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Clear metadata from Word documents

Clean resumes, contracts, reports, and drafts before sending Microsoft Word documents. Review what was found, remove it on your device, and download a cleaner copy.

We do not store your files

Cleaning runs on your device. Analytics do not include file names, exact sizes, contents, or extracted metadata values.

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DOCX metadata cleaner

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The report shows each found field, a short explanation, and the practical privacy impact.

Free single-file cleaningFiles stay localNeed batch?Need to edit?

Files are processed locally in your browser. Single-file metadata removal does not require sign-in. Accounts are only used for Premium access, batch cleaning, and billing.

Privacy context

Why remove Word metadata?

Office files are packages with hidden property files. They can preserve authorship, company, application, and custom workflow fields.

Cleaning targets hidden metadata only. It is not a substitute for reviewing visible content, comments, tracked changes, or redactions.

Authorship can be embeddedCreator and last-modified-by fields may expose employee names, accounts, or collaborators.
Organization fields can leakCompany, manager, template, and custom properties may reveal clients, departments, or internal process data.
Revision context can persistCreated, modified, app, and document statistics can disclose timing, tooling, and production history.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I clear metadata from a Word document?

Use Word's Document Inspector or clean a DOCX locally with this browser-based Word metadata remover. Review tracked changes, comments, and visible content separately.

Can I upload DOC files?

No. V1 supports DOCX, which is the modern OpenXML Word format.

What Word metadata can be removed?

The cleaner targets DOCX document properties such as author, company, core properties, application properties, and custom properties.

Does this need Microsoft Word?

No. The cleaner edits the DOCX package directly in the browser.