What does the revision number tell people?
Roughly how many times the deck was saved. A high count on a "new" proposal can be revealing.
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PowerPoint Metadata Viewer
Read the hidden properties of a PowerPoint file: author, company, revision count, title and timestamps. Decks get forwarded far beyond their original audience, and this shows what travels with them. It is free, needs no account, and adds no watermark to your result.
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Drop file files hereJSON output · up to 100 files
Included in this tool
Presentation propertiesAuthor/titleRevision/date dataJSON export
When you need this
What people use it for.
Checking a client deck for internal template traces before sending
Seeing how many revisions a presentation has been through
Confirming authorship of a deck received from elsewhere
How it works
What happens to your file.
The PPTX package properties are parsed and returned as JSON. Slides and media are read-only and unmodified.
What this tool includes
Everything you need, without a paywall.
Presentation properties
Author/title
Revision/date data
JSON export
Questions
Common questions.
Are speaker notes shown here?
No, notes are slide content rather than metadata. Check them separately in PowerPoint.
How do I clear these fields?
Use Remove PowerPoint Metadata, which clears them while preserving every slide.
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