# PDF Metadata Editor > View and edit PDF title, author, subject and keywords, or strip metadata entirely before sharing. Free and processed in your browser. - URL: https://farvixo.com/tools/pdf/pdf-metadata-editor - Category: PDF Tools (https://farvixo.com/tools/pdf) - Price: Free - Last reviewed: 7 August 2026 - Publisher: Farvixo Technologies ## What is PDF Metadata Editor? PDF Metadata Editor is a free browser-based PDF tool from Farvixo that lets you view and edit title, author, subject and keywords of a PDF. It runs entirely on your own device using WebAssembly, so the document is never uploaded to a server. There is no sign-up, no watermark on the output and no cap on how many documents you process. ## Specifications | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Tool | PDF Metadata Editor — PDF Tools | | Purpose | View and edit title, author, subject and keywords of a PDF | | Input | A single file (PDF) | | Output | PDF file (plus the chosen export format where the tool converts) | | Processing | In your browser — files are never uploaded to a server | | Price | Free, unlimited, no account required | | Limitations | Bounded by your device's memory and CPU rather than a server quota; very large files may be slow on older hardware | ## How to use PDF Metadata Editor 1. **Add your PDF** — Drag your PDF into PDF Metadata Editor or click to browse. The file stays on your device — nothing is uploaded to a server. 2. **Set up the document** — Reorder, select page ranges and pick the output settings you need. PDF Metadata Editor shows a live preview so you can check the result before committing to it. 3. **Save the finished PDF** — Download the new PDF straight away. No watermark, no page limit and no sign-up — run PDF Metadata Editor as often as you need. ## Use cases - Preparing a document for an email attachment or an upload form with a size limit - Students and office workers who need one PDF change without buying a desktop editor - Handling contracts, invoices or ID documents that should not be uploaded to a third-party server - Cleaning up a scanned document before archiving or sharing it ## Tips - Check the page count and orientation in the preview before you download — reordering afterwards means starting over. - If a PDF refuses to open, it is usually password-protected; remove the password first, then re-run this tool. - Very large PDFs are limited by your device memory, not by an upload cap. Splitting a 500-page file into parts is faster than processing it whole. ## Common problems - **The PDF will not load** — The file is encrypted or was produced by a non-standard writer. Open it in a PDF reader, print it back to PDF, and try again. - **Text comes out garbled or as boxes** — The PDF has no embedded font or no text layer at all. A scanned page needs OCR first — use PDF OCR, then re-run this tool. - **The browser tab becomes unresponsive** — The document is larger than the available memory. Close other tabs, or split the PDF and process it in sections. ## FAQ ### Why does PDF metadata matter? It travels with the file and is visible to anyone who opens the properties panel. A PDF exported from Word usually carries the author name and often the original file path — which can reveal a person, a client name or an internal folder structure you did not intend to share. ### Can I remove metadata completely? Yes. Clear the fields and save, and the document goes out carrying nothing about who made it or where. This is worth doing on anything published publicly or sent outside your organisation. ### Does the title field affect how the PDF appears online? Yes. Browsers show the metadata title in the tab rather than the filename, and search engines use it when a PDF appears in results. A PDF titled "Untitled document" or "Microsoft Word - final2.docx" looks careless in both places. ### Is the file uploaded to change this? No. Metadata is read and rewritten in your browser, so the document never leaves your device. ### Does editing metadata change the document? No. Only the properties are rewritten; every page, image and character stays exactly as it was. 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