# pdf anonymizer

- Every PDF File contains information about the Author, the Creator and so on.
- Sometimes it's necessary to remove these entries.
- Navigate with the Filemanager to the directory with the PDF file. 
    - Check the Metadata with a right mouse click on the file and choose `Properties > Document`.

[![pdfanonymizer.1.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/pdfanonymizer-1.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/pdfanonymizer-1.png)

### Anonymize

- Right Mouse click on on the file and choose `PDF Anonymizer`
- Check the Metadata again with a right mouse click on the file and choose `Properties > Document`.

[![pdfanonymizer.2.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/pdfanonymizer-2.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/pdfanonymizer-2.png)