Extract the metadata of the original file
A regular "print/convert to PDF" strips the original metadata. We read author, creation and modification dates, revision history and EXIF/GPS straight from the supplied source file — with SHA-256 integrity for defensibility.
Upload your files
PDF, Office, images or e-mail — we read the original metadata (e-mail incl. every attachment).
or drag and drop your files here
Without metadata extraction
- Converting to PDF strips the original author and creation date.
- Revision history, editing time and custodian are lost for good.
- EXIF/GPS from photos disappears when a new file is generated.
- No integrity safeguard (hash) of the original.
With PDFen metadata extraction
- Metadata is read from the true original, before conversion.
- Author, dates, revision, editing time, company and template — complete.
- EXIF, camera, capture date and GPS from images.
- SHA-256 hash per file, downloadable as a JSON or CSV sidecar.
How it works
Upload your files
PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or images — up to 10 at once.
We read the original
ExifTool (the forensic standard) reads the metadata and computes the SHA-256.
Download JSON or CSV
A normalised, sortable overview per file — e-discovery friendly.
What we read
Universal integrity fields plus format-specific metadata.
Integrity
SHA-256, filename, byte size, MIME type, extraction timestamp.
Document properties
Title, author, creation and modification date, application, producer, keywords.
Office-specific
Last modified by, revision, editing time, company, manager, template.
Image-specific
Camera, model, capture date, GPS location, orientation, colour profile.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the metadata gone after a regular PDF conversion?
A "print/convert to PDF" creates a new document with a new creation date and its own producer tag. The original's metadata is not in it. That is why we read the source file before conversion.
Which file types are supported?
PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument and most image formats (JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC). Email files (.eml/.msg) are out of scope for this tool; use the email-evidence feature for those.
Is this forensically defensible?
We use ExifTool, which has been accepted as evidence in numerous court proceedings, and compute a SHA-256 hash of the exact original. We record what is in the file; we do not independently verify the values.
What if a file contains no metadata?
You still get a valid result with empty fields plus the integrity data (hash, size, type). No error occurs.
What does metadata extraction cost?
1 credit per file. Upload up to 10 files at once and download the result as JSON or CSV.
Ready to extract metadata?
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