Photo metadata and AI labels, explained
Plain answers about the data hidden in your photos and AI images, and how to remove it before you share them.
- AI labelsWhy X labels your real photo “Made with AI”, and how to stop itMagic Eraser and Generative Fill write AI tags into your photo, and X reads them. What triggers the “Made with AI” label, and how to remove the tags first.
- AI labelsWhy Instagram shows “AI info” on a real photoInstagram, Facebook and Threads read C2PA and IPTC tags to add “AI info”. What writes those tags into your photos, and how to remove them before posting.
- PrivacyHow to remove EXIF data from photos on a MacRemove EXIF metadata on macOS with Preview, Photos, exiftool or PicDetox: what each method removes, what it misses, and which keeps full image quality.
- PrivacyHow to remove the location from a photo before you post itPhones save the exact GPS position in every photo. How to check a photo for location data and remove it on your Mac before you share it.
- AI promptsHow to remove prompts and workflows from AI imagesStable Diffusion, Forge, ComfyUI, NovelAI and InvokeAI save your prompt, seed and workflow inside every PNG. Where it's stored and how to remove it.
- AI labelsHow to remove Content Credentials (C2PA) from a photo you editedContent Credentials record which apps and AI tools touched a photo. What C2PA stores, who reads it, and how to remove it from your own edited photos.