Scrub hidden metadata from a PDF or Word document — without uploading it

Drop in a PDF, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to see and clear the hidden author name, company, software version, and edit history stored inside it — before you send it to someone else. Everything happens on this page; your document is never uploaded anywhere.

How it works: drop a file below, review the metadata found, clear what you don't want (or hit Clear All), then download the cleaned copy. The file's actual content — text, formatting, pages — is untouched.

How to use this tool

Use the dropzone below — that's the whole tool. (The downloaded version is the same tool as a file you double-click, no install or internet needed.)
Drop in a PDF, .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx file, or click the dropzone to browse for one.
Review the metadata found, shown field by field with its current value.
Edit any field, click Clear on individual ones, or click Clear all fields to blank everything at once.
Click Scrub & download to get the cleaned copy, and check the before → after table to confirm exactly what changed.

Drop a document here, or click to browse

One file at a time

.pdf .docx .xlsx .pptx

What is this page?

This is the real Document Metadata Scrubber — the same tool Untracked sells as a download — running free, right here in your browser. Everything is processed entirely on your own device: nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and the page makes no network requests after it loads. You can verify that yourself: load the page, open your browser's network inspector, or even disconnect from the internet and keep using it.

Questions people ask

Does my document get uploaded anywhere?

No. This is one web page with pdf-lib bundled inside it and its own zip reader/writer for Office files — there is no server behind it. Load it, disconnect from the internet, and it still works; or open your browser's network inspector and watch it make zero requests.

Which metadata can I see and clear?

For PDFs: Title, Author, Subject, Keywords, Creator, Producer, creation/modification dates, plus any embedded XMP metadata block. For Word/Excel/PowerPoint (.docx/.xlsx/.pptx): author, last-modified-by, title, comments, category, company, manager, and application version.

Will the document's content change?

No — text, formatting, pages, cell values and slides are untouched. Only the property fields you clear are removed. You see a before → after table of exactly what changed before you download.

Can I clear fields one at a time?

Yes — edit or clear any field individually, or clear everything at once. Clearing a field removes it from the file entirely (matching what Word's own 'Remove Personal Information' does), not just emptied.

What's the difference between this free page and the paid download?

This page handles unlimited single files, one at a time, and lives on this website. The €9 download adds same tool as a single file — no limits, runs offline forever on any computer, even with no internet connection.

Which formats are supported?

PDF and the modern Open XML formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). Older binary Office formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) aren't supported, and password-protected/encrypted files are flagged rather than decrypted.