Pre-alpha — under active development. Nothing to download yet. Watch the repo for the first release.

Scrub Metadata

Every PDF quietly carries metadata — hidden details about the document, such as the author's name, the software that made it, and the dates it was created and changed. It doesn't show on the page, but anyone who opens the file can read it. Scrub Metadata lets you see what's there and remove it.

How to do it

  1. Open the document.
  2. In the Legal tools, choose Scrub Metadata.
  3. Look over the table — Title, Author, Creator, Producer, and the created and modified dates. Anything not set shows as "Not set."
  4. Click Scrub Metadata to clear it.

What to know

  • It doesn't touch the visible pages. Scrubbing removes the hidden details only — the content and any annotations are left exactly as they are.
  • Save to keep the cleaned version. The change applies to the document you have open; use Save (or Save As for a copy) to write it out.
  • Worth doing before you send a file out. Producing or filing a document is a good moment to check what it's carrying about your office.