How to remove AI metadata from an image
Hidden data often travels with a photo: GPS from a phone, camera model, edit history, AI prompts, and C2PA Content Credentials. Some apps — including Instagram — can read those tags and show a Made with AI label, or expose a location you never meant to share.
removemetadatafromimage.com is a free browser tool that inspects those tags, then deep-cleans the file so you can post a normal image. The website is public. Your pictures are not uploaded.
Three steps
1. Add images. Choose files, drag them onto the page, or paste. JPEG, PNG, WebP and GIF are supported. Bulk is allowed.
2. Scan and deep clean. The tool reads embedded tags and tells you whether AI metadata was found. Then it always redraws pixels onto a fresh canvas so leftover prompts, C2PA, EXIF and GPS cannot ride along.
3. Download. Save one file, all files, or a ZIP. Optional: prefix names with cleaned_. Post the downloaded file, not the original.
What “AI metadata found” means
This is not a guess from how the picture looks. We read PNG text chunks, XMP, software tags and C2PA / Content Credentials. If those are present you will see AI metadata found. If you see No AI metadata found, the file had no readable generator tags — common for ChatGPT, Grok and Midjourney JPEGs. The image is still deep-cleaned.
Why remove metadata before you post
- Privacy — phone photos can include the street you were standing on.
- AI labels — C2PA can trigger Made with AI even after a small generative edit.
- Leaked prompts — some PNGs still store the full prompt.
- Do not rely on the app — Instagram or WhatsApp may not strip C2PA or PNG text.