View PDF metadata — see what your documents admit
Drop in a PDF and read its hidden properties: author, company software, creation dates and XMP history. Free, instant, and the file never leaves your device.
ScrubExif runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no server, works offline.
What you'll see
Author & contributors
The Info dictionary's Author field and the XMP creator list — often pre-filled from your office software account without you noticing.
Software fingerprints
Producer and CreatorTool fields reveal the exact app and workflow that produced the file — Word 2019, WPS, InDesign, a scanner's firmware.
Dates & document stats
Creation and modification timestamps down to the second, plus page count — enough to reconstruct a document's editing timeline.
XMP history sidecar
The XML metadata block apps use for richer tracking — sometimes including the original document title before renaming.
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Résumés, tenders, manuscripts, contracts — especially anything "anonymized" by hand.
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The clean file looks identical — but its properties no longer speak for you.
Deep dive: PDF metadata explained · photo side: view EXIF data
Frequently asked questions
Where is metadata stored inside a PDF?
Two places: the document information dictionary — a small table of classic fields (Title, Author, Producer, creation dates) referenced from the file trailer — and an XMP metadata block, an XML document embedded in the file that can carry richer details. A thorough viewer reads both; your PDF reader's Properties dialog usually shows a mix.
Why does my PDF have an author I never typed?
Because the field was inherited: Word, WPS, Pages and InDesign fill the Author and Creator fields from your operating system or app account when exporting. Unless you explicitly clear document properties before exporting, the values ride along into the PDF.
Is my PDF uploaded when I inspect it?
No. The file is parsed by JavaScript in your browser tab and stays in your device's memory. The inspection works offline — there is no server involved at any point.
Why do some fields show as empty or missing?
Not every PDF carries both layers: files produced by scanners, printers ("Print to PDF") or minimal tools often have no Info dictionary or XMP block at all. That's good news — less to clean before sharing.