PDF Metadata Viewer
Inspect PDF document properties — title, author, creator, creation date, page count and more — without uploading your file anywhere.
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Max file size: 100 MB
Full Property Inspection
Reads Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, Creation Date, Modification Date, and page count from the PDF document info dictionary.
Fully Private
Metadata is read locally using pdf-lib. Your file is never sent to any server or third party.
Clean Before Sharing
Found sensitive metadata? Use the Remove PDF Metadata tool to strip it before sharing or publishing the file.
How to view PDF metadata
- Drop your PDF onto the upload area or click to browse.
- Click View Metadata.
- All available document properties appear instantly. Fields not present in the PDF show "Not found".
Privacy — processed in your browser
Metadata is read entirely in your browser using pdf-lib. Your PDF is never uploaded to any server. All processing happens locally on your device, so sensitive documents remain private.
Frequently Asked Questions
What metadata fields does a PDF contain?
PDFs can store a standard set of document info fields: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator (the application that created the original document), Producer (the software that wrote the PDF), and creation and modification timestamps. Not all fields are always present — many are blank or absent in PDFs created by simple export tools.
Why does my PDF show "Not found" for most fields?
Many applications only populate a subset of metadata fields. PDFs exported from web browsers, printed to PDF, or generated by simple scripts often contain only the Producer field and timestamps. That is normal and does not indicate a problem.
What does the Creator field mean?
Creator is the application used to create the original document (for example, "Microsoft Word 16.0" or "Adobe InDesign 2024"). Producer is the PDF engine that wrote the actual PDF bytes (for example, "Adobe PDF Library" or "macOS Version 14.4"). Both can reveal the software used to produce the document.
Can I remove the metadata I see here?
Yes — use the Remove PDF Metadata tool to clear the common metadata fields. The cleaned PDF can then be downloaded.
Does this tool read XMP metadata?
This tool reads the standard PDF document info dictionary. Some PDFs also store metadata in an embedded XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) stream, which may contain additional or duplicate fields. For a complete forensic XMP audit use a dedicated tool like ExifTool.