Content Credentials Checker

Drop an image to read its Content Credentials (C2PA) — see whether it was flagged as AI-generated, which tool made it, and its edit history. Everything is read on your device; your image is never uploaded.

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What this tool tells you

Modern AI image generators and some cameras now stamp images with Content Credentials — a tamper-evident record of how the file was made. This checker reads that record locally and tells you three things: whether the image carries credentials at all, whether it is tagged as AI-generated, and the generator or software that produced or edited it, along with the actions in its history.

How Content Credentials (C2PA) work

C2PA is an open standard backed by Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, the BBC and others. When a supporting tool exports an image, it embeds a signed manifest describing the origin and every edit. As of 2026 this is added automatically by Google Pixel cameras, Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL·E and Sora, and Bing Image Creator, with native detection arriving in Google Search and Chrome — so a wave of credentialed media is now circulating.

Private by design. Your image is decoded in your browser to read its metadata. It is never sent to a server.

Why "no credentials" doesn't mean "not AI"

Credentials are easy to lose. Most social platforms strip metadata when you upload, and a screenshot or a re-save through a basic editor wipes it entirely. So an image with no credentials might be a real photo, an AI image that had its credentials removed, or anything in between. This tool reports what the file actually carries — it doesn't analyse pixels, and it can't verify a signature against a trust list, so treat a present credential as a strong hint, not cryptographic proof.

Frequently asked questions

Can this prove an image is AI-generated?

It reads the Content Credentials embedded in the file. If they're present, it shows whether the image is tagged as AI-generated and what made it. It can't detect AI in an image that carries no credentials, and credentials can be stripped — so "no credentials" is not proof an image is real.

What are Content Credentials and C2PA?

An open provenance standard (Content Authenticity Initiative / C2PA) that embeds tamper-evident metadata recording who created or edited a file, the tools used, and whether AI was involved.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read entirely in your browser and never leaves your device.

Why do some images show no credentials?

Many platforms strip metadata on upload, and screenshots or re-saves drop it too. A missing credential usually means it was removed, not that the image is authentic.

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