Excel Metadata Remover
Scrub author, company and revision data before sharing.
Workbooks leak more than you think — author names, company, the path the file was saved to, comment authors and tracked revisions. Remove all of it in one pass and get a report of exactly what was stripped.
- Rating
- 4.8(690)
- Monthly uses
- 82K
- Price
- Free
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.xlsx, .xlsm · processed locally, never uploaded
Files stay on your device
What it does well
- Core, application and custom property removal
- Comment author anonymisation that keeps the comment text
- Hidden sheet, defined name and external link reporting
How to use Excel Metadata Remover
- 1
Upload the workbook you are about to share.
- 2
Review everything the scanner found.
- 3
Choose what to remove — or take the recommended set.
- 4
Download the scrubbed file.
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Common problems and fixes
The author field reappears after opening in Excel.
Excel repopulates it on save from your Office account. Send the downloaded file directly without opening it first.
Custom properties used by an add-in were removed.
Deselect the custom properties group before applying — those keys are often load-bearing for internal tooling.
Frequently asked questions
What people say
Small thing, but the error messages actually tell you what to fix. Excel Metadata Remover flagged a hidden character that had been breaking my lookups for weeks.
Handled a file with well over 200,000 rows without complaining. That is more than I can say for the desktop add-in we pay for.
Handled a file with well over 200,000 rows without complaining. That is more than I can say for the desktop add-in we pay for.
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