docx_cleanup

Richard's DOCX Embedded Fonts Removal Tool - Drag and Drop

A lightweight, drag-and-drop freeware Windows utility that instantly reduces Microsoft Word (.docx) file sizes by stripping out heavy, embedded fonts without corrupting the document structure.
The best tool for dramatically reducing the size of .docx files by removing embedded fonts.

✨ Features

• Drag and Drop: No installation. Just drop a file or folder onto the .exe.
• Batch Processing: Automatically process an entire folder of .docx files (with a choice of including or excluding subfolders).
• 100% Safe for Word: Surgically removes the saved font files (if any) from inside the DOCX file while preserving your formatting and styles. (Word will safely fall back to default system fonts like Calibri).
• Portable: A single, standalone .exe file.
• Dramatically reducing the file size of .docx files if they contain embedded fonts inside them.
• Create a simple log in the form of TXT file in the output folder (with a list of processed and skipped docx files or how much file size was saved for each docx and in total, in KB, MB and in %). If some of the docx files do not include any embedded fonts in them, they are just skipped.

🚀 How to Use

1. Download the latest EXE from the Releases page.
2. Drag any .docx file (or a folder containing .docx files) and drop it directly onto the .exe icon.
3. The tool will process the file(s) instantly and save a shrunk, -clean version in the same directory. If some of the docx files do not include any embedded fonts in it, they are just skipped.

If you dropped a single DOCX file, the app will just process it without further questions and save the output file in the same folder (your original file stays without modification). If the docx does not include any embedded fonts in it, nothing happens.

If you dropped a folder, the app will ask you if you want to process all files in it including all subfolders or just the main folder. Then it will ask if you want to create a simple log in the form of txt file in the output folder (with a list of processed and skipped docx files and how much space was saved). If some of the docx files do not include any embedded fonts in them, they are just skipped.

The cleaned single docx file or the whole output folder (including subfolder structure) will be created automatically, in the same folder (with "-clean" at the end of the name).

☕ Donate / Support This Tool

This tool is 100% free. If it saved you some headache (or some hard drive space), consider donating any amount via the Revolut link:
https://revolut.me/richarb0x8

or by PayPal:

📜 License

This software is provided "as-is" under a simple Freeware License. See the LICENSE txt file for details.