Word Metadata Viewer
See author, dates, revision count and custom properties.
About Word Metadata Viewer
Read the OpenXML core and application properties of a .docx: author, last modified by, company, revision number, total editing time, template, word and page counts, plus any custom properties.
Every Word document carries properties nobody looks at: who wrote it, who last saved it, how long it was edited for, and which template it came from.
This shows you exactly what a recipient can read.
- Processed on your deviceEverything you open or type here is handled by this page and never uploaded anywhere.
- No queue, no limitsNothing waits on a server, so the only limit is your own hardware.
- No account neededNo sign-up and no email address required.
How Word Metadata Viewer works in your browser
OpenXML stores two property sets inside the .docx container. The core properties hold author, last modified by, title, subject, keywords and the created and modified timestamps. The application properties hold the producing software and version, total editing time, and page, word and character counts.
Both are read straight out of the archive here, which is why the tool reports what is genuinely in the file rather than what Word chooses to display. Word’s own properties dialogue hides several of these fields.
The revealing ones are rarely the obvious ones. Last modified by names the last person to touch the file, which on a document circulated for review is the whole distribution list. Total editing time is a real number of minutes. And a document created from a template often still carries the template author’s name in the author field years later.
When to use it
Checking what a document discloses about you and your organisation before sending it outside. Establishing when a document was actually created or last altered. Finding out who produced a file you received from a third party. Auditing a set of documents for author names left over from an old template.
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Frequently asked questions
What can the metadata tell me?
Author, last modified by, company, revision number, total editing time, the template used, and word and page counts — plus any custom properties the organisation added.
Why does this matter before sharing a document?
Because those fields travel with the file. A document sent to a client can quietly carry the name of whoever drafted it, the internal template and how long it took.
Can I remove the metadata here?
No, this tool reads it. Removing it means editing the properties in Word, or saving a copy through a tool that rewrites the document.