“Genuinely the fastest way to merge and reorder PDFs I've found. It runs right in the browser — I don't have to wait for an upload bar to crawl across the screen.”
Sarah Martin
Operations Manager · United States
Update title, author, subject, and keywords without Acrobat. PDF Metadata Editor runs entirely in your browser on pdfeditorai.com — no upload, no signup, free for everyday use.
PDF Metadata Editor is a free, browser-based tool on pdfeditorai.com that lets you update title, author, subject, and keywords without acrobat without uploading your file to a server. It runs entirely on your device using a Web Worker, so your PDF stays private — and there's no signup, no install, and no watermark.
Also known as: pdf metadata editor online, pdf metadata editor free, pdf metadata editor without signup, pdf metadata editor in browser.
or click to browse · up to 5.0 MB per file
Drop your PDF — current metadata is displayed.
Change title, author, subject, or keywords.
Download a PDF with updated metadata.
Edit title, author, subject, keywords
Preserves all page content
Runs entirely in your browser — files never leave your device.
Useful for SEO of indexed PDFs
Set author and title before uploading to a catalog.
Add searchable keywords to PDFs hosted on a website.
Strip stale author info from outgoing documents.
Real reviews from people who use pdfeditorai.com every day.
“Genuinely the fastest way to merge and reorder PDFs I've found. It runs right in the browser — I don't have to wait for an upload bar to crawl across the screen.”
Sarah Martin
Operations Manager · United States
“Compresses huge design exports without trashing the image quality. I send PDFs to clients all day and this has replaced two paid apps for me.”
David Chen
Product Designer · Singapore
“The 'chat with PDF' tool reads contracts and pulls out clauses better than I expected. Big time-saver for case prep.”
Amelia Roux
Lawyer · France
“Split, rotate, OCR — all the boring stuff just works. Would love a desktop app one day, but the web version is more than enough.”
Marcus Bauer
Accountant · Germany
“OCR on scanned papers is shockingly accurate. I summarize 200-page reports in under a minute. Free tier covers everything I need.”
Priya Sharma
Researcher · India
“Clean interface, no popups, no forced signups. It just lets you work. Exactly what a PDF tool should feel like in 2026.”
Liam O'Connor
Freelance Writer · Ireland
| Feature | pdfeditorai.com | Adobe Acrobat | iLovePDF / Smallpdf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs in your browser | Yes | No — desktop install | Uploads to server |
| Free to use | Yes | Paid subscription | Daily limits, paywall |
| Privacy (no upload) | Yes | Local | Files leave your device |
| No signup required | Yes | No — Adobe ID | Often required |
| Works on mobile | Yes | Mobile app | Limited |
| Batch processing | Yes | Pro plan only | Pro plan only |
| Max file size | ~100 MB in browser | Unlimited | 25 MB free / 200 MB paid |
| Output quality | Lossless | Lossless | Recompressed |
Searches and use cases PDF Metadata Editor is designed to answer.
Drop your PDF above and you're done in seconds — no upload, no signup.
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