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Documents carry more than what's printed on the page. Author names, editing software, GPS coordinates from photos, and even earlier drafts can hide inside a PDF. Upload yours and we'll show you exactly what's there, before you decide what to remove.
Not just legal or business use — anyone sharing a document benefits from knowing what's inside it first.
Want the full walkthrough with screenshots? Read our step-by-step guide to removing metadata from a PDF.
Everything you need to know about the Privacy Scanner
It scans your PDF for document metadata (author, creator, software), embedded XMP data, JavaScript or auto-run actions, embedded file attachments, comments/annotations, incremental revision history, and GPS location data in embedded photos.
No — scanning is read-only. Nothing changes until you review the report and click 'Sanitize & Download'.
It always strips document metadata, XMP data, embedded scripts/auto-run actions, file attachments, and collapses any revision history into a single clean version. Stripping GPS from photos and removing comments are optional toggles.
No. Sanitizing only removes hidden data — the visible content, layout, and (unless you opt in to removing them) any comments stay exactly as they were.
No — it's useful for anyone sharing a PDF: job seekers scrubbing a resume, businesses removing internal author names before sending a proposal, or anyone stripping GPS data from a scanned photo.
What actually happens to your file when you use our tools
Encrypted at rest and in transit
Deleted automatically after processing
HTTPS/TLS on every upload
Only automated systems touch your file
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