# Edit PDF Metadata — Edit PDF metadata and remove annotations on Mac

Set the title, author and keywords; clear hidden details; remove comments and links. Part of OneMacTools, 151 private tools in one native Mac app (macOS 26 or later); category: PDF. Runs on your Mac; nothing is uploaded.

Change the title, author, subject and keywords stored in a PDF, which search engines and libraries show. Remove hidden details like the app that made it, and strip comments, highlights, drawings and links before you share it.

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## How to use it
1. **Add the PDF.** Drop one or more PDFs onto Edit PDF Metadata.
2. **Fill in the details.** In the right-hand panel, type a Title, Author, Subject or Keywords. Leave a box empty to keep what's already there.
3. **Choose what to remove.** Turn on the switches to remove other hidden details, comments and highlights, or links.
4. **Save.** Click Save. The edited copy is saved with “edited” in its name in a dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools, and the app tells you how many annotations were removed.

## Options
- **Title:** The document title that PDF readers, search engines and libraries show. Leave it empty to keep the current one.
- **Author:** The author name stored in the file. Leave it empty to keep the current one.
- **Subject:** A short description of the document. Leave it empty to keep the current one.
- **Keywords:** Search words, separated by commas, such as invoice, 2026, client. Leave it empty to keep the current ones.
- **Remove all other details (creator app, dates):** Off by default. Clears the other stored details, such as the app that made the PDF and its dates, keeping only the title, author, subject and keywords.
- **Remove comments, highlights and drawings:** Off by default. Deletes notes, highlights, underlines, stamps and drawings. Form fields and links are kept.
- **Remove links:** Off by default. Removes clickable links, including web links and links to other pages.

## Tips
- Set a proper Title on any PDF you publish on a website. Browsers and search results often show it instead of the file name.
- Before sending a contract, turn on Remove comments, highlights and drawings so reviewers' notes don't go with it.
- To check what a PDF contains, open it in Preview and choose Tools › Show Inspector.
- You can process a batch: the same title or author is applied to every PDF you add, so leave Title empty when files need their own.
- Removing comments doesn't touch the page text. To hide words on the page, use Redact PDF.

## Questions
**How do I change the title of a PDF on a Mac?**
Drop the PDF onto Edit PDF Metadata, type the new title in Title and click Save. The edited copy shows that title in PDF readers and search results.

**How do I change the author name on a PDF?**
Type the new name in Author and click Save. An empty box keeps the existing author, so to hide a personal name, replace it with something neutral such as your company name.

**How do I remove all comments and highlights from a PDF?**
Turn on Remove comments, highlights and drawings and click Save. Every annotation goes, while form fields and links stay.

**Can I remove links from a PDF?**
Yes. Turn on Remove links. The text stays, but it's no longer clickable.

**What is PDF metadata?**
Details stored inside the file, such as its title, author, subject, keywords, the app that made it and when. They're not shown on the page but anyone can read them.

**Will this change the text on the pages?**
No. Only the stored details and the annotations you choose to remove are changed.