A privacy X-ray for any PDF — author, dates, hidden scripts, embedded files — then scrub it all in one click, entirely on your device.
A privacy X-ray for any PDF — author, dates, hidden scripts, embedded files — then scrub it all in one click, entirely on your device.
Every PDF quietly carries metadata about you and how it was made — author name, the software that produced it, creation and modification timestamps, an Adobe XMP block, and sometimes hidden extras like auto-run scripts, form data, or embedded files. GhostPDF's privacy X-ray reads all of it in your browser and shows it back to you, graded by how sensitive each item is, before you remove anything. One click then scrubs the /Info dictionary, XMP, document-level scripts, embedded files, and other identifying data, and hands back a clean copy. The PDF never leaves your device — there is no upload endpoint. Free, no signup.
Drop your PDF
Drag the PDF onto the page or click to browse. It opens in the GhostPDF studio with Inspect & scrub pre-selected.
Read the X-ray report
See exactly what the file reveals — author, timestamps, producer software, hidden scripts, embedded files — each tagged by severity so you know what's sensitive.
Scrub and download
Click Scrub all metadata to wipe it and download the clean PDF, straight from your browser.
How do I see what metadata a PDF contains?
Drop it here. GhostPDF reads the document's /Info fields, XMP block, annotations, and hidden scripts or embedded files entirely in your browser and lists them in a graded report — before you remove anything.
What metadata does the scrub remove?
Author, title, subject, keywords, creator and producer software, creation and modification dates, the XMP metadata block, document-level auto-run actions and scripts, and embedded-file references — the identifying data that rides along invisibly inside the file.
Does my PDF get uploaded?
No. Both the inspection and the scrub run entirely in your browser tab — there is no server that receives the file. You can confirm it in your browser's DevTools Network tab.
Will scrubbing change how the PDF looks?
No. Removing metadata doesn't touch the visible pages — text, images, and layout are unchanged. It only strips the hidden data attached to the document.
Every GhostPDF tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded — there's no upload endpoint to send it to.