PDF Cleanup

Remove PDF Metadata

Use PDF Cleanup when the job is removing document metadata, not changing the content.

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Workflow

How this use case maps to the tool

Strip author, title, and other document metadata before sharing a PDF.

  1. Open PDF Cleanup.
  2. Load the PDF.
  3. Choose metadata stripping.
  4. Review the output summary.
  5. Download the cleaned file.
Route Notes

What this route does and does not do

  • This route strips metadata and rewrites the PDF, but it does not deeply recompress embedded images.
  • Removing metadata changes document properties, not the visible page content.