See what a PDF says about itself
Everything a PDF stores besides its pages, in one list: who made it and with which apps, when, what it does when opened, and who left comments. Your file isn’t changed.
Drop a PDF to see what it says about itself
or browse your files
One PDF file. Nothing is changed and nothing is uploaded.
Clean copy
Open a PDF to see its details here and what a clean copy would leave out.
Remove PDF metadataNothing is uploaded. Viewing doesn’t change your file.
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- No watermark
- No daily limit
- Nothing uploaded
Several steps, or a whole batch? Chain this with other tools in a Workflow and run them in one go.
What it reads
The document details a Properties window shows, the XMP record field by field with its edit history, private data apps keep for editing, the file names LaTeX records for each figure, Content Credentials, fonts, attached files, scripts and links, form fields and digital signatures, comment authors, page sizes and password settings.
Fonts give the app away
Font names stay in a PDF even after every other detail is removed. In our test files a report exported from Word listed Calibri, and a LaTeX paper listed CMR10, the font TeX uses by default.
Saved in layers
Some apps save changes by adding to the end of a PDF instead of rewriting it. The viewer counts those saves, since the earlier versions often sit in the file unchanged.
Getting a clean copy
The list on the right shows what Remove PDF metadata would take out of this file. Fonts, links, form fields, comments and attachments are part of the document and stay.
Your files stay with you
Your PDFs are opened and saved on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you don’t need an account. Close the tab and they’re gone.
From our tests
- What your PDF says about you, from ten real files
Ten PDFs opened: author codes, app versions, dates and an add-in ID nobody meant to publish.
More PDF tools
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- Merge PDFCombine several PDFs into one, in the order you choose.
- Split PDFEvery page as its own file, or split by page ranges.
- Organize PDFReorder, turn and remove pages, then save.
- Rotate PDFTurn sideways or upside-down pages the right way up.
- Delete PDF pagesRemove blank, duplicate or private pages.
- JPG to PDFTurn photos and scans into one PDF.
- PDF to JPGSave every page of a PDF as a picture.
- PDF to PNGCrisp page images for text, charts and diagrams.
- PDF to textCopy out all the text of a PDF as a .txt file.
- Remove PDF metadataSee and remove author, software and dates hidden in a PDF.
- Add page numbersNumber the pages of a PDF, top or bottom.
- PDF small enough to emailShrink a PDF for attachment and upload limits.
- Add watermark to PDFStamp DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL or a logo on every page or a few.
- Password-protect PDFLock a PDF with a password, AES-256 encrypted.
- Unlock PDFRemove a password you know from a PDF.
- Redact PDFBlack out text for real: nothing left under the box.
- Fill PDF formType into a fillable PDF form and save it, optionally flattened.
- Flatten PDFTurn filled form fields into plain page content.
- Sign PDFDraw, type or upload your signature and place it on any page.
- Extract images from PDFSave the pictures inside a PDF at the quality they are stored.
- Crop PDFTrim margins or keep one part of a page.
- Change PDF page sizeFit pages onto A4, Letter, Legal, A3 or A5.
- Grayscale PDFTurn every colour in a PDF grey, with text kept as text.