Open source MIT license · Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Your document says more than you think

Every Word, Excel and PowerPoint file carries information you don't see when you open it: who wrote it, who changed it, how many minutes went into it, which program made it. Meta Data Remover shows all of it and lets you edit each field or clean everything with one click.

DOCXproposal.docxsample document
Authordc:creatorJane Doeempty
Last modified bycp:lastModifiedByJohn Smithempty
CompanyCompanySample Consultingempty
Total editing timeTotalTime412 min0
Comment authorw:comment/@w:authorJ. SmithAuthor
TemplateTemplateCorp_Letterhead_v3.dotxNormal.dotm
6 fields carry personal information

This box is a demonstration; names and values are examples.

What a document hides

docProps/core.xmlCore propertiesAuthor, last modified by, created and modified dates, revision number.
docProps/app.xmlApp propertiesProgram and version, template, company, total editing time, page and word counts.
docProps/custom.xmlCustom propertiesAny extra information organizations and tools attach to a document.
word/comments.xmlComment authorsNames and initials shown in comments and tracked changes.
word/people.xmlPeopleAccount details of everyone who contributed.
docProps/thumbnailThumbnailA preview image of the first page.

A clean document in three steps

  1. Drag and dropDrop the document into the window; everything is listed instantly.
  2. Review and editChange, remove or add any field. Rename authors in bulk.
  3. SaveOnly the information parts are rewritten; the document content is never touched.
Meta Data Remover listing the properties of a Word document as editable fields

Your file never leaves your computer

The tool runs on your own machine as a local web page. Documents are never uploaded anywhere; you don't even need an internet connection. The interface is available in English and Turkish.

Requires Node.js 20 or later.

# download and run
git clone https://github.com/keremcep/meta-data-remover.git
cd meta-data-remover
npm install
npm start