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Before sharing a PDF, scan it for hidden metadata that could expose your identity, location, editing history, and more. The scanner checks for author names, company names, GPS coordinates from embedded images, comments, tracked changes, software version fingerprints, and creation history — all running locally with no file upload.
Every PDF created by Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, or any other document application embeds metadata automatically. This includes the author's full name (from the OS user account), the company name, the exact software version used, a complete revision history showing every edit made, comment threads from review cycles, and the creation and modification timestamps. When you share a PDF without stripping this data, you may inadvertently reveal your identity, organization, negotiation history, or document creation timeline. Lawyers have lost cases because opposing counsel extracted revision history from a Word-to-PDF document.
Author name, company name, software version and license info, creation and modification timestamps, GPS coordinates from embedded images, comment threads, tracked changes, document revision history, printer name, and sometimes even deleted content in the document's undo buffer.
No. The scanner reads PDF metadata entirely locally in your browser. Your file never leaves your device.
Yes. The tool identifies all detected metadata and lets you strip or sanitize it before downloading a clean version of the document.
PDFs that contain images taken with a smartphone often embed EXIF data including GPS location in those images. This can reveal where a photo was taken — your home, office, or meeting location.
The tool helps you identify and remove personal data from PDFs before distribution, supporting GDPR data minimization obligations. For legal advice on GDPR compliance for your specific situation, consult a qualified legal professional.