Edit PDF Metadata
View and edit PDF metadata — title, author, subject, keywords, and creator. Download the updated PDF instantly.
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Click or drag a PDF here
Existing metadata will be pre-filled automatically
Your files are never uploaded. All processing happens in your browser.
How to Use
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Upload your PDF
Click to upload the PDF whose metadata you want to edit.
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Edit details
Update the title, author, subject, and keywords of the document.
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Download
Click Save Metadata to download the updated PDF.
How It Works
This tool lets you view and edit a PDF's metadata fields — title, author, subject, keywords, and creator — without touching any of the actual page content, processed entirely in your browser.
What metadata is and why it's separate from content
PDF metadata is descriptive information stored in the file itself but not visible on any page — it's what shows up as the document's "Title" or "Author" in a file explorer's properties panel or a PDF viewer's document info dialog. Editing it changes only this hidden information, leaving every visible page exactly as it was.
Examples
Correcting an inaccurate title
A PDF exported from a template with a generic title like "Untitled Document 3" can have its metadata corrected to the report's actual title, so it displays correctly in file browsers, search results, and PDF viewer tabs.
Adding keywords for organization
Adding relevant keywords to a PDF's metadata helps some document management systems and search tools index and find the file more easily by topic.
Common Use Cases
- Fixing generic or incorrect auto-generated titles before distributing a document
- Adding author, subject, or keyword metadata for better organization in document management systems
- Removing personally identifying metadata (like an author name) before sharing a document more broadly
Tips
- Metadata isn't visible on the printed or displayed page, so don't rely on it as a substitute for an actual title page or watermark if you need that information to be visibly seen by a reader.
- If privacy matters, check the metadata before widely sharing a PDF — the "Author" field sometimes retains the original creator's name (or even their organization) from the software originally used to create the document.
Frequently Asked Questions
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