Remove PDF Metadata

What this metadata cleaner removes in seconds: Drop a PDF up to 50 MB on 09/22/2026 and get instant scrub of title, author, subject, keywords, producer, creator, creation and modification dates via pdf-lib in your browser. The engine loads the file locally, sets Title Author Subject Keywords Producer Creator to empty strings, resets CreationDate and ModificationDate to epoch zero, saves a fresh copy and offers a $0 download without any server upload or legal compliance risk.

Why stripped metadata protects USA legal dollars: A leaked Author field like jsmith@firm.com or Creator path C:/Users/John/Documents/merger.pdf on a $1,200 filing in Austin can expose staff identities and trigger $4,500 compliance rework in Chicago where document management policies require anonymized vendor PDFs before sharing. Miami teams sending $950 proposals lose $2,000 in client trust when producer tags reveal unlicensed PDF software, while Denver discovery bundles with $750 timestamps misstate privilege dates. Seattle quarterly reports budgeted $3,200 for public release face $8,000 redaction penalties if hidden keywords leak deal codenames.

Real scrubs with real budgets on 09/22/2026: Austin attorneys clearing $1,200 filings dated 09/22/2026 verify old Title and Author show (none) after cleaning before e-filing to avoid docket disclosure. Chicago compliance teams processing $4,500 vendor contracts batch-check Creator fields to confirm licensed Adobe pipelines and save $900 audit hours. Miami clerks sanitizing $950 proposals run final PDFs through this cleaner to hide internal folder structures before $2,000 outsourcing. Denver paralegals prepping $750 discovery sets strip timestamps to normalize privilege logs, while Seattle admins purging $3,200 reports set epoch dates for uniform public archives. New York firms clearing $2,800 memos keep merger strategy local.

Tips for audit-ready anonymization: Always confirm Old Title and Old Author echo before downloading, since blank input means there was nothing to remove and $0 scrub is already complete. Keep the 50 MB limit in mind for scanned exhibits where 300 dpi bundles approach 45 MB and may stall older tablets. Save the cleaned file as metadata-removed.pdf or add matter number suffix for document management retrieval without overwriting the original. For true AES encryption combine this cleaner with a desktop PDF software redactor, as browser tools handle dictionary fields not XMP streams.

Privacy and offline handling: All parsing and rewriting runs inside your browser via pdf-lib for $0 on 09/22/2026, with no file, title, or author transmitted to any cloud. The 50 MB ceiling guards memory on mobile while covering multi-hundred-page filings, and instant object URLs expire when you close the tab. This local model satisfies legal compliance retention rules and PDF software audit trails without vendor upload, keeping $1,200 filings and $2,800 memos resident on your device. On 09/22/2026 this workflow protects $1,200 in Austin and $4,500 in Chicago budgets with local offline handling that avoids $800 vendor fees.