Document properties and XMP removed
Supported title, author, subject, keyword, creator, producer, date, custom property, XMP, PieceInfo, and persistent document ID structures are removed.
Private PDF cleanup
PDF Metadata Remover
PDF files can store author names, titles, software details, creation and modification dates, XMP packets, persistent identifiers, and annotation authors. AI MetaClean rewrites the document locally, removes supported metadata, and verifies the output without uploading the file or turning pages into images.
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No uploadsNo sign-upOriginal files stay untouchedFree batch PDF cleaning
What happens locally
A focused cleaner, not a black box.
Pages stay as PDF pages
The output remains a PDF. Page objects, searchable text, links, forms, and embedded files are retained instead of rasterizing every page.
Output parsed again
The cleaned download is reopened locally, its page count is checked, and supported metadata structures are scanned a second time.
Important limit
This is metadata cleanup, not content redaction. Visible or hidden page text, attachments, form values, layers, comments themselves, and previously covered text may still reveal information. Password-protected PDFs are not supported, and rewriting invalidates digital signatures.
Questions & boundaries
Know exactly what the clean copy means.
File formats are messy. These answers describe the supported behavior of this version—not a promise that every trace everywhere has disappeared.
01Which PDF metadata does this remove?+
The cleaner removes supported PDF document information fields, XMP metadata streams, persistent trailer IDs, PieceInfo application data, LastModified entries, and private annotation author, date, subject, and identifier fields.
02Will the PDF become a set of images?+
No. The document is structurally rewritten as a PDF, so pages and searchable text are not intentionally rasterized. The report checks that the output parses and the page count remains unchanged.
03Does this securely redact names or confidential text on a page?+
No. Metadata removal does not redact page content, hidden layers, form values, attachments, or text covered by a rectangle. Use a dedicated redaction workflow for confidential content.
04What happens to digital signatures?+
Any rewrite changes the signed bytes, so an existing digital signature becomes invalid. Keep the original signed document and treat the cleaned output as a new copy.
05Can it clean a password-protected PDF?+
No. This browser version rejects encrypted or password-protected PDFs rather than attempting an unsafe partial rewrite. Remove the password in a trusted PDF application first if you are authorized to do so.
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