Edit PDF Metadata

Update title, author, subject, and keywords stored inside the PDF. Free, files deleted after download.

Edit PDF Metadata

1Upload your PDF

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2Edit the metadata fields

Leave a field blank to keep its current value unchanged.

Done! Metadata updated.
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PDF title, author, and properties

What Is PDF Metadata?

Every PDF stores a small block of descriptive information called the document information dictionary. It holds fields such as the Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords, along with system-generated values like the creation date and the producing application. This data is what your operating system shows in the file's "Properties" or "Get Info" panel, and it is what search tools, document management systems, and library catalogues read to index a file.

Metadata is invisible when you simply read the document, but it travels with the file everywhere it goes. A PDF exported from a word processor often carries the original author's username, an internal project codename in the Subject field, or a template Title that no longer matches the finished document. Editing these fields lets you present a clean, professional, and accurate record.

Why Edit the Title, Author and Keywords

  • Professional presentation: a correct Title appears in the browser tab and PDF reader window instead of a cryptic filename.
  • Privacy: remove a personal username or a former employee's name left behind by the authoring software.
  • Findability: accurate Keywords and Subject help internal search engines and document libraries surface the right file.
  • Consistency: align metadata across a batch of reports so they sort and display uniformly.
  • Compliance: many records-management policies require a defined Title and Author on archived documents.

How This Tool Works

Upload a PDF and the four editable fields appear. Type the values you want, then save. The tool writes the new values into the document information dictionary and returns a fresh PDF, the page content, fonts, and layout are untouched. Only the fields you fill in are changed; blank fields keep whatever value was already there. The file is processed on the server and deleted automatically shortly after you download it.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Only the document properties (Title, Author, Subject, Keywords) are changed. The pages, text, images, and layout remain exactly as they were.

Leave that field blank. The tool only overwrites the fields you actually type into, so empty boxes are ignored.

Yes, type a replacement value (for example a space or your organisation's name) into the Author field to overwrite the existing name. To strip deeper hidden data, also consider the Redact and Optimize tools.