Core properties
Removes author, last editor, title, subject, keywords, revision, and stored document dates.
XLSX metadata remover
Remove Excel metadata from XLSX files
Inspect and clean supported XLSX package metadata in your browser without uploading the workbook.
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Inspect and clean Excel metadata
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XLSX only · up to 75.0 MB
Removes XLSX package metadata only. It does not remove hidden sheets, comments, formulas, external links, names, or workbook content.
Supported cleanup
The Excel metadata this tool removes
The tool targets dedicated Office Open XML property parts and leaves workbook cells and formulas outside its scope.
App and custom fields
Removes Office application fields, company information, and custom workbook properties.
Preview and timestamps
Removes embedded preview thumbnails and normalises internal ZIP modification times.
Workbook verification
Checks that the workbook part remains and metadata parts and relationships are gone.
Know the boundary
Metadata removal is not document redaction
Spreadsheet data can be hidden in cells, sheets, formulas, names, and connections. Inspect those features in Excel before sharing.
This tool does not remove
- Hidden sheets, rows, columns, cells, or named ranges
- Comments, notes, formulas, pivot caches, and revision history
- External links, data connections, macros, or embedded objects
- Digital signatures, encryption, or password protection
Where it helps
When Excel workbook metadata can expose context
A spreadsheet can look ready for delivery while its package still identifies people, software, templates, or internal workflow details.
Client and partner handover
Remove dedicated author, company, last-editor, template, and date properties before delivering a workbook outside your team.
Publishing a data download
Create a metadata-clean XLSX before offering research, reporting, pricing, or open-data workbooks as public downloads.
Reusing an internal workbook
Clear package properties, custom fields, preview thumbnails, and internal ZIP timestamps before repurposing a company template.
How XLSX metadata works
Separate package properties from workbook content
An XLSX workbook is a ZIP package with dedicated property parts as well as spreadsheet content. Clean the supported package metadata, then review workbook content separately before sharing.
Package property parts
Author, company, application, and custom values are commonly stored in separate docProps XML parts. The tool removes those supported parts and their package relationships.
Preview and package timestamps
The cleanup removes an embedded preview thumbnail when present and normalises ZIP package modification timestamps. It does not change worksheet data to do this.
Workbook content needs its own review
Hidden sheets, comments, named ranges, external links, and data connections are workbook content, not package properties. They remain and must be reviewed in Excel.
Common questions
Questions about removing Excel metadata
Workbook properties are different from spreadsheet content. Know what the tool can verify before sharing an XLSX.
Does this remove hidden sheets, rows, columns, or named ranges?
No. Those are workbook content. The tool removes supported package metadata, while hidden cells, sheets, names, comments, pivot caches, and connections must be reviewed in Excel.
Will formulas, cell values, or workbook formatting be changed?
The tool does not intentionally edit workbook cells, formulas, or formatting. It rebuilds the Office package without the targeted property parts and then verifies that the main workbook part remains.
Can it process signed or password-protected Excel files?
No. Signed and encrypted workbooks are rejected rather than altered. Remove protection in Excel first if you need to create a separate clean copy.
Go deeper
Before you share a Excel file
Practical guidance for checking what the file carries, cleaning the supported metadata, and reviewing everything outside the tool's scope.
Excel sharing checklist
Check hidden workbook content before sharing
Review hidden sheets, rows, columns, comments, named ranges, external links, and data connections after package metadata cleanup.
Read the guideOffice handover
Clean Office file metadata before sharing
Prepare Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without confusing package properties with comments or hidden content.
Read the guideDocument metadata
What PDF and Office files can reveal
Learn where author, company, template, date, software, XMP, and custom fields live before you share a document.
Read the guideImportant boundary
Metadata removal is not redaction
Understand the difference between cleaning file properties and removing sensitive content from the document or audio itself.
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