What is Draftable Clean?

Draftable Clean is a metadata cleaning solution that scans, identifies, and removes hidden metadata from your documents before sharing — helping legal professionals protect sensitive and privileged information.

Every document you create carries hidden metadata — author names, revision history, tracked changes, comments, system properties, and more. When shared externally, this metadata can inadvertently reveal sensitive information: who drafted the document, what was changed during negotiations, which application was used, and when the document was last modified.

Draftable Clean gives you full visibility and control over this hidden data. It scans your documents, categorises every piece of metadata by risk level, and removes it — so you can share with confidence.

Two ways to clean

Workflow	What it is	Best for
Desktop application	Standalone Windows application for scanning, reviewing, and cleaning documents	Bulk cleaning, detailed metadata review, saving cleaned files locally
Outlook add-in	Right-hand panel inside Outlook that automatically cleans attachments as you compose emails	Cleaning documents as part of your email sending workflow

How it works

1. Scan — Upload documents via Browse, drag-and-drop, or directly from iManage, NetDocs, or SharePoint. In the Outlook add-in, simply attach files to your email. Every file is scanned and assigned a risk rating with a detailed metadata breakdown.

2. Review — Expand any file to drill into its metadata by category — Personal Information, Document Properties, Tracked Changes & Comments, Document Content, and Other Metadata — each with their own risk level and item count.

3. Clean — In the desktop application, select a cleaning profile and click Clean. In the Outlook add-in, cleaning happens automatically based on domain rules configured in settings.

4. Share — Save cleaned files as a ZIP, email them directly from the desktop application, or simply hit Send in Outlook with cleaned attachments ready to go.

Key features

Feature	Description
Broad file-type support	Scan and clean Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and image files (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP), as well as ZIP archives. See Supported file types.
Risk-rated scanning	Every file is scanned and assigned a risk level. Expand files to see metadata breakdowns, and use cross-file search to find specific metadata across all loaded documents.
Configurable cleaning profiles	Built-in profiles for common scenarios, plus the ability to create and edit your own. Configure exactly which metadata types to remove, preserve, or replace. See Cleaning profiles.
Convert to PDF	Convert Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to PDF in the desktop application and the Outlook add-in. In the desktop app, flag files via the inline PDF icon or the Convert toolbar button before cleaning.
Cleaning confirmation	After cleaning, the replaced and removed metadata values are surfaced in the interface, so you can confirm exactly what changed before sharing.
Automatic cleaning in Outlook	The add-in cleans attachments automatically as you compose emails, using domain-based profile rules to apply the right profile based on recipient email domains.
Send protection	Configurable controls to block, prompt, or allow sending when attachments are still cleaning, tracked changes are detected, or unsupported file types are attached.
Password-protected files	Enter a password to unlock and clean protected files in both the desktop application and the Outlook add-in.
Rename	Rename files inline in the Outlook add-in and desktop application.
Reorder	Drag-and-drop to reorder files in the desktop application. File order is preserved when saving or emailing.
DMS integrations	Upload files directly from iManage or NetDocuments using the toolbar buttons in the desktop application.
Local processing	All documents are processed locally on your machine. Your files never leave your computer during cleaning.

Metadata categories

Draftable Clean organizes metadata into five categories. Each metadata type can be individually configured to Preserve, Remove, Replace, or Flatten within cleaning profiles. For a complete reference, see Supported Metadata Types.

Getting started

Single-user Installation

Install Draftable Clean on your Windows PC and activate your license or start a free trial.

Quick Start Guide

Walk through using the desktop application and Outlook add-in to clean your first documents.

Supported file types

See which file types Draftable Clean can scan and clean.

Supported Metadata Types

Full reference of every metadata type with actions and risk levels.

System Requirements

Check the minimum and recommended system specifications.