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DOCX metadata remover

Remove hidden properties from Word documents

Clean supported metadata from a DOCX file locally while preserving the main Word document package.

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Inspect and clean Word metadata

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DOCX only · up to 75.0 MB

Removes DOCX package metadata only. It does not remove comments, tracked changes, hidden text, headers, macros, or document content.

Supported cleanup

The Word metadata this tool removes

DOCX files are ZIP-based packages. The tool removes their dedicated property parts and rebuilds a valid package.

Core properties

Removes author, last editor, title, subject, keywords, revision, and stored document dates.

App and custom fields

Removes Office application properties, company and template fields, and user-defined custom properties.

Preview and timestamps

Removes the embedded thumbnail and normalises internal ZIP entry modification times.

Package verification

Checks that the Word document part remains and property links are absent from the rebuilt DOCX.

Know the boundary

Metadata removal is not document redaction

Word can store sensitive information inside the document body and review features. Accept or reject revisions and inspect comments separately.

This tool does not remove

  • Comments, tracked changes, and document revisions
  • Hidden text, headers, footers, and embedded objects
  • Macros, external links, or fields inside the document
  • Digital signatures, encryption, or password protection

Where it helps

When Word document properties should be cleaned

DOCX packages can retain authorship and application details long after the visible document is ready to share.

Client and contract handover

Remove author, last-editor, company, template, revision, and stored date fields before a final document leaves your organisation.

Anonymous review or submission

Create a metadata-clean copy before blind review, recruitment, assessment, tender, or other workflows where stored authorship can be inappropriate.

Reusing an internal template

Strip dedicated document-property parts and the embedded preview before adapting an internal DOCX for external use.

Common questions

Questions about removing Word metadata

DOCX metadata is only one privacy layer. These answers clarify the boundary around document content and review features.

Does this remove comments or tracked changes from Word documents?

No. Comments, tracked changes, hidden text, headers, fields, and embedded objects are document content rather than the package-property metadata targeted here. Review those separately in Word.

Can it clean old DOC files or macro-enabled DOCM files?

No. This tool accepts DOCX only. It does not convert legacy DOC files, remove macros, or claim to clean macro-enabled Office formats.

What happens to signed, encrypted, or password-protected DOCX files?

They are rejected instead of being rewritten. Remove the protection in Word first, or preserve the signed original unchanged.

Go deeper

Before you share a Word file

Practical guidance for checking what the file carries, cleaning the supported metadata, and reviewing everything outside the tool's scope.

Office handover

Clean Office file metadata before sharing

Prepare Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without confusing package properties with comments or hidden content.

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Document 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.

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Important 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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