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Remove Document Metadata

Clear author names, comments, tracked changes and macros out of a file before it leaves your hands.

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Accepts DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PDF

Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About Remove Document Metadata

Remove document metadata before a file goes to a client, a court, a publisher or the public. Office files quietly record who wrote them, the company name, when they were created and how long they were edited, and Word keeps every tracked change and comment. A contract sent with a deleted clause still sitting in its revision history is the classic mistake this prevents.

Pick what to clear: comments, tracked changes, macros, and author, company and other properties. Tracked changes are accepted, so the text reads as it does now, without the redline. For Excel, the folder the file was last saved in is removed too; for PDFs, document info, annotations and scripts. Macro-enabled files are saved as plain DOCX, XLSX or PPTX.

How to use Remove Document Metadata

  1. 1
    Upload the file

    Click Choose file or drop a DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, macro-enabled Office file or PDF.

  2. 2
    Choose what to clear

    Comments, Tracked changes, Macros and Author, company and other properties are all ticked. Untick anything you want to keep.

  3. 3
    Click the button

    Press Remove Document Metadata. A summary lists how many comments, changes and properties were removed.

  4. 4
    Download the clean copy

    It keeps its name, or gets a .docx, .xlsx or .pptx ending if macros were removed.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Tracked changes resolved

    Insertions are kept, deletions are dropped and Track Changes is switched off, so no earlier wording survives.

  • Names and dates cleared

    Author, last modified by, company, manager, template, editing time and dates are removed from the file's properties.

  • Comments gone everywhere

    Word comments, Excel notes and threaded comments, and PowerPoint comments disappear along with their author lists.

  • PDFs too

    Title, author and XMP metadata, annotations and embedded JavaScript are stripped, while links and form fields stay.

FAQ

Remove Document Metadata: questions and answers

What does Remove Document Metadata actually delete?
Only the categories you tick. With everything on, a Word file loses its comments, tracked changes, macros, author and company names, dates and editing time, plus the hidden revision IDs Word uses to tell editing sessions apart.
Are tracked changes accepted or rejected?
Accepted. The document ends up reading exactly as it does with all changes applied, and deleted text is gone for good. If you still need to review the changes, do that in Word first. To see exactly how the clean copy differs from an earlier draft, run both through Compare Word.
Does it change how the document looks?
No. Text, layout and formatting stay the same. The only visible difference is that comment balloons and redline marks disappear. To check the clean copy before it goes out, open it in Office Viewer, no Office needed.
Can I remove metadata from a PDF for free?
Yes. Visitors get 2 tasks in total and free accounts 2 a day, with files up to 50 MB, and VIP has no daily limit and a 1 GB size limit. The PDF keeps its links and form fields.
Is it safe to upload a confidential file?
Yes. It's uploaded over HTTPS, cleaned in an isolated process and deleted, with the clean copy, after one hour. We never read, share or sell files, or use them to train AI.
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