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DOCX Metadata Inspector

Read Word core properties such as title, creator, subject and dates.

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Method, example & boundaries

DOCX Metadata Inspector: from input to a reviewable result

Inspect the core properties stored inside a local DOCX package, including title, creator, subject, keywords, description, and created or modified timestamps when present. The result is a readable inventory of the document metadata, not a copy of the document body, and the Word file never leaves the browser.

Worked example: audit a project brief before sharing

Example input
launch-brief.docx with Title “Autumn launch”, Creator “M. Chen”, Subject “Partner review”, and Modified “2026-08-18T09:30:00Z”.
Example output
All ten supported core properties, one per line in a fixed order: the four stored values appear as read, and the six the file does not contain read as an em dash rather than being invented.

How to interpret it

The inspector reads docProps/core.xml from the DOCX ZIP package and decodes the actual XML values, so the result can be reviewed before the file is sent outside the team. Listing every supported property makes an em-dash line as reviewable as a stored one, and a property stored as an empty value stays visibly empty rather than reading as absent.

Read Word core properties from the package

A DOCX file is opened locally as a ZIP archive. The parser looks specifically for docProps/core.xml, extracts the recognized Dublin Core and Word timestamp fields, decodes XML entities, and renders the values as text. It does not upload the archive or infer properties from the visible paragraphs.

Metadata boundaries

  • Missing properties are reported as an em dash; the tool cannot reconstruct deleted metadata.
  • Core properties are not a complete revision history, comment audit, or forensic chain of custody.
  • Stored author names and timestamps can be edited by document software and should not be treated as proof of identity.

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