How to Remove AI Metadata from a Photo

1. Select the original photo

Open the photo cleaner. Choose up to 20 JPEG, PNG or WebP images. Keep each file under 20 MB and the total under 100 MB. Work from the original download where possible because messaging apps may already have changed its metadata.

2. Read the detection report

The report identifies removable containers. JPEG may include EXIF, XMP, Photoshop/IPTC or application segments. PNG may contain text fields used for generation prompts. WebP can contain EXIF and XMP chunks. Readable camera, software, date and location fields are displayed when parsing succeeds.

A reported container is evidence of metadata, not proof of AI generation. An empty report means the supported scan found no removable metadata.

3. Remove metadata and save a copy

Choose Remove metadata, then download individually or as a ZIP. A file such as photo.jpg is saved as photo-clean.jpg. Batch ZIP entries receive a numeric prefix to keep duplicate names distinct.

4. Check the result

Open the downloaded image and check its appearance. For an independent check, inspect it with a metadata viewer such as ExifTool. Check that sensitive fields are absent. Image dimensions, color profiles and display orientation may remain because they are used to render the photo correctly.

Example of a cleaning result

A JPEG with camera model, capture date and GPS fields will report an EXIF container. After cleaning, those fields are removed. If the photo needs rotation for display, a minimal orientation field is retained. This is an illustrative example, not a report on your selected image.

File quality and supported boundaries

Cleaning edits containers without recompressing image data. The tool preserves supported rendering and animation chunks. Files with damaged structures are rejected. Review any output before sharing, and retain the original if you need its author or provenance information.

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