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Clean PDF

Remove hidden data and metadata

How it works:

  1. 1Upload a PDF file
  2. 2Review detected hidden data
  3. 3Click "Clean PDF" to remove everything

About this tool

Scrub a PDF clean of everything lurking beneath the surface: metadata, scripts, and embedded extras that you may not even realize are riding along. The tool clears out author names, creation and modification dates, the software that produced the file, comments, annotations, leftover form-field entries, JavaScript, attached files, and other concealed content, leaving a document that's genuinely safe to pass around. That kind of thorough cleanup matters when you're publishing files openly, handing them to outside parties, or simply treating privacy as a priority. Everything you can actually see, including text, images, and layout, survives untouched while the invisible baggage is stripped away. Since the cleaning runs locally in your browser, the file never has to leave your device to get sanitized. The polished result keeps its full visual quality and is downloadable right after the process finishes. A smart safeguard for professionals posting documents publicly, students submitting work, or anyone determined to share PDFs with zero hidden traces.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It strips author info, creation and modification dates, software details, comments, annotations, form field data, JavaScript, embedded files, and other hidden content. Everything you can see on the page stays, while the invisible metadata and scripts are cleaned out.
No. The process preserves all visible content, text, images, and formatting exactly as they appear. Only hidden and potentially sensitive data is removed, so the cleaned PDF looks identical while carrying none of the underlying metadata.
Hidden metadata can leak your name, the software you used, edit history, or embedded scripts to anyone who opens the file. Sanitizing prevents that information leakage, which matters when publishing documents or submitting them to third parties.
Yes. Beyond metadata, the tool removes embedded JavaScript, attached files, and other potentially unsafe content, making the resulting PDF cleaner and safer to distribute, not just stripped of authorship details.
Completely. All cleaning happens locally in your browser, so your document never leaves your device. That's especially fitting for a privacy tool, since your file isn't uploaded anywhere while its hidden data is being removed.

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