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hubgit / README.md

Last active November 16, 2024 15:38

Remove metadata from a PDF file, using exiftool and qpdf. Note that embedded objects may still contain metadata.

Anonymising PDFs

PDF metadata

Metadata in PDF files can be stored in at least two places:

the Info Dictionary, a limited set of key/value pairs
XMP packets, which contain RDF statements expressed as XML