Document Metadata Inspector

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Document Metadata Inspector

A document can carry author names, edit dates, application details, comments, external links, embedded objects, and more. Inspect the supported metadata and package structure before you share it.

This is a read-only inspector. It does not clean or change the document, and a result with no findings does not mean the file is safe to publish.

Runs locally

The document never leaves this browser.

Local input: one PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, or EPUB up to 40 MiB. Network effect: none after page load.

Local documentBounded browser workerMetadata report
File bytes and detected values stay in this tab. They are not uploaded, placed in the URL, saved by the site, or sent to analytics. Only the theme preference is stored in your browser.

Local input

Choose a document

Choose a supported document

Drop one file here or open the local file picker. Nothing is uploaded.

Examples:

Choose a document. Inspection starts only after you press “Inspect locally”.

Purpose and limits

Know the metadata, then review the whole document

Supported documents

PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, and EPUB. ZIP-based formats are identified from package structure, not just the filename.

Office, ODF & EPUB

The worker inspects selected package metadata XML and structural flags. OOXML relationship targets and comment-author fields are checked where present. Embedded document contents and media are not decoded.

PDF is partial

The inspector reads a plain referenced /Info dictionary and visible XMP packet. Compressed object streams, annotations, page text, and embedded objects are not parsed.

Archive safety limits

Maximum file 40 MiB, 2,000 entries, 160 MiB declared uncompressed, 2 MiB per scanned entry, and 16 MiB across scanned metadata. Unsupported or encrypted structures are rejected or marked not inspected.

Not a cleaner

This tool never edits, saves, signs, or re-exports a document. Removing metadata safely is format-specific and needs separate validation.

Before sharing

Review the visible content, comments, revisions, links, images, attachments, and any unsupported sections with the application that created the document.