Check your photo for AI metadata.

What it can find

• EXIF: device, date taken, software, and settings.
• GPS location: coordinates, shown on a local map.
• XMP and IPTC: editing details, captions, and credits.
• Content Credentials: a record of how an image was made.
• PNG text: notes, sometimes including AI prompts and settings.

How to check an image for AI metadata

AI tools usually record their involvement in one of three places, and the checker reports each one when it's present:

• Content Credentials (C2PA): used by tools such as ChatGPT and Adobe Firefly. A strong sign that a tool recorded how the image was made.
• XMP and IPTC blocks: where a value such as trainedAlgorithmicMedia can be stored. When one of these holds that value, the checker lists it as an AI source tag.
• PNG text: where Stable Diffusion interfaces often save prompts and settings. Known fields are listed as AI prompt or settings.

Found something you want gone? Use the AI label and metadata remover or C2PA remover.

What the results mean

A result lists the blocks found in the file. "No metadata detected" means none of the supported types were present. It doesn't prove that a file has no hidden information, and it says nothing about invisible watermarks.

This is not an AI detector. Read what AI tools add to images and why a missing record proves nothing.

Want to remove what you found?

Switch to the Image cleaner tab above to create a clean copy. You can also read how to check metadata on any device.

Examples of what a result can mean

• EXIF data and GPS location: most likely an original camera photo. Check the map before you share it.
• XMP data only: usually an editing app or export tool. On its own, it isn't a sign of AI use.
• Content Credentials: a tool recorded how the image was made or edited. Use Content Credentials Verify to read the full history.
• Text metadata in a PNG: could be harmless notes, or AI prompts and settings from a local generator.
• Photoshop or IPTC data: often captions, credits, or copyright details.
• No supported metadata: common for screenshots and images saved from social apps. It tells you nothing about how the image was made.

Why this isn't an AI detector

AI detectors try to judge an image from how it looks, and they can be wrong. This checker does something narrower: it reports what's stored in the file. That makes its results easier to explain, but it can't identify an AI image that has no record, and it can't tell you that a real photo is real. A file can pick up an AI record from one small edit, and it can lose every record just by being re-saved.

A good way to use it

1. Scan the exact file you plan to share, not an earlier version.
2. Look for location first, then names and device details.
3. If you see editing records, think about which app wrote them.
4. If you clean the file, scan the downloaded copy to confirm the result.
5. Keep your original if you might need those details later.

If you pick a photo on an iPhone, the picker may remove the location before this page receives the file. Tap Options in the picker to control that.