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Choose one document
Open a DOCX file from your device. It remains in the current browser tab.
Privacy & Security Tools
DOCX Hidden Content Inspector
Inspect comments, tracked changes, hidden text, document properties, and external links in a DOCX file before sharing it.
Choose one DOCX document
Review common Word content that can travel with a document: comments, tracked changes, hidden text, properties, and external links. Up to 25 MB. The file stays in this browser tab.
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- Retention
- The tool's working state is kept only while this page is open. Inputs and results are not saved to persistent storage by Got A Tool.
- Export
- The tool may prepare a result after you run it. It downloads or copies it only when you choose that action.
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How it works
Review a DOCX file before you send it
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Read the report
Check for comments, tracked changes, hidden text, document properties, and external relationships.
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Review in Word
Use the findings to decide what to remove or accept in your document editor before sharing.
Clear boundary
It reports common signals. It does not change your document.
This first version never edits, uploads, stores, or downloads a copy of your document. It does not inspect embedded files, macros, custom XML, white-on-white text, or every possible visual concealment technique.
Tracked changes
Reports inserted, deleted, and moved text markup across common Word document stories.
Comments
Lists comments with their available author, date, and a short text preview.
Hidden text
Counts Word runs marked with the standard hidden-text setting.
External relationships
Shows links and other package relationships explicitly marked external.
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