Excel Metadata Remover
See the hidden author, company, and file-path metadata stored in your workbook - then strip it out. Free, browser-only, and your file never leaves your device.
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Supports .xlsx, .xlsm · up to 50MB · or paste a file from your clipboard
Why Remove Excel Metadata?
Spreadsheets are shared constantly - with clients, regulators, journalists, and the public - and they quietly carry more than the numbers in the cells. The document properties record who wrote the file, who last saved it, the company name, and even the exact folder path on the author's computer. For sensitive workbooks, that hidden trail can reveal names, internal projects, and directory structures you never meant to publish.
What Gets Removed
- Core properties - author, last-modified-by, title, subject, description, keywords, category, and status.
- Extended properties - company and manager.
- Custom properties - any extra fields added by templates, add-ins, or classification tools.
- Saved file path - the absolute path Excel stores for the last save location.
Created and modified timestamps and the originating application name are kept so the file still validates and opens without warnings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. It is free, needs no signup, and runs entirely in your browser - your workbook is never uploaded.
Excel files carry document properties such as the author, the last person who saved the file, your company and manager, title/subject/keywords, custom properties added by templates or DLP tools, and even the full folder path where the file was last saved. Much of this is invisible in the grid but readable by anyone who receives the file.
Author, last-modified-by, title, subject, description, keywords, category, status, company, manager, all custom document properties, and the saved absolute file path. Created and modified timestamps and the originating application name are preserved so the file still opens cleanly.
No. Only the document-property parts of the file are edited. Every worksheet, cell value, formula, chart, and style is left exactly as it was.
No. Inspection and removal happen locally with JavaScript, so it is safe for confidential or regulated files.