View PDF Metadata

Inspect a PDF’s title, author, dates, producer and permissions.

Drop a PDF to inspect its metadataProcessed entirely in your browser — the file is never uploaded.

What does PDF Metadata Viewer do?

Read the document information dictionary and XMP metadata inside a PDF: title, author, subject, keywords, creation and modification dates, the software that produced it, the PDF version and whether it is encrypted.

How to Use PDF Metadata Viewer

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Upload a PDFThe metadata is read immediately.
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Read the summaryStandard fields are grouped and labelled.
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Export if neededCopy the values or download them as JSON.

Key Features

Title, author, subject and keywords from the document information dictionary
Creation and modification timestamps
Creator and producer applications, which reveal how the file was made
PDF version, page count and encryption status
Export the metadata as JSON

Frequently Asked Questions

What metadata does a PDF store?

A document information dictionary with title, author, subject, keywords and dates, plus a creator and producer field naming the software involved. Many files also carry an XMP packet with the same data in XML.

Why does the author field show a name I do not recognise?

It is usually inherited from whoever created the source document, or from the account name on the machine that generated it. It is a common accidental disclosure when sharing files publicly.

How do I remove PDF metadata?

Rewrite the file. Our compress tool strips the document information dictionary while rebuilding the PDF, which removes author and producer details.

What does the producer field tell me?

Which library or application wrote the file — Microsoft Word, LaTeX, a scanner’s firmware, or a web toolkit. It is often the quickest way to work out how a document was originally produced.