PDF Metadata Inspector & Privacy Sanitizer
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Inspect hidden document metadata (author name, operating system, PDF producer, creation date) and scrub metadata headers before sharing.
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Privacy Audit Status
⚠️ 3 Personal tracking fields detected in PDF dictionary. Click 'Scrub & Download Clean PDF' to strip author name and software traces.
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Direct In-Browser Handoff
PDF Text & OCR Extraction Workflow
Chain this tool with complementary private browser utilities for a complete zero-server workflow:
Helpful Examples
Inspect Word Export
Author: 'Sarah J.', Creator: 'Microsoft Word for Mac'
Sample Legal Brief.pdfHow to Use the PDF Metadata Inspector & Privacy Sanitizer
Audit electronic documents for hidden tracking tags. View PDF dictionary metadata (/Title, /Author, /Subject, /Keywords, /Creator, /Producer, /CreationDate, /ModDate) and sanitize proprietary information before submitting legal filings, contracts, or confidential disclosures.
Privacy & Data Processing Notice
No user data leaves your browser. Computation is executed entirely on your device. We do not store, view, or transmit your inputs over our network. Your computation remains on your personal machine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I sanitize PDF metadata?
Word processors and export tools silently embed your local user login name, corporate computer name, file system path, and editing timestamps into every generated PDF.
Does this alter the visual pages of the PDF?
No. The document's text, layout, and visual pages remain 100% intact; only the internal Info and XMP metadata dictionaries are scrubbed.
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