Tool profile
FOCA
Open-source document metadata analysis for OSINT and exposure review
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Editorial verdict
Use case and fit
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Inspecting public document metadata for usernames, software clues, paths, and organization context during authorized research.
Useful for analysts who understand metadata limits and need a structured way to inspect public documents.
Best when public documents need metadata inspection for usernames, software clues, and document-origin context.
Operational snapshot
Workflow, access, and coverage
Find public documents, inspect metadata, separate weak clues from strong ones, then corroborate with source pages, archives, and direct records before reporting.
Interface and documentation are English/Spanish-adjacent depending on release context; metadata values can appear in any language.
Limits
Strengths, caveats, and risk
Focused metadata workflow that can surface hidden document clues useful for verification or defensive exposure review.
Older tooling and document-specific behavior can make results inconsistent, especially with stripped or transformed files.
Metadata is not proof by itself. It can be stale, copied from templates, removed by platforms, or unrelated to the current publisher.
Metadata can expose personal or operational details. Handle findings carefully and avoid publishing unnecessary identifiers.
Analyze only public or authorized documents. Do not use metadata findings for harassment, intrusion, or unsupported exposure claims.
Confirm metadata clues with document provenance, archives, source pages, and separate records before making claims.
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Last verified: 2026-05-06
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