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Detect Content Credentials and AI provenance in your images
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JPEG · PNG · WebP · TIFF · BMP · HEIC · RAW — up to 50 files, 50 MB each
Content Credentials (C2PA, Adobe) are stored in the image's metadata — mostly in the XMP space. This image provenance checker reads the file's real tags and spots provenance-related fields: C2PA manifest, claim signature, an "AI-generated" assertion, ingredients and actions. Nothing is changed — it's a read-only analysis, useful before republishing a photo you received, a stock visual, or an image produced by an AI generator.
Stored in the image's XMP space (xmp:c2pa, c2pa.*).
The user-facing layer of provenance (Adobe).
A field declaring AI generation or editing, with a model name.
The checker reads every group to detect provenance.
The image is never modified by the analysis.
Make, model and settings shown alongside the provenance.
A file exported from Photoshop, Firefly, an AI generator or certain phones can embed a manifest in its XMP metadata. Compatible viewers (Adobe, Chrome's "About this image") then show a provenance icon. But many tools and social networks re-encode images on upload and wipe that layer — hence the value of checking the original file by file.
C2PA manifest in the XMP space (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF…).
Content Credentials visible in compatible applications.
A platform re-export or compression often strips the layer.
Read-only analysis — nothing is written to your image.
As of August 2, 2026, Article 50 of the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) makes machine-readable marking of synthetic content mandatory across the EU, with fines of up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover. Knowing whether an image already carries a certificate — and then deciding to keep or strip it — avoids unwanted labels.
Source: Article 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/50
A provenance certificate is not a ranking signal. For image SEO, prioritise a clean file with IPTC title, keywords and copyright, a descriptive filename, and relevant surrounding text. C2PA mostly helps editorial trust and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) — check first, then decide whether the certificate should stay.
IPTC title, keywords and copyright read by search engines.
Schema ImageObject for indexing.
Caption and context, key for GEO.
A deliberate choice: certificate kept or stripped.
The open specification for provenance certificates.
The consumer-facing implementation of C2PA provenance.
Technical details of the manifest and its XMP storage.
The reference text on machine-readable marking of synthetic content.
Official guidance on optimising media for search.
The metadata reading engine used by this checker.
Found provenance you want to remove?
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JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, BMP, RAW — up to 50 MB.
Browse the tags
EXIF, IPTC, XMP and ICC shown by group, read-only.
Spot the provenance
Look for c2pa / contentcredential fields in the XMP group.
No. It reads metadata read-only (ExifTool in extraction mode) and writes nothing to the file.
No. A visible watermark, a platform-side marking or out-of-metadata proof escapes the read. And a manifest can be partial or inaccurate.
JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, HEIC, AVIF and the main RAW formats (up to 50 MB per file).
Mainly in the image's XMP space (xmp:c2pa / c2pa.* fields). Compatible viewers show it as Content Credentials.
Yes — use the C2PA Image Remover or the universal C2PA Credentials Remover to strip the manifest.
No. The manifest attests a signed claim of origin, not absolute truth. For legal obligations, refer to EU AI Act Article 50.
