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Read or edit PDF metadata. 26 products support this exact task: 13 absolutely free, 6 free with limits, 2 paid or trial, and 5 offline or self-hosted. The inventory records unresolved; OCR -> PDF with metadata; PDF -> metadata.

26 products recorded · 19 free choices · 10 offline or self-hosted choices. Inventory checked 2026-10-23.

What the inventory records

Exact direction
unresolved; OCR -> PDF with metadata; PDF -> metadata; metadata + PDF -> PDF; PDF -> PDF with metadata
Named as
Change PDF document information; Bookmark PDF; Remove PDF metadata; Create Bookmarks; Get ALL Info on PDF; Change Metadata
Evidence
42 matching inventory rows · 10 confirmed · 16 partly confirmed
Last checked
2026-10-23

This page is about this exact operation only, not a general PDF converter. Rows with unresolved confidence are not counted as support.

Absolutely free

13 products

No payment is needed to use the tool as recorded.

  • gImageReader

    Vendor not listed

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · Linux · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • Gotenberg

    Vendor not listed

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Linux · API · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • ICEpdf

    ICEsoft Technologies Inc.

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • pdf-lib

    Andrew Dillon

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • pdf-redactor

    Joshua Tauberer

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • PDF.js

    Mozilla PDF.js project

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • PDF24

    geek Software GmbH

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Windows · Vendor cloud
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • pikepdf

    James R. Barlow

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • Poppler

    The Poppler Developers

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Linux · Windows · macOS · Android · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • pypdf

    pypdf contributors

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Self-hosted · Linux · Windows · macOS · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • qpdf

    Jay Berkenbilt and Manfred Holger

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • veraPDF

    veraPDF Consortium

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • WeasyPrint

    CourtBouillon

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Open source
    Evidence
    Confirmed

Free with limits

6 products

There is an indefinite free way to use it, usually with limits.

  • Marker

    Endless Labs, Inc. dba Datalab

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free tier
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • PDF Candy

    Icecream Apps Limited

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Windows · Vendor cloud
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free · paid from £4.00 a month
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • PDFix

    PDFix s.r.o.

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Paid
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • Prince

    YesLogic Pty. Ltd.

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free tier
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • Sejda

    Sejda BV

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux · Vendor cloud
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free · paid from £5.00
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • Stirling PDF

    Stirling PDF, Inc.

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted · Varies by edition
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Free · paid from £73.43 a month
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

Paid or trial

2 products

The record shows a paid product, with or without a trial.

  • Product record
    Platform and processing
    Web · iOS · Android · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    Paid
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • SetaPDF-Core

    Setasign GmbH & Co. KG

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    Paid
    Evidence
    Confirmed

Offline or self-hosted

5 products

Paid products that run locally or can be self-hosted. Free and free-tier local products stay in their price tier above.

  • Foxit PDF SDK

    Foxit Software Incorporated

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android · Web · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    Paid
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • IronPDF

    Iron Software

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    From £740.96
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

  • JPedal

    IDRsolutions

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    From £710.90
    Evidence
    Confirmed
  • Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · Linux · macOS · Android · iOS · Web · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    No account needed
    Price signal
    Paid
    Evidence
    Confirmed

  • PDFlib

    Apryse

    Product record
    Platform and processing
    Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted · Runs locally
    Account
    Account requirement not verified
    Price signal
    From £740.00
    Evidence
    Partly confirmed

What this page counts

The inventory has 42 matching rows for this operation. 10 products have confirmed evidence and 16 have partly confirmed evidence; unresolved rows are excluded. A product appears only when the inventory names this exact operation. A vendor that bundles several conversions into one unspecified tool is not counted here.

The tiers describe commercial access at the record level. A free choice may still have usage limits, and an offline choice may require a paid licence. Check the linked product record before relying on a feature. The inventory was last checked 2026-10-23; the source and date for each product are on its record.

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