# Edit PDF Metadata

> Exports from Word or InDesign leak the author's name, the corporate template, sometimes the file path. Clear title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and timestamps before sharing. Both the legacy Info dictionary and the modern XMP packet get rewritten together, so older and newer readers agree.


Live tool: https://lofttools.com/tools/pdf-tools/pdf-metadata-editor

Category: PDF & Documents

## How it works

1. **Select PDF** — Drop the PDF whose title/author/keywords you want to update, or click to browse
2. **Edit metadata** — Modify title, author, subject, keywords, and other properties
3. **Download** — Download your PDF with updated metadata instantly

## FAQ

### What metadata fields can I edit?

Title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation date, and modification date.

### Does this preserve bookmarks and form fields?

Document-level metadata (title, author, subject, keywords) is what this tool edits. Bookmarks, form fields, and annotations are kept as-is.

### What PDF versions are supported?

Metadata editing works on PDF 1.0 through 2.0. Both the legacy Info dictionary and the modern XMP packet are written.

## Tips

- **Strip author before sharing** — Clear title, author, and producer fields to remove identifying metadata that exports often leak from Word or InDesign.
- **Writes Info and XMP** — Both the legacy Info dictionary and the modern XMP packet are updated together, so older and newer readers agree.
- **Edits happen in your tab** — The file is rewritten in-browser. The metadata you scrub never touches a server log.

## Privacy — what we do not do

This tool runs entirely in the browser via WebAssembly. Your file never reaches a Loft Tools server. Specifically:

- **No upload.** The file bytes load into the browser tab's memory and process on your own CPU. Open DevTools → Network and observe zero outbound requests carrying file data while Edit PDF Metadata runs.
- **No AI training on your file.** Loft does not train models. We could not train on a file we cannot see.
- **No content scanning.** No virus, copyright, or content-moderation pass against your file. The bytes are not accessible to us.
- **No server-side log of file contents, filenames, or EXIF metadata.** Cloudflare edge captures URL and truncated IP for abuse defense (standard CDN behaviour). Cloudflare Web Analytics records anonymous page hits, no cookies, no PII. Nothing about your file content reaches any log.
- **No retention.** Close the tab and the file leaves browser memory. No backups exist on our side because no copy ever existed on our side.
- **No account.** No email, no signup, no auth, no telemetry tied to you.
- **Offline-capable after first visit** (PWA). Once you've loaded a tool, it caches; later sessions work without internet. For high-sensitivity files, run the tool once online to warm the cache, then disconnect before processing.

Compare with upload-based services: each transmits your file to a processing server. Even over HTTPS, each has logs, retention windows, and subpoena exposure. Loft has none of these because the server architecture does not include your file.

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