PDF metadata — the title, author, and subject fields embedded in every PDF — affects how documents appear in search results, file browsers, and document management systems. Folium's Edit Metadata tool lets you update these fields instantly in your browser, with no upload and no account required.
Update title, author, and subject — the metadata fields that matter most for search and display.
Your PDF is never uploaded. Metadata editing happens locally in your browser.
Changes are applied and the updated PDF is ready to download in seconds.
Leave any field blank to keep its existing value — only filled fields are updated.
Drop your PDF or click Choose File to select it.
Enter the new Title, Author, and/or Subject. Leave any field blank to keep its current value.
Click Update Metadata. Your PDF with updated metadata downloads immediately.
Correct author fields on documents generated by third-party tools that insert software names.
Add meaningful titles and subjects to PDFs for better findability in file systems and document search.
Update metadata to reflect your organisation's name and document classification.
Clean up metadata on PDFs before uploading them publicly to websites or document portals.
Metadata editing is performed entirely in your browser using pdf-lib. The tool loads your PDF, updates the specified metadata fields in the document's internal dictionary, and saves the result locally. Your file is never transmitted to any server.
Edit PDF metadata online for free with Folium — update title, author, and subject in seconds. No upload, no account, completely private. Fix, clean, and brand your PDF documents instantly.