Remove Metadata from Word Documents
Strip the author name, company, total editing time and revision count from DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files — locally, before the file leaves your hands.
Every Word document remembers who created it, who last saved it, the company the licence belongs to, how many minutes were spent editing and how many revisions it went through. Recruiters, clients and opposing counsel can all read this in two clicks. This tool wipes the core and extended document properties from DOCX — and the same for Excel XLSX and PowerPoint PPTX.
The document body is untouched: text, formatting, tracked changes and comments remain exactly as they are (if you need tracked changes gone too, accept them in Word first). The file is unzipped, cleaned and rezipped entirely in your browser — it is never uploaded.
Also worth knowing: Word’s built-in Document Inspector can do part of this, but it’s buried four menus deep and unavailable on phones. Here it’s one drop and one click.
Frequently asked questions
What metadata does a Word document contain?
Author, last-modified-by, company, manager, creation/modification dates, revision number, total editing time, template name and sometimes a category or status label — all stored in docProps/core.xml and app.xml inside the DOCX.
How do I remove the author name from a Word document?
Drop the DOCX into the tool above and click “Remove metadata & download”. The author, last-modified-by, company and revision fields are blanked and a clean copy downloads.
Does it work with Excel and PowerPoint files?
Yes — XLSX and PPTX use the same Office Open XML structure, so their document properties are cleaned the same way.