MetadataViewerRemove 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.
Office files can store the author, last-saved-by name, company, total editing time and a revision-count property. Recipients can inspect those values. This tool clears supported core and extended properties from DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files; it does not claim to reconstruct or erase a revision history.
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.
Exactly what is removed
| OOXML part | Fields cleaned | Not changed |
|---|---|---|
docProps/core.xml | Title, subject, author, keywords, description, last modified by, revision, created/modified dates, category and content status | Document text, styles and media |
docProps/app.xml | Company, manager and total editing time | Page/word/slide counts and application compatibility data |
| Document body | Nothing | Tracked changes, comments, hidden text and macros remain |
Verify the clean copy
Open the downloaded -clean file in this page again. Personal property values should be blank, while the document still opens normally. If comments, tracked changes, hidden text or macros are sensitive, remove those separately in the desktop Office Document Inspector before sharing.
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.