisation:

  1. Comments and highlights store the name of whoever made them. Delete annotations removes them.
  2. Photos placed in the PDF as JPEG images can carry their own camera data, sometimes including location. This tool doesn't open images.
  3. File attachments are separate documents with their own properties.
  4. Form fields keep whatever was typed into them.
  5. Bookmark titles and layer names are plain text that nobody thinks to check.
Read the full guide

Features

  • Changes the title, author, subject and keywords that PDF viewers, file managers and search results show.
  • The PDF is processed in your browser. It is not uploaded to a server.
  • Remove all metadata in one step before sharing a file, including dates, custom fields and XMP metadata.
  • Add custom fields, or edit the Creator, Producer and date fields. The pages are not changed.
  • Free to use. No installation or account needed.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a file size limit?

There is no fixed limit. The file is processed in your browser, so the practical limit is your device's memory.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. It works in any modern browser, including on phones and tablets.

Is it safe to use with confidential documents?

Yes. The PDF is processed in your browser and is not uploaded to a server.

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