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LiveRemove metadata
Strip hidden info from a PDF or photo: author, location, software, dates. What you actually see in the document stays.
runs entirely in your browser
Runs in your browser · nothing uploaded
Wipe what you can't see. Keep what you can.
Location, camera, software, author, dates — all hidden in your file. Plainjar strips them out; what you see in the document stays. In your browser, nothing uploaded.
Strip your file below- 01Open your file
- 02Hidden fields found
- 03Metadata wiped
- 04Clean · image intact
Frequently asked questions
Will names that appear in the document text also disappear?
No. This tool only removes hidden info from the file properties, the fields you see under File → Properties in Acrobat, or right-click → Properties → Details in Windows Explorer. Think: author, title, software, dates, GPS coordinates, bookmarks, annotations, form data. Text rendered on the page itself, a name in a letterhead, 'Attn: Jane Doe', a signature, stays put. Use the PDF redaction tool if you want to remove visible text.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. All metadata detection and stripping runs in your browser via exifreader (read), piexifjs (JPG strip), Canvas (PNG/WebP re-encode), and pdf-lib (PDF strip). No server call. Open your devtools Network tab during use and you'll see for yourself that nothing leaves.
What exactly gets removed?
Hidden info, not visible page content. For images: all EXIF, GPS location, camera make/model/lens, date taken, software, and all other tags. For PDFs: file properties (author, title, subject, keywords, creator, producer, dates), XMP stream, thumbnails, per-page metadata, annotations, form fields, embedded attachments, JavaScript actions, bookmarks, and the entire name tree (named destinations, URLs). Under the hood: /Info, XMP stream, /Thumb, per-page /Metadata, /Annots, /AcroForm + /Fields/V, /AF + /Names/EmbeddedFiles, /OpenAction + /Names/JavaScript, /Outlines and /Names.
HEIC files from my iPhone, does this work?
Yes. HEIC is auto-converted to JPG first (browsers don't read HEIC natively), then the EXIF is stripped. Output is a JPG with no GPS, camera info, etc. The original HEIC file is never stored.
Will my PDF still be readable after stripping?
Yes. Page content, text, images, and in-page hyperlinks keep working. What disappears: identifying metadata + things readers usually don't see (annotations, bookmarks, form data, embedded files). Test after stripping that the document still works for your use case, for a normal contract or report it always does.
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Your PDF is processed in your browser via pdf-lib. The file is never uploaded, only the processed result goes to your Downloads.