PPTX Metadata Viewer
Inspect author/company fields, comments, and custom properties in PPTX files without altering slides.
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Max file size: 100 MB
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Why view PPTX metadata?
Checking PPTX metadata helps you protect privacy, verify authenticity, and understand how the file was created.
Audit authorship
See author/company, title/subject, and keywords stored in your PPTX.
Track revisions
Review creation/modified dates and last-modified-by to trust the version history of your PPTX.
Catch hidden fields
Spot custom properties, comments, and template identifiers before sending your PPTX.
Preview the report layout
See how we surface EXIF, PDF, and video metadata before you upload your own file.
Example Metadata Report
After uploading, you'll get a detailed breakdown of your file's hidden data, similar to the example below.
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Our secure process
We show you exactly what happens when you upload a file, so you know where your data goes and what stays untouched.
Upload over HTTPS
Pick or drop your PPTX. Transfers are secure.
Parse metadata only
We read headers and metadata blocks; the file content is not changed or recompressed.
Highlight key signals
We group timestamps, authorship, location, and technical fields so you can spot what matters quickly.
Display readable results
You see structured metadata grouped by sections for fast review with no downloads required.
Delete temporary copy
The transient server copy is purged right after processing completes.
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What PPTX metadata can you view?
Here are the fields you can inspect before you share or archive the file. Use them to verify provenance, quality, and privacy.
- Author/company, subject, keywords, and last modified by
- Comments and speaker notes metadata that travel with slides
- Custom properties and deck-level identifiers
What metadata lives inside a PPTX
PPTX is an Office Open XML package like DOCX, using the same three-part metadata pattern: docProps/core.xml (Dublin Core), docProps/app.xml (PowerPoint-specific fields), and docProps/custom.xml (user-defined properties). The PowerPoint-specific app.xml adds Slides, Notes, HiddenSlides, MMClips, and ScaleCrop counts, plus TitlesOfParts (slide titles in order) and HeadingPairs summarizing the deck structure. Those counts are surprisingly revealing — a presentation sent as a 30-slide deck with HiddenSlides=5 tells a curious reviewer that five slides were hidden, not deleted.
Per-slide and per-comment metadata lives beside the slide content. Each ppt/comments/comment*.xml file stores the comment text, the commenter's name and initials, a dateTime timestamp, and the slide it attaches to. Speaker notes (ppt/notesSlides/notesSlide*.xml) carry their own author identifiers through tracked changes. Every slide is an XML part in ppt/slides/slide*.xml; the slide layouts and masters the author chose are referenced via relationship files, and some tools stamp a relationship timestamp that persists through resave.
PPTX also carries a rich embedded-media footprint. Every image on a slide becomes a ppt/media file with its own metadata — an embedded JPEG keeps its EXIF, an embedded PDF keeps its /Info dictionary, an embedded Excel chart keeps the chart's own docProps. The viewer summarizes the media count by type so you can tell when a "clean" PPTX actually contains a dozen photos whose EXIF GPS still points to the office where they were shot.
PPTX metadata FAQs
How do I tell if a PPTX has hidden slides?
docProps/app.xml stores HiddenSlides as a separate count from Slides. The viewer surfaces both — a non-zero HiddenSlides count means hidden slides travel with the file.
Do embedded images keep their EXIF in a PPTX?
Yes — every embedded image remains a separate file in ppt/media/, with its original EXIF, GPS, and timestamps intact. PowerPoint does not strip EXIF on insert. The viewer reports the media count so you know what else to audit.
What are TitlesOfParts and why does the list include slide titles?
app.xml's TitlesOfParts is an ordered vector of slide titles that PowerPoint uses internally. It exposes the presentation's outline even if you never added a table of contents slide.
Can PPTX carry presenter notes with author info?
Yes. Speaker notes are separate XML parts (notesSlides/notesSlide*.xml) and can include tracked-change author attributes if edits were made with Track Changes on. The viewer flags their presence.
Does a PPTX remember the template I used?
app.xml's Template field holds the template name (or path). Custom organizational templates often persist here and can leak an internal template-library path.