Clean C2PA Content Credentials, AI tags, EXIF, GPS and hidden prompts from your images in one click — without touching a single pixel.
🔒 Your files never leave your device — processing happens in your browser.
How it works
Drag and drop, click to browse, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V. Add as many files as you like.
Metadata blocks are cut out byte by byte. The compressed picture data is copied as-is — no re-compression.
Get each clean file or everything in one ZIP. A report shows exactly what was found and removed.
What Clean Image Metadata removes
C2PA Content Credentials
The signed “provenance” manifest added by ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, some cameras and editors. It is the main metadata source behind “AI info” and “Made with AI” labels.
IPTC “AI-generated” tags
The DigitalSourceType = trainedAlgorithmicMedia field written in XMP/IPTC by many AI tools and stock sites.
EXIF & GPS
Camera make and model, serial numbers, software, dates and the exact GPS coordinates where a photo was taken.
XMP edit history
Creator tool, document IDs, edit history and descriptions that Photoshop, Lightroom and generators leave behind.
AI prompts in PNG
Stable Diffusion “parameters”, ComfyUI workflows and other text chunks that store your full prompt, seed and model.
Hidden extras
Comments, Photoshop/IPTC blocks, embedded thumbnails, motion-photo videos and other data appended after the image.
Why Clean Image Metadata is different
| Feature | Clean Image Metadata | Typical online cleaners |
|---|---|---|
| Image quality | Lossless — pixels are byte-for-byte identical | Often re-encode through a canvas (JPEG ≈ 95%) |
| Batch size | Unlimited + one-click ZIP | Often 10–30 files per batch |
| Report | Shows every block found: AI tool, GPS, prompt, C2PA… | Usually just “done” |
| Formats | JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF (animated), SVG, AVIF, HEIC | Often no GIF or SVG |
| Color & rotation | Keeps the ICC profile and orientation flag (optional) | Colors and rotation can shift |
| AI file names | Detects names like “ChatGPT Image…” and can rename | Not handled |
| Privacy | Runs in your browser, works offline after first visit | Some upload to a server |
What is AI image metadata?
Every image file has two parts: the picture itself and a set of labelled boxes around it. Those boxes are metadata. A phone camera fills them with the camera model, the date and often the GPS position. AI image generators and editing apps add their own boxes: a C2PA manifest (also called Content Credentials) that records which tool created the file, an IPTC/XMP digital-source-type field that says “trained algorithmic media”, the name of the software, and sometimes the full prompt.
Social networks and marketplaces read these boxes when you upload. That is why an image can be tagged “AI info” even after a light edit, and why a holiday photo can reveal your home address through its GPS tags. Removing metadata gives you back control over what your files say about you.
Who uses a metadata remover?
- Privacy-conscious people who share photos online and do not want to publish their location, device or serial numbers.
- Designers and sellers who want lighter, clean files without editor history, prompts or private file paths before delivering to clients.
- Photographers whose real photos were wrongly flagged after a small AI-assisted retouch (generative fill, noise removal, upscaling).
- Developers and SEO teams who strip metadata to make images smaller and faster to load.
Is it safe and legal?
Removing metadata from your own files is a standard privacy practice — major platforms strip much of it themselves on upload. What matters is how you use the result: if a platform requires you to disclose realistic AI-generated content, you still have to disclose it. Clean Image Metadata is built for privacy and clean files, not for deceiving anyone, which is why we never add fake camera data to your images.
Frequently asked questions
Does removing metadata reduce image quality?
Not with Clean Image Metadata. For JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF and SVG we never decode or re-compress the picture: we copy the compressed image data exactly and only leave out the metadata blocks. You can check it yourself — the pixels are byte-for-byte identical. Only AVIF and HEIC are converted (to lossless PNG and high-quality JPG) because browsers cannot rewrite those containers.
Will this remove the “AI info” label on Instagram or Facebook?
It removes the metadata signals (C2PA and IPTC AI tags) that Meta and other platforms read. It cannot change invisible pixel watermarks such as SynthID or a platform’s own AI detection, so no tool can guarantee a label will not appear. If a platform requires disclosure of AI content, you should still disclose it.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. The whole tool runs in JavaScript inside your browser. Your files are read from your disk, cleaned in memory and saved back to your downloads. After your first visit the tool even works offline.
Is there a limit on the number of files?
No daily limit and no batch limit. Add hundreds of images at once and download them in a single ZIP file. Very large files are only limited by your device’s memory.
Which formats are supported?
JPG/JPEG, PNG, WebP (including animated), GIF (including animated), SVG, AVIF and HEIC/HEIF from iPhone.
Why keep the color profile and rotation?
The ICC color profile and the orientation flag do not identify you or the tool, but removing them can make colors look washed out or turn a portrait photo sideways. Both are kept by default; untick the options to remove them too.
Do you add fake camera EXIF to make AI images look real?
No. Some sites offer that, but forging camera data is designed to mislead people, so we do not build it.