view & remove Office metadata · no upload

Drop a .docx / .xlsx / .pptx here

or click to choose

processed in your browser · never uploaded

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View the metadata left inside a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file (.docx / .xlsx / .pptx) and strip it out in one click. Separately from its visible content, an Office file stores document properties such as the Author, who last saved it, the Title, Subject, Keywords, Comments, the Company, the Manager, the template it was based on, the application that created it, the creation and modification dates, and the total editing time. It may also carry custom properties — your own fields holding things like internal IDs, classification labels, or department names. These fields routinely leak information you would rather not share: your computer's login name, your real name, your employer's company name, an internal template name, or the original file's title. When you send a proposal, quote, résumé, or report to a client or a recruiter, the author field can still hold a personal name or a predecessor's name, and the company field can reveal more about you than you intended. Drop a file in and this tool shows every entry it finds in core.xml (standard properties), app.xml (extended properties) and custom.xml (custom properties); press "Download file without metadata" and it writes out a new file with the author, last-saved-by, company, custom properties and the rest stripped out. It re-checks the cleaned copy on the spot and confirms that no metadata remains. The document content — text, tables, images and layout — is left completely untouched; only the docProps parts are rewritten. Everything happens entirely inside your browser: the file is never uploaded, stored, or sent to any server. Think of it as the Office counterpart to a PDF metadata remover or an EXIF remover for photos — a quick privacy check before you hand a document out. Note: the old binary formats (.doc / .xls / .ppt) are not supported; re-save them as .docx / .xlsx / .pptx first.

How to use

  1. Drop a Word / Excel / PowerPoint file (.docx / .xlsx / .pptx) in, or click to choose one.
  2. Review the embedded metadata — author, last-saved-by, company, the app that made it, creation/modification dates and more.
  3. If custom properties (internal IDs, labels, etc.) are present, they are flagged too.
  4. Click "Download file without metadata" to save a copy with everything stripped (it confirms nothing remains).

FAQ

What metadata does an Office file contain?

The Author, who last saved it, the Title, Subject, Keywords, Comments, the Company, the Manager, the template used, the app that created it (Application), the creation and modification dates, and the total editing time. It may also carry custom properties such as internal IDs or classification labels. The Author field often holds your computer's user name or your real name — exactly what you want to check before sharing.

Does it change the document content?

No. It only removes the document properties (the docProps core.xml / app.xml / custom.xml parts). The text, tables, images and layout are left untouched, so the file looks exactly the same.

Is my file uploaded to a server?

No. Both reading and removing happen entirely in your browser. The file is never uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere — it stays on your device.

Can I confirm the metadata is really gone?

Yes. After removal the cleaned file is re-parsed on the spot and the tool confirms no metadata remains. You can also feed the downloaded file back into this tool to double-check.

Does it also remove tracked changes and comments?

No. This tool removes document properties (author, company, custom properties, and so on). Tracked changes and comments live in the document body, so accept all changes and delete comments in Office first, then re-save, if you need those gone.

Does it work on the old .doc / .xls / .ppt formats?

No. This tool is for the modern formats only (.docx / .xlsx / .pptx). For an old binary file, open it in Office and re-save it in the new format first.

Can it also remove PDF or photo metadata?

This tool is for Office files only. To strip a PDF's author and title use a PDF metadata remover, or to strip EXIF / GPS from a photo (JPEG/PNG) use an EXIF remover.