FREE DOCX SHARING CHECK
Check and Remove Metadata from a Word Document
A Word document can retain identity and editing history outside its visible pages. CheckBefore shows the supported fields and separates safe cleanup from changes that need your decision.
Private scan workspace
Check a file before it leaves your hands.
Start with 2 free checks — no account needed.Original stays unchanged.
Choose a file or drop it here
SUPPORTED COVERAGE
What can be detected
- Author, last modified by, title, subject, keywords, category, created and modified dates
- Company, manager, template, and custom document properties
- Comments with supported author, date, and text previews
- Insertions, deletions, moves, formatting changes, and hidden text markers
- Detectable external links, embedded objects, VBA, ActiveX, and digital signatures
CLEAR NEXT STEPS
What can be cleaned—and what needs you
Author and document properties
The cleaner removes supported author, last editor, title, subject, keyword, category, and custom-property values from a separate copy. The rescan shows anything that remains.
Comments and internal notes
Supported DOCX comment records, references, relationships, authors, dates, and replies can be removed from a separate copy.
Revisions, hidden text, links, objects, and active content
These findings stay visible because accepting revisions or changing embedded and active content could change meaning, behavior, or signatures.
EXAMPLE — NOT A LIVE SCAN
Example findings
Real results use the same label-and-value structure and depend on the file you select. These examples do not claim a risk score or finding count.
- AuthorExample author
- Last editorExample editor
- CompanyExample organization
Document body text stays untouched.
- Author
- Example author name
- Last modified by
- Example editor name
- Revision
- Deleted text marker present
ONE LOCAL WORKSPACE
How it works
- SelectChoose a supported file from this device.
- UnderstandReview the evidence and the stated scan limits.
- CleanCreate a separate copy with only supported items removed.
- RescanCheck the latest copy again and review anything left unchanged.
HONEST BOUNDARIES
What CheckBefore does not do
- It can flag supported personal-information and secret patterns in extracted DOCX text, but it does not redact, rewrite, or anonymize body text.
- Tracked changes, hidden text, external links, embedded objects, macros, ActiveX, and signatures are reported for review rather than changed automatically.
- A completed check covers supported DOCX structures only; it is not a guarantee that a document is safe to share.
Frequently asked questions
Can CheckBefore remove the author from a Word document?
It can remove supported Author and Last modified by values from a new DOCX copy, then rescan the copy. Other detected app or date properties may remain visible for review.
Does it remove tracked changes?
No. Accepting or rejecting tracked changes alters the document, so revisions are detected and left for your decision in Word.
Does it inspect the words in my document?
It checks supported DOCX structures for metadata and hidden information, and flags supported personal-information and secret patterns in extracted body text. It does not redact or rewrite the document body.