Remove hidden metadata from PDF files
PDFs carry author names, the software that made them, and revision timestamps — often without you knowing. ShredMeta exposes that metadata and removes it by fully rewriting the document, so nothing lingers in an old revision.
What ShredMeta removes
Author, creator and title fields
Creation and modification timestamps
Producer and editing-software tags
Questions people ask
What metadata is hidden in a PDF?
PDFs store an information dictionary and XMP metadata: author, title, subject, keywords, the application that created and last modified the file, and creation and modification dates.
How is a PDF cleaned without breaking it?
ShredMeta fully rewrites the PDF's object structure rather than patching it. That removes the old metadata cleanly instead of leaving it behind in a previous revision, while keeping the document readable.
Does this remove metadata from scanned PDFs too?
Yes. The document-level metadata is removed regardless of whether the PDF holds text or scanned images.
Do you keep a copy of my PDF?
No. The file is processed in memory and never written to disk. Both the original and the cleaned copy are wiped after processing.