Image Metadata Check

Was this image made by AI?

Drop an image in. We read its metadata for traces of AI generators — C2PA Content Credentials, Stable Diffusion prompts, Midjourney signatures, that sort of thing. If the image is signed, we'll know.

Catches signed AI images · Won't catch stripped ones · Honest about both

C2PA
industry standard we read
16+
AI generators we know
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How it works

What metadata can and can't tell you

Most AI image generators leave a trail. Some embed cryptographic provenance (the C2PA "Content Credentials" standard that OpenAI, Adobe, and others have adopted). Some leave their name in the EXIF Software field. Stable Diffusion often embeds the original prompt right into the PNG. If any of that is present, we'll find it.

But metadata is also easy to strip. Most social networks remove it automatically when you upload. Anyone with basic photo software can erase it in seconds. So a clean image proves nothing — it could be a stripped real photo, a screenshot, or AI work that's been laundered through an editor.

That's why our verdicts skew cautious. We'll tell you confidently when we find a positive AI signal. We won't pretend the absence of one means anything definitive.

What we check for

C2PA Content Credentials
The cryptographic standard for AI-generated images, embedded by OpenAI, Adobe Firefly, Microsoft, and others.
Generator name in EXIF
Many tools leave "Midjourney," "DALL-E," or similar in the Software field — a near-certain tell.
Stable Diffusion PNG chunks
SD-generated PNGs often carry the original prompt and parameters embedded as text chunks.
Camera signals (counter-evidence)
Real cameras and phones record make, model, lens, ISO, GPS, timestamps. Their presence weighs against AI.
Telltale
Looking for AI tells in text and now images