Every PDF carries a hidden info card: who made it, with what software, and when. Before sharing sensitive documents, read that card — then decide what stays.
This guide inspects, rewrites, or wipes PDF metadata entirely in your browser.
Try it now: 🕵 Privacy Scanner · ⬛ Redact PDF · 🧱 Flatten PDF
Read the hidden card first
Inspect mode lists title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and both timestamps. Most users are surprised twice: first that the data exists, second by what it says about old drafts.
Edit for publishing, strip for anonymity
Edit mode rewrites attribution for publishing (reports, portfolios). Strip mode wipes everything and resets dates — the right choice for anonymous sharing, whistleblowing prep, and competitive documents. Neither mode touches visible content.
Steps
- Upload the PDF to the privacy scanner
- Inspect what it reveals
- Choose Edit attribution or Strip everything
- Download the clean file
Pro tips
- Pair with Redact + Flatten for truly safe sharing of sensitive files.
- Set final metadata on publish-ready documents — it aids search and archiving.
Frequently asked questions
What is actually hiding in my PDFs?
Author names, editing software, and creation dates — resumes and legal filings have embarrassed senders via forgotten metadata.
Should I edit or strip metadata?
Edit to publish clean attribution (title, author). Strip to share anonymously.
Does stripping change the content?
No. Pages, text, and images are untouched — only the hidden info dictionary is cleaned.