# ElevenPaths/FOCA

Tool to find metadata and hidden information in the documents.

Repository: https://github.com/ElevenPaths/FOCA
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/foca
Homepage: https://www.elevenpaths.com/innovation-labs/technologies/foca
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2022-12-08T09:31:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3257, "days_push": 1364, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3622, forks 626 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.876570+00:00)

## What it is
FOCA is a Windows desktop application that finds metadata and hidden information in documents discovered via search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo) or local files. It analyzes Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, PDF, InDesign, and SVG files to extract EXIF data and other sensitive information.

## Use cases
- find metadata in documents exposed on a website
- extract EXIF data from images and files
- osint reconnaissance of an organization's public documents
- audit leaked document metadata before a pentest
- scan pdf and office files for hidden information
- discover documents on a domain via search engines

## When to choose
- you need to analyze document metadata for security assessments or OSINT on Windows
- you want automated document discovery through multiple search engines

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or command-line tool
- you cannot install SQL Server and .NET Framework dependencies
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: osint, security, penetration-testing, pdf, search-engine
- domain: security, osint, penetration-testing, privacy
- platform: windows
- tags: metadata-extraction, document-analysis, exif, fingerprinting, osint-tool, desktop

## Member repositories
- ElevenPaths/FOCA (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.876570+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:57.126391+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ElevenPaths/FOCA (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.876570+00:00, sha e115c5a2253d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.