An author name can be hidden in PDF properties
A PDF may store its author, creator application, title or creation details separately from the visible pages. Clearing these supported properties is useful before sharing a report or template under a different identity.
The cleaner does not search for names printed on pages, redact a signature image or remove every possible identity-bearing object. Review the visible document separately.
Clear supported author information
- Keep the original and select a PDF above, up to 25 MiB.
- Inspect the findings and enable Remove personal metadata. A normal author field is personal metadata, not evidence that a PDF was generated by AI.
- Clean the file and open Details to compare removed and kept findings.
- Download the verified copy and check its properties and visible pages in your PDF reader.
This option removes supported personal fields as a group, rather than editing only the author value. Supported object XMP and embedded JPEG metadata are also checked. The cleaner verifies protected content before offering an output.
A clean report is not redaction
Encrypted and digitally signed PDFs are refused. Removing metadata from a signed PDF could invalidate its signature. Attachments, uninspected metadata locations and unsupported structures are outside this cleanup; the report does not establish that the entire file is anonymous.
See PDF support and verification limits. For other file types, use the Word author guide or mixed-file batch guide.