Before processing
Record the intended title, author, subject, and keywords, and distinguish descriptive metadata changes from removing hidden content elsewhere in the document.
Online PDF tool
Review and update the information stored with a PDF, remove metadata you no longer want, or add supported document details before sharing the file.
Nothing to install, and your first eligible task finishes before you sign in. TapScanner has 100M+ mobile downloads
Drag a file in, or choose one — it opens in the workspace below, already loaded.
PDF, up to 20 MB. Larger files still work — add them in the workspace itself.
What you get
Review and update supported fields such as title, author, subject, or keywords without altering the visible page content.
See the workflow before you start
Review and update supported fields such as title, author, subject, or keywords without altering the visible page content. The three decisions below show what to provide, what to configure, and what to verify before you share the output.
Select the PDF whose metadata needs attention.
Review, add, change, or remove the supported metadata fields.
Apply the changes and download the updated file.
Your file
1Choose the setting
2Ready to review
3Result to check
Update the supported metadata fields, apply the changes, and reopen the downloaded PDF to confirm the properties.
Plan the job
A quick source check prevents avoidable rework. After processing, open the output and verify the details that matter for this specific PDF task.
Record the intended title, author, subject, and keywords, and distinguish descriptive metadata changes from removing hidden content elsewhere in the document.
Reopen document properties in another viewer and confirm each field, dates and encoding, then separately inspect attachments, annotations, layers, and visible confidential text.
How it works
Select the PDF whose metadata needs attention.
Review, add, change, or remove the supported metadata fields.
Apply the changes and download the updated file.
Complete the job
Follow the whole path before you start: choose the source, set the job, run the workspace, verify the output, and continue only when the result is right for its next use.
After processing
A completed result still deserves a quick check. Keep the original, inspect the output type and contents, and decide what should happen next before you share it.
Output to verify
Result type: PDF outputReview and update supported fields such as title, author, subject, or keywords without altering the visible page content.
Check page order, orientation, text, permissions, and any visible signatures before sharing the PDF.
Check page order, text, orientation, and the number of files in the workspace before sending anything.
Use the workspace Download action after the result is ready. A browser handoff does not prove that a file was saved to disk.
If this workspace offers Delete now, use it after downloading. Availability depends on the tool and current result path.
Keep the source until you have verified the result, then move to a related PDF task or return to the tools catalog.
Practical example
A final report displays an old working title and the wrong author in its saved document properties.
Update the supported metadata fields, apply the changes, and reopen the downloaded PDF to confirm the properties.
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Usually next: Keep the result and move straight into the next tool without re-uploading.
Paddle shows the exact amount, taxes, renewal date, and any eligible trial before you confirm. Stop future renewals yourself from your TapScanner billing account.
Work with confidence
The first eligible task can be completed before login. Current file, page, and usage limits are shown in the workspace.
TapScanner web's application data layer rejects filenames and document contents. Published analytics destinations require separate configuration verification.
Hosted processing paths may use temporary files. In the pinned core's normal download path, the output file is removed when the stream closes; scheduled cleanup covers stale temporary files.
Web tools may send files to TapScanner's hosted processing service. We do not currently offer a customer-selectable processing region, so do not assume processing stays on your device or in a particular country.
Delete-now is available only when a result screen explicitly offers it; it is not yet supported by every web tool.
Open the downloaded result and verify important pages, values, formatting, and permissions before relying on it.
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Before you start
Questions
Yes. Your first eligible task can be completed before login. TapScanner shows the current file, page, and daily limits before processing.
The workspace exposes standard document information, dates, and supported custom metadata options. Available fields are shown after the file opens.
No. TapScanner runs in a modern web browser, so you can upload, process, and download the result without installing desktop software.
Add your file and finish the job. The limits that apply are shown before processing starts, not after it fails.
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