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Add your PDF
Drop the document onto the box above, click to browse, or paste it from your clipboard. It is read locally — metadata can name people and projects, so it never leaves your device.
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See the current metadata
The fields arrive pre-filled with what the file actually contains — title, author, subject, keywords, the applications that created and produced it, and its dates.
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Edit what needs fixing
Rename the mistyped title, credit the right author, refresh stale keywords. Clearing a text field removes it from the document; empty date fields keep the existing dates.
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Click “Save metadata”
A new PDF is written on your device with the updated information. Pages and content are untouched — only the document’s descriptive layer changes.
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Download the result
One click saves the file. Check it in any reader’s document properties: what you set is what it says now.
Edit PDF Metadata
See what your PDF says about itself — then fix it: title, author, keywords and dates, pre-filled and editable in your browser.
Drop a PDF here
Add the PDF file whose details you want to view or change.
Select a PDFYou can also paste files with Ctrl+V
How to Edit PDF Metadata
Why choose our edit pdf metadata tool?
Honest pre-fill
You edit what is really there, not empty boxes to guess into. The current title shows up as the current title — including the embarrassing typo you came to fix.
Every standard field
Title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation and modification dates — the complete standard set that readers, search tools and desktop indexes display.
Privacy metadata matters
Documents leak context through metadata: usernames in author fields, internal project names in titles. Editing before sharing is basic hygiene — and it happens entirely on your device.
Content untouched
Only the Info dictionary changes. Pages, text, images, fonts and bookmarks are copied through byte-for-byte.
Free, unlimited, no account
No sign-up, no quota, no watermark. Edit one document’s details or a batch of fifty.
Tips for edit pdf metadata
- Sending a file outside your team? Skim the metadata first — internal codenames travel surprisingly well in title fields.
- Search tools weight PDF titles heavily; a descriptive title helps desktop search and document systems find the file later.
- Keywords work best as a short list of concrete terms — “invoice, 2026, ACME” beats a paragraph.
- Clearing the producer and creator fields removes traces of the software chain that built the document.
- Metadata edits don’t re-encrypt: protect the file again afterwards if it needs a password.
edit pdf metadata — Frequently asked questions
Do PDF readers pick up the new metadata immediately?
Yes. The edited fields are written into the document’s Info dictionary, so every reader — Acrobat, browser tabs, mobile viewers, desktop search — shows the new title and author as soon as the saved file is opened. Cloud drives may take a moment to re-index their preview.
How do I edit a PDF’s metadata?
Add the file, adjust the pre-filled fields — title, author, subject, keywords, dates — and click Save. A copy with the new metadata downloads from your browser; the original is untouched.
What is PDF metadata?
The descriptive layer around the content: title, author, subject, keywords, creating and producing applications, and timestamps. Readers show it as “document properties”, and search tools index it.
Can I remove metadata entirely?
You can clear every text field here, which covers the visible Info dictionary. Dates can’t be nulled in the standard format — the tool keeps them when you leave the fields empty.
Does editing metadata affect the content?
No. Pages, text, images and structure are copied through unchanged. Only the descriptive information differs between input and output.
Why does metadata matter for privacy?
Because it travels with the file. Author names, usernames and internal project titles embedded by office software have embarrassed more than one organization. A ten-second check before sharing is cheap insurance.
Are my documents uploaded anywhere?
Never. Reading and writing metadata both happen locally in your browser via a Web Worker — offline works too.