Does Strip PDF Metadata upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Strip PDF Metadata runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Optionally clear Title/Author/Subject/Keywords/Producer/Creator. Does not decrypt. Max 50 MB.

Should I use Edit PDF Metadata instead of Strip PDF Metadata?

Use Strip PDF Metadata when you need Clear title, author, and other info fields. Use Edit PDF Metadata when you need Set title, author, and subject locally. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.

Strip PDF Metadata

Clear title, author, and other info fields.

Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.

What Strip PDF Metadata does

Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.

This URL is only for Strip PDF Metadata (strip pdf metadata). Clear title, author, and other info fields. Other PDF tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Strip PDF Metadata alone: Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.

How to use Strip PDF Metadata

Stay on this Strip PDF Metadata page (/strip-pdf-metadata). Do not switch to Edit PDF Metadata unless you actually want Set title, author, and subject locally..
Add the file type Strip PDF Metadata accepts. Hint from the path: strip pdf metadata. Clear title, author, and other info fields.
Set only the options that match Strip PDF Metadata. Neighbor PDF Info does something else (List page count, sizes, and metadata.). Tool note: Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.
Run Strip PDF Metadata in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Optionally clear Title/Author/Subject/Keywords/Producer/Creator. Does not decrypt. Max 50 MB.
Download or copy the result from Strip PDF Metadata. If it is the wrong job, open Edit PDF Metadata instead.

When not to use Strip PDF Metadata

Skip Strip PDF Metadata when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Edit PDF Metadata or PDF Info — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.

Questions about Strip PDF Metadata

What does Strip PDF Metadata do that other PDF pages on this site do not?: Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB. Short version: Clear title, author, and other info fields.
Does Strip PDF Metadata upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Strip PDF Metadata runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Optionally clear Title/Author/Subject/Keywords/Producer/Creator. Does not decrypt. Max 50 MB.
Should I use Edit PDF Metadata instead of Strip PDF Metadata?: Use Strip PDF Metadata when you need Clear title, author, and other info fields. Use Edit PDF Metadata when you need Set title, author, and subject locally. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Strip PDF Metadata?: Optionally clear Title/Author/Subject/Keywords/Producer/Creator. Does not decrypt. Max 50 MB. Also: Writes empty title, author, subject, keywords, producer, and creator. Unlike PDF Metadata this does not set new values. Unlike PDF Info this downloads an edited PDF, not a report. Max 50 MB.