DataDistiller™ Engine


Digital Confidence DataDistiller™ is a comprehensive & fast hidden data & metadata removal engine which powers Digital Confidence's hidden data & metadata removal software products:

  • ConfidentSend™ - Email clients add-on to remove hidden data & metadata from Email attachments.
  • BatchPurifier™ - Batch hidden data & metadata removal tool that is able to clean multiple files at once.
  • MailValve EX™ - Hidden data & metadata removal add-in for Microsoft Exchange Server.
  • MailValve GX™ - Server-based hidden data & metadata removal solution.


DataDistiller™ is an independent engine which does not require Microsoft Office® or any other application to be installed in order to remove hidden data & metadata. DataDistiller™ Engine is able to remove hidden data & metadata from the following file formats:

  • Microsoft® Word Documents
  • Microsoft Excel® Workbooks
  • Microsoft PowerPoint® Presentations
  • OpenDocument Text Documents
  • OpenDocument Spreadsheets
  • OpenDocument Presentations
  • OpenDocument Graphics
  • PDF Documents
  • JPEG Images
  • JPEG 2000 Images
  • PNG Images
  • SVG Images
  • AVI Video Files
  • MP3 Audio Files
  • MP4 Files
  • F4V Files
  • WAVE / BWF Audio Files
  • AIFF Audio Files
  • 3GP Files
  • Monkey's Audio
  • Musepack Audio
  • OptimFROG Audio
  • WavPack Audio
  • Tom's Audio Kompressor
  • XML/XSD/XSL Files

DataDistiller™ Engine is able to remove hidden data & metadata of the following types:


Document Properties

Applicable to Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, OpenDocument Text, OpenDocument Spreadsheet, OpenDocument Presentation, and OpenDocument Graphics.

Document properties are Metadata that includes details such as author name, title, subject, keywords, category, status, comments, revision number, and total editing time. Document properties may also include user defined custom properties, a non-standard metadata that can be added to a document.

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Comments

Applicable to Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, OpenDocument Text, and OpenDocument Spreadsheet.

Comments that were added to the document. With each comment, the name of the user who added it and the date and time in which it was added are also saved.

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Tracked Changes

Applicable to Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel®, OpenDocument Text, and OpenDocument Spreadsheet.

Tracked changes are changes made to the document while the Track Changes option was enabled. This include inserted, deleted, modified, and moved text. Every change is saved with the name of the user who made the change, as well as the date and time in which the change occurred. If the tracked changes are not removed from the document, previous versions of the document can still be viewed.

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Hidden Text

Applicable to Microsoft® Word.

Text can be formatted as hidden so it won't be printed. Hidden text will not appear on the screen as well unless the application is specifically set to show it.

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Hidden Worksheets

Applicable to Microsoft Excel®.

Hidden worksheets are worksheets that were marked as hidden. Hidden worksheets will not appear on screen.

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Slide Notes

Applicable to Microsoft PowerPoint® and OpenDocument Presentation.

Slide notes are notes that were added to the slides for oral presentation and are not visible in the slides themselves.

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Document Versions

Applicable to OpenDocument Text, OpenDocument Spreadsheet, OpenDocument Presentation, and OpenDocument Graphics.

Several versions of the document can be saved by the user in a single file.

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Custom XML

Applicable to Microsoft® Word Document, Microsoft Excel® Workbook, and Microsoft PowerPoint® Presentation.

Custom XML data can be added to a document by another application like a document management system. Custom XML can include Custom XML properties.

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Printer Settings

Applicable to Microsoft® Word Document, Microsoft Excel® Workbook.

Contains information about a printer or a display device, including its name.

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Hidden Slides

Microsoft PowerPoint® Presentations.

Hidden slides are slides that were marked as hidden are not presented in the slide show.

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Off-Slide Content

Microsoft PowerPoint® Presentations.

Off-Slide Content are content that have been placed outside the slide area and is not presented in the slide show.

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PDF Metadata

Applicable to PDF documents.

PDF documents typically contain document information and XMP metadata. In addition, due to performance considerations, deleted objects are sometimes left in the file and only marked as deleted. Although this makes them invisible when viewed in a standard PDF reader, it is still possible to retrieved them from the file.

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JPEG Metadata

Applicable to JPEG images.

JPEG images may contain the following types of hidden data: Exif (Exchangeable image file format), IPTC Information Interchange Model, XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform), comments, and ICC Profile. JPEG may contain additional non-standard proprietary hidden data.

JPEG metadata are added automatically by digital cameras, scanners, and image processing software. This metadata often contains information such as the exact date and time the photograph was taken, the digital camera manufacturer, model, and unique serial number, the camera settings, and the location (if GPS-enabled camera was used). Furthermore, a thumbnail of the image often exist in the JPEG file, and many image manipulation software fail to update this thumbnail when the original image is modified. So even if the image was cropped, or otherwise modified to hide certain parts in it, the removed parts may still be visible in the thumbnail.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from JPEG files without degrading the image quality.

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JPEG 2000 Metadata

Applicable to JPEG 2000 images.

JPEG 2000 metadata can contain various details about the file author, the software used in its creation, and the time and date in which it was created. The metadata can also be structured in XMP format.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from JPEG 2000 files without degrading the image quality.

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PNG Metadata

Applicable to PNG images.

PNG metadata can contain various details about the image, such as the author, the editing software, and the time and date in which it was created. The metadata can also be structured within XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform).

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from PNG files without degrading the image quality.

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SVG Metadata

Applicable to SVG images.

SVG metadata can contain various details about the image, such as the author, the editing software, and the time and date in which it was created.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from SVG files without degrading the image quality.

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AVI Metadata

Applicable to AVI video files.

AVI metadata can contain various details about the video, such as the author, the camera and software used, and the time and date in which it was created.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from AVI files without degrading the video quality.

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MP3 Metadata

Applicable to MP3 audio files.

MP3 metadata are typically structured in ID3 format and contains information such as the title, artist, album, genre, and track number.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from MP3 files without degrading the sound quality.

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MP4 Metadata

Applicable to MP4 video and audio files.

MP4 metadata can contain various details about the file author, the software used in its creation, and the time and date in which it was created. The metadata can also be structured in XMP format.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from MP4 files without degrading the media quality.

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F4V Metadata

Applicable to F4V files.

F4V metadata can contain various details about the file author, the software used in its creation, and the time and date in which it was created. The metadata can also be structured in XMP format.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from F4V files without degrading the media quality.

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3GP Metadata

Applicable to 3GP files.

3GP metadata can contain various details about the file author, the software used in its creation, and the time and date in which it was created.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from 3GP files without degrading the media quality.

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WAVE / BWF Metadata

Applicable to WAVE / Broadcast Wave Format audio files.

The metadata of WAVE / Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) files can contain various details about the audio files, such as the author, the software used, and the time and date in which they were created. The metadata can be structured in INFO, EXIF, XMP, iXML, axml, Broadcast Audio Extension (Bext), ID3, and Cart chunk formats.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from WAVE / BWF files without degrading the sound quality.

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AIFF Metadata

Applicable to AIFF audio files.

AIFF metadata can contain various details about the audio file, such as the author, the software used, and the time and date in which it was created. The metadata can also be structured in ID3 format.

DataDistiller™ Engine can remove metadata from AIFF files without degrading the sound quality.

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XML/XSD/XSL Comments

Applicable to XML/XSD/XSL files.

Comments that were added to the file.

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