Excel Metadata Remover
Remove metadata from Excel workbooks (XLSX, XLSM) in seconds — author names, company and manager fields, revision counts, editing time and custom properties. See everything first, delete what shouldn't travel with the file, keep every formula intact.
How to remove metadata from Excel files
Drop the workbook
Works with .xlsx, .xlsm (macro-enabled) and .xltx templates. The package is unpacked in your browser — your financials and data never leave the machine.
Review the properties
Document Properties shows author, title, dates and revision count; Application Properties shows the Excel version, company, manager and total editing time; Custom Properties lists anything your template or add-in stored.
Clean and download
“Remove All Metadata” empties the property parts, or delete/edit single fields. Download rebuilds the workbook with pristine properties — cells, formulas, charts, pivot caches and macros exactly as they were.
When spreadsheets leak more than numbers
The corporate fingerprint
Workbooks created on a company machine inherit the Office profile: real names in creator and lastModifiedBy, the Company field, sometimes a manager's name and the internal application build. Sending the file to a client, journalist or regulator also sends that profile.
Timeline & workflow clues
Created and modified timestamps plus the revision counter and total editing time reveal how the file evolved — when analysis started, how many saves a model went through, whether it was reused from another project. Clean metadata keeps the focus on the data, not the process.
Tip: also check hidden sheets and cell comments in Excel itself — those live in the document body, not in metadata.
Excel metadata FAQ
How do I remove metadata from Excel without opening Excel?
Use this page: drop the workbook in, remove the properties, download. No Microsoft Office license needed — it runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS and phones.
Can I clean several workbooks at once?
Yes. Batch-drop all files, apply “Remove All Metadata” to each, then “Download All”. Useful before quarterly archives or external data deliveries.
Why does Excel still show a “last modified by” name?
Excel re-stamps properties every time it saves. Clean the file as the last step before sharing, and don't re-save it in Excel afterwards — or set the author fields to a neutral value here if the file must be edited again.
Does it work with the old .xls format?
Legacy .xls files use a binary OLE container instead of XML parts. The tool detects them and explains the one-step conversion: File → Save As → .xlsx, then drop the new file back here.