PDF Metadata Viewer
See a PDF's title, author, page size, PDF version, and every other hidden document property, instantly.
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How the PDF metadata viewer works
Every PDF carries information about itself that isn't part of its visible pages — a title, an author, the software that created it, when it was made or last modified, plus lower-level technical details like which version of the PDF format it uses, the size of its pages, whether it has an encryption layer applied, and whether it contains a fillable form. This tool reads all of that directly in your browser and lays it out clearly — file details in one group, document metadata in another — with no editing, no processing, and no file upload involved.
It's useful any time you want to know more about a PDF before trusting, forwarding, or working with it — checking who's listed as the author, confirming when a document was actually created versus when you received it, verifying it's a PDF version compatible with whatever you're submitting it to, or simply seeing what information a file is quietly carrying that you hadn't noticed. Copy any individual field, copy everything at once, or download the full report as a text file to keep or share.
Common use cases
- Verifying the stated author or creation date of a document before relying on it
- Checking what software produced a PDF, useful for troubleshooting compatibility issues
- Auditing what information a file reveals before sharing it externally
- Confirming a PDF's version or page size against a submission requirement
- Checking whether a form-heavy PDF actually contains fillable fields before opening it elsewhere
- Quickly confirming a PDF's page count and file size without opening a full viewer
If you find metadata you'd rather not share, the Remove PDF Metadata tool clears it in one click and produces a clean copy to download.
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PDF Metadata Viewer — frequently asked questions
Two groups of information: file details — size, page count, PDF version, page size, whether the file is encrypted, and whether it has form fields — and document metadata, which is the title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, and creation/modification dates stored in the file's properties.
No — this is entirely read-only. It only displays what's already in the file; nothing is modified, re-saved, or uploaded.
Yes — each field has its own copy button, or use "Copy all" to copy every field at once, or "Download .txt" to save the whole report as a text file.
It can tell you what software created a PDF, who authored it, when, and how it's structured — useful for verifying a document's origin, checking what information you'd be sharing before sending a file publicly, or confirming technical details like PDF version or encryption before using it somewhere that has specific requirements.
Not necessarily the way you might expect. "Encrypted" here means the PDF has encryption applied at the file level, which sometimes only restricts things like printing or editing rather than requiring a password to open. If the file did need a password to open in the first place, you'd have needed one to get this far — this indicator is about the file's internal security settings, not a login gate.
It means the PDF has an interactive form built into it (text boxes, checkboxes, and similar fields someone can fill in directly in a PDF reader) rather than being a flat, non-fillable document.
That field simply wasn't filled in when the PDF was created — it's common for many PDFs to leave several metadata fields blank.
If the PDF only has owner-level restrictions (printing/editing locks) without a password required to open it, yes. If it genuinely needs a password just to open, this tool can't get past that — try removing the password with the Unlock PDF tool first.