Real values, not a yes or no
Each field is shown with the value stored in the file, such as the author's name or the company, so you can decide what is safe to share.
DOCX · XLSX · PPTX · Read-only inspection
Office Metadata Viewer: Check Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Before you send a document, see what it says about you. This viewer lists the author, last editor, company, dates, editing time, custom properties, preview thumbnail, and the folder an Excel workbook was saved in, and flags comments, tracked changes, hidden sheets, and speaker notes. It only reads the file; nothing is changed.
No uploadRead only Free
No uploadsNo sign-upOriginal files stay untouchedRead-only
What happens locally
A readable report, not a black box.
Also lists what cleaning would not touch
Comments, tracked changes and who made them, hidden sheets, speaker notes, and embedded files are reported, because they can reveal more than the properties do.
Read-only and private
The file is read inside your browser and never uploaded or modified. Remove the metadata afterwards with the Office cleaner if you want to.
Important limit
This page only shows metadata and does not change your file. An empty report is not proof that nothing is hidden: text, comments, and embedded files are document content. Password-protected files, legacy .doc, .xls, and .ppt files, and macro-enabled files are not supported.
Questions & boundaries
Know exactly what the report means.
File formats are messy. These answers describe the supported behavior of this version—not a promise that every trace everywhere has disappeared.
01How do I check the metadata of a Word document?+
Choose the .docx file on this page. It lists the author, last modified by, company, dates, editing time, custom properties, and thumbnail it finds, and flags tracked changes and comments. Nothing is uploaded or changed.
02Can I see who edited an Excel file?+
You can see the author and last modified by fields, the company, and the folder path the workbook was last saved in, which can include a username. Comments carry reviewer names too, and the viewer tells you when a workbook has them.
03Does this show everything hidden in the file?+
No. It shows the standard document properties, custom properties, thumbnail, and saved path, and reports comments, tracked changes, hidden sheets, speaker notes, and embedded files. It cannot judge the text of the document itself.
04Is my file uploaded?+
No. The file is read inside your browser. You can confirm this in the Network panel of your browser's developer tools.
05How do I remove what I find?+
Use the Office metadata remover. It shows the same list with a checkbox for each field, lets you choose what to remove, and gives you a verified cleaned copy.
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