AI Image Detector
Upload any image to check for signs of AI generation. Looks for AI signatures and metadata (C2PA / Content Credentials, generation metadata, generator tags) and adds soft visual heuristics. Free account required. 100% client-side — nothing leaves your device.
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Signature-First, Honest by Design
Detection is signature- and metadata-first. Visual heuristics are a weak secondary cue — never treated as proof on their own, and never used to assert that an image is authentic.
Content Credentials (C2PA)
Scans the file for embedded C2PA / Content Credentials manifests and generative provenance markers — the strongest available evidence that an image was AI-generated.
Generation Metadata
Reads PNG text chunks (parameters, prompt, ComfyUI workflow) and IPTC/XMP AI markers (trainedAlgorithmicMedia) left behind by Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, Automatic1111 and others.
Generator Software Tags
Matches EXIF/XMP software fields against known image generators such as Midjourney, DALL·E, Firefly, Leonardo and Flux.
Visual Smoothness & Noise
A soft heuristic that flags unusually smooth, low-noise surfaces common in diffusion output. Weak on its own — it can nudge a result toward 'inconclusive' but is never treated as proof.
High-Frequency Texture
A soft heuristic using Laplacian texture analysis to check whether fine detail resembles real-world photos. Inconclusive alone and easily altered by editing.
Honest, Transparent Scoring
A detected AI signature (C2PA, embedded generation metadata, or a generator tag) is highly reliable. Without one, the visual heuristics are weak — treat a clear result as a strong hint, not forensic proof.
How AI Detection Works
Upload your image
Drag & drop any JPEG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF file. The image stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Signature & metadata scan
The file is scanned for C2PA / Content Credentials manifests, PNG generation metadata, IPTC/XMP AI markers, and generator software tags — the strongest available evidence of AI generation.
Visual heuristics
If no signature is found, soft pixel cues (noise, smoothness, high-frequency texture, color entropy) provide a weak, inconclusive secondary signal.
Verdict
A detected AI signature yields a near-certain verdict. Otherwise a 0–100 score maps to Likely Real Photo / Mixed Signals / Likely AI-Generated — a signature can never be diluted by smooth pixels.
Result & breakdown
You get the verdict plus a per-signal breakdown, so you can judge each indicator individually. A heuristic result is not forensic proof.
100% Private — Zero Data Collection
Every analysis step runs entirely in your browser using Canvas API and JavaScript math operations. No pixels, no metadata, no thumbnails ever leave your device. There is no server, no API call, and no telemetry. We literally cannot see what you upload.
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