Check If an Image Was AI-Generated and Inspect Its Source

See an image’s source, AI-generation declarations, edit history and privacy metadata while its pixels are automatically checked for AI-generated features.

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Add an image to start checking

See readable source information, AI-generation declarations, editing software, camera details and location data.

  • C2PA Content Credentials
  • AI-generation declarations and edit history
  • EXIF, XMP and privacy metadata

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Reading and detection happen locally in your browser.

See source information together

Check where an image came from, whether it declares AI use and how it was edited.

Results in plain language

Each finding is explained clearly, including technical fields.

Was this image generated by AI?

The pixels alone often cannot answer reliably.

Generated images are increasingly realistic, while ordinary photos may be edited or compressed. Checking source and AI-generation declarations before comparing the AI feature score gives you more useful context than looking only at hands, text or lighting.

What clues does the tool check?

See whether the image records its source, AI generation, editing software or AI-like pixel features.

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C2PA Content Credentials

See the recorded creator, tools used and whether the signature verifies.

Source information
02

AI-generation declaration

Look for file information declaring AI generation or AI editing.

File information
03

Edit history and software

See recorded software, editing actions and dates.

Metadata
04

AI feature detection

Automatically checks texture, edges and details and gives an AI feature score.

Pixel analysis

What results might you see?

Each result says what was found in the file and how to interpret it.

Source credential verified

You can review the creator and edit process recorded in this file.

AI-generation declaration found

The file explicitly records generative AI information and its source.

High AI feature score

The pixels are closer to common AI-generated features. Compare with source information.

No AI-generation declaration found

A screenshot or forwarded copy may have lost the information. Try the original file.

The same image can lose information as it is shared

The pixels may look the same after forwarding, downloading and screenshots, while source, device and edit records gradually disappear.

Original mountain-lake photo with a verified icon showing complete source information
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Original file

More likely to retain source, camera, AI-generation declarations and editing software.

Usually the most information
Mountain-lake image forwarded through chat with some source information removed
02

Forwarded in chat

Recompression may remove some device and editing information.

Some information may be lost
Mountain-lake image from a social platform with only a small amount of readable information
03

Downloaded from social media

After platform conversion, fewer source and edit records usually remain.

Usually little information remains
Screenshot frame around a mountain-lake image with source and metadata almost entirely gone
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Screenshot

Usually only the visible pixels remain; source, device and edit history are often gone.

Usually only the picture remains

Why is the original file best?

Source, device and editing-software information is usually stored inside the file. These actions may remove it:

  • Taking a screenshot or copying and pasting
  • Recompression by a social platform
  • Save As or format conversion
  • Removing EXIF and XMP

If this file has no source information, checking the original image is usually more useful.

Check an image in three steps

After you choose an image, its source, metadata and AI feature score appear automatically.

  1. 1

    Choose the original image

    Use a JPG, PNG or WebP that has not been screenshotted, forwarded or resaved when possible.

  2. 2

    Review source and declarations

    See where it came from, whether it declares AI use and what edits were recorded.

  3. 3

    Review AI features

    Compare the automatic score with the source information and declarations.

Why can no detector be 100% accurate?

Both AI images and camera photos can be compressed, filtered, edited and resaved. A single signal can easily mislead.

  • Not every file contains C2PA or an AI-generation declaration, and forwarding or screenshots may remove them.
  • New generators, compression, cropping, filters and partial AI edits can change detection results.
  • The AI feature score is a reference signal, not the actual probability that AI made the image.

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