AI Metadata Cleaner
AI metadata cleaner for C2PA, IPTC DigitalSourceType, and generator XMP.
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AI only leaves camera EXIF and GPS. All metadata removes them.
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1 free image on this browser. No account. $8.99 one-time for unlimited images and one ZIP.
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Pro also downloads a removal receipt listing what was cleared.
The free file is yours. Pro also downloads a removal receipt for it.
Field report
Before
After
Same pixels. Cleared fields are listed here.
For the general tool, remove AI metadata on the homepage. This AI metadata remover takes C2PA manifests, IPTC DigitalSourceType, and Content Credentials XMP out of a JPEG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC. The pixels stay. The job is the same: read the file, remove the generation records, and read it again to prove they are gone.
What an AI metadata cleaner reads
An AI metadata cleaner reads the C2PA manifest, IPTC DigitalSourceType, and generator XMP, then writes a new file and reads it again.
What counts as AI metadata in a file
Those records are generation metadata inside the file. It does not mean a pixel watermark, and it does not mean a badge a platform draws after you upload. The pass on this page is that job.
Where those records sit
A JPEG keeps a C2PA manifest in an APP11 JUMBF box, and it keeps Content Credentials pointers in APP1 XMP.
IPTC DigitalSourceType, including trainedAlgorithmicMedia, is usually in that XMP. A PNG uses a
caBX chunk for the manifest and text chunks for a generator recipe. A WebP uses RIFF chunks for
XMP and C2PA. The byte-level owner for the manifest is Remove C2PA. How this page
differs from AI Metadata Cleaner is the
alternative page.
Camera make, timestamps, and GPS are a different layer. When the file has both a location and a manifest, the combined pass is how to clean EXIF and AI metadata. The camera and location rows on their own are how you remove EXIF and GPS data.
Read the file, then strip
Inspect only lists what this scanner found before anything is removed. A C2PA line means a
manifest is in this container. An AI line means a known hint, such as DigitalSourceType or a PNG
parameters chunk. No line means this scan did not find that category. The checklist for reading a
quiet report is how to check if a photo has AI metadata.
Clean this file writes a new file and scans those bytes again. The After column is that
second scan, not a copy of the Before list. Download when the generation lines you saw are gone. The name ends
in -cleaned. HEIC, AVIF, GIF, TIFF, and BMP open directly; the page tells you the output format. A screenshot of a label is a new image
and usually does not contain the original manifest.
Instagram’s AI info chip is a platform badge, not a field name in this report. The steps to remove the Instagram AI info label also cover the older Made with AI label on Instagram, Stories, and a badge that stays after a clean After list. LinkedIn will not delete a live CR pin. To remove the CR icon on LinkedIn, strip the next still and publish that file. Those jobs sit with the other file guides on the guides index.
A clean download is not a cloud delete
If Export As published Content Credentials to Adobe’s cloud, that public record is separate from the file on disk. This tool only rewrites the local JPEG, PNG, or WebP. It never talks to that service. What Content Credentials are, including the cloud copy, is the Content Credentials explainer.
Use with AI assistants (MCP)
Assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol can run the same read and clean from
https://removeaimeta.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). No account is required.
inspect_metadata lists EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and C2PA on a JPEG, PNG, or WebP, the info dictionary and
XMP on a PDF, and core and app properties on a Word file. strip_metadata returns a cleaned copy.
Send file_url or file_base64. On an image, mode ai_only removes
generation records and leaves camera EXIF and GPS; all removes those as well. PDF and Word files drop
document properties in either mode. A visual pass is still on the AI metadata remover.
Questions
Does a Stable Diffusion parameters chunk count as AI metadata?
Yes, when it is a PNG text chunk this scanner knows, such as parameters or prompt. AI only removes those known keys. A leftover workflow chunk can still need All metadata. The PNG recipe is on the Stable Diffusion page.
Will AI only mode delete GPS and camera EXIF?
No. AI only leaves ordinary camera EXIF and GPS. EXIF / GPS or All metadata removes them. The page for both layers together is the EXIF and AI cleaning guide.
If the After list is empty, will Instagram drop AI info?
Only when the label was coming from metadata in the file you upload next. A watermark in the pixels, a platform classifier, or a disclosure you turned on can still label it. An empty After list is a scan of this file.
Does the cleaner upload the image?
No. Inspect, clean, and verify run in the browser. The photo is not uploaded to build the cleaned file.
How do I remove AI metadata from a photo?
Add the JPEG, PNG, or WebP and press Clean this file. AI provenance removes the generation records this scan lists. A watermark in the pixels stays, and video is not accepted.
The homepage is the AI metadata remover. You can remove AI metadata there.