About this tool
See every piece of hidden data inside your image
Photos carry far more than pixels: GPS coordinates of where they were shot, the camera and lens, the exact timestamp, editing history, and increasingly a built-in signature recording whether AI was used and who created it. Drop an image in and see all of it laid out, including a plain "Made with AI?" verdict. Then strip it in one click if you want a clean copy.
Why use OmegaPix
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Read the full picture : EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, and ICC fields shown as plain rows, not raw hex. GPS gets a map link and a privacy warning so you can see exactly what a file would reveal.
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See if it was made with AI : If the image carries a built-in origin signature (the kind Adobe apps, many AI tools, LinkedIn, and some cameras add), you see whether AI was used, which app created it, who signed it, and when, all verified on your device.
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Nothing uploads : Both the inspection and the optional strip run entirely in your browser. Your image, and its location, never reach a server.
How it works
Drop your image
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, or AVIF. The breakdown appears instantly.
Read what is inside
Camera, GPS, editing history, colour profile, and a plain "Made with AI?" verdict, grouped and labelled.
Strip if you want
One click removes all metadata (including the origin signature) and downloads a clean copy. Pixels untouched.
Frequently asked questions
How can you tell if an image was made with AI?
Many AI tools and editing apps now embed a tamper-evident origin signature in the file (the same one Adobe and LinkedIn show as a small "cr" label). It records whether AI was used to create or edit the image, which app made it, who signed it, and when. This viewer reads and verifies that signature on your device and shows a plain "Made with AI?" verdict. Note the limit: if no signature was embedded (or it was stripped), there is nothing to read, so absence of a signature is not proof an image is not AI.
How does a site know an image was "made with AI"?
It usually is not analysing the pixels. It is reading the embedded origin signature, which the creating tool signed with a flag indicating AI was involved. It is an honesty-of-the-toolchain system: if the signature says AI was used, the platform relays that. Strip the signature and the label disappears, because there is nothing left to read.
Does this upload my photo to check it?
No. The metadata parser and the origin-signature reader both run in your browser via WebAssembly. The WASM runtime is served from OmegaPix itself, not a third party. Open DevTools, Network, and you will see no request carrying your image bytes.
What does the GPS warning mean?
If your image contains GPS coordinates, they pinpoint where the photo was taken, often to within a few metres. That can reveal your home, workplace, or a child's school. The viewer flags it and links the coordinates to a map so you can see exactly what would leak if you shared the file as-is.
Can I remove the metadata after viewing it?
Yes. The "Strip all metadata" button removes EXIF, GPS, XMP, IPTC, ICC, and the AI / origin signature, then downloads a clean copy. For JPG, PNG, and WebP the strip is pixel-perfect (only metadata blocks are deleted; image data stays byte-identical). HEIC and AVIF are re-encoded to JPG, which drops all metadata in one pass.
Why would I want to keep the origin signature?
It can be a feature, not just a privacy concern. Photographers and newsrooms use the origin signature to prove an image is authentic and unedited, or to disclose exactly how it was edited. If that matters for your use, view it but do not strip it. Strip only when privacy or anonymity is the priority.
Which formats can it read?
EXIF, XMP, IPTC, and ICC are read from JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, and TIFF. The AI / origin signature is read from JPG, PNG, and WebP. If a file has no readable metadata, the viewer says so plainly rather than inventing fields.
When to use this tool
Before posting publicly
Confirm a photo carries no GPS or camera serial before it goes on a public profile or listing.
Verifying an image
Check whether an image you received was AI-generated or edited, and who created it, via its built-in origin signature.
Auditing your own exports
See what your editing tool embedded, including an origin signature you may not have known was added.
When not to use this tool
You only want to strip
If you do not care what is inside and just want a clean file, the EXIF / Metadata Remover is a more direct, batch-friendly tool.
Provenance must be preserved
For authenticity workflows where the origin signature is the point, view it but do not strip; stripping destroys the signature.
Forensic / legal evidence
When the metadata IS the evidence, keep originals untouched and preserve chain-of-custody before inspecting copies.
Technical details
How the read works
EXIF / XMP / IPTC / ICC are parsed with a WebAssembly metadata library. The AI / origin signature is read and verified by a dedicated signature toolkit (also WebAssembly), self-hosted from OmegaPix. Both run on the main thread / a worker in your browser; neither sends the file anywhere.
What the "Made with AI?" verdict checks
The viewer reads the origin signature's record for a flag that marks the image as fully AI-generated, or as AI mixed with other content. It reports what the signed record claims; it does not guess from pixels, so it is only as reliable as the signature itself.
The strip is the same as EXIF Remover
Stripping reuses the pixel-perfect byte-walker: JPEG app segments (including the box that holds the origin signature), PNG metadata chunks, and the matching WebP chunks are removed without re-encoding. The result is byte-identical minus the metadata.
Your files stay on your device
Inspection and stripping both run entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. The metadata parser and the origin-signature reader are downloaded once from OmegaPix and cached; your image itself is never uploaded and no third party sees it or its location. Verify in DevTools, Network.