Edit PDF Metadata - Free Online Browser Tool

Edit Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, and Producer properties.

The title and author shown by your operating system when a PDF appears in a file listing come from the document’s metadata, not from its visible content. This tool sets those fields so your document is labelled correctly before anyone opens it.

This edit pdf metadata utility runs completely inside your web browser. Your document is opened locally and processed on your own device using JavaScript and WebAssembly, so your file is never uploaded to any server. There is no signup, no watermark and no limit on how many documents you can handle.

  • 100% client-side - files never leave your device
  • Instant processing, no upload wait
  • Works on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Free forever, no account required

Common next steps: Remove / Clean Metadata, Sanitize Tracking IDs, Extract Metadata, Set Creation Date.

How to Use the Edit PDF Metadata Tool

Four steps, and the whole thing runs locally on your own device.

  1. Load the PDF

    Drop in the document whose properties you want to correct.

  2. Fill in the document properties

    Set title, author, subject, keywords, creator application and producer as appropriate.

  3. Apply the changes

    The information dictionary is rewritten with your values.

  4. Save and verify

    Download the file and check that it now shows the correct name and author in your file browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does metadata show anywhere in the document itself?

No, and that is the point. It appears in file listings, search results and some document management systems, without changing a single visible page.

Why does a PDF sometimes show a garbled filename?

Because no title is set in the metadata, so the operating system falls back to the filename. Setting a title fixes that immediately.

Can I edit only the title and leave the rest?

Yes. Change whichever fields you need; untouched fields keep their existing values.

Should the author field be my name or the company?

Whatever matches how the document should appear in a listing. For internal business documents, the company or department is usually more useful than an individual.

Does this affect the file size?

Marginally, and only if the metadata grows. The page content is untouched, so quality is unaffected.