What metadata is in a PDF?
By the Remove AI Watermarking team · Updated
Short answer: A PDF usually stores the author's name, the document title, the app that created it, creation and edit dates, and an XMP block that can hold more history. Anyone who opens the file's properties can read it.
Key facts
- The author field often holds the full name from the computer's user account.
- The 'Producer' and 'Creator' fields reveal the software used, such as Microsoft Word.
- XMP metadata can repeat these fields and add edit history.
- Removing metadata doesn't change the visible pages.
How to remove it
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