AutoMetadata™ is a free standalone application for exploring and editing metadata, document properties and viewer preferences in multiple PDF documents. The key feature is ability to select many PDF files and folders and quickly inspect and update information in all documents with a minimal effort. The software comes handy when you have a large collection of PDF files to maintain. The product saves valuable time, increase your productivity and is very easy to use. Not to mention that this software is free for both commercial and non-commercial use.

Loading Files and Folders

Select multiple PDF files and folders to load into the application. All loaded documents are shown in a spreadsheet-like view by displaying file name, title, subject, author and keywords standard metadata fields. The software can automatically find and load all PDF files from a selected folder and all sub-folders.

Editing Document Metadata

You can either edit metadata in place or perform a search and replace operation on selected fields. Use this operation to update multiple PDF documents with a common metadata change.

Exploring Document Properties

Use AutoMetadata™ to explore document's security settings and access permissions, document statistics, file details, various metadata fields, page size and orientation (based on a first page), PDF file format version, and viewer preferences.

Editing Viewer Preferences

Use document properties view to easily change viewer preferences for a currently selected PDF document. The software allows changing document title text, hiding menu, toolbar and window controls, centering document window,  selecting a page layout (Single Page, Single Page Continuous, Two-Up Continuos (Facing), Two-Up Continuous (Cover), Two-Up (Facing), Two-Up (Cover)), setting an optional navigation tab to showing bookmarks, page thumbnails, layers or attachments, displaying document in a full screen mode.

Viewing Bookmarks, Destinations and Fields

The software provides 3 separate views for listing bookmarks, named destinations and form fields for a currently selected document. Bookmarks can be optionally exported into XML file.

Exporting Metadata Records

The software allows exporting standard metadata fields into a plain ASCII text file.

Importing Metadata Records

The software provides ability to load metadata information from a plain ASCII text file and use it to update metadata in corresponding files.

Opening Documents

Simply double-click on a file record to open a corresponding PDF document in a default PDF viewer installed on your system.

Supported Platforms

AutoMetadata™ is available for Microsoft Windows® XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. This is a standalone application that does not require presence of Adobe Acrobat or any other similar application.

Legal Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY EVERMAP COMPANY LLC. "AS IS" AND EVERMAP LLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE QUALITY, SAFETY OR SUITABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL EVERMAP LLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER THEY MAY ARISE.