EXIF metadata vs AI-generation metadata
EXIF is camera and phone metadata, including GPS. AI-generation metadata is usually PNG text chunks or parameters strings. They leak different secrets and they strip differently.
Strip EXIF to hide location and camera serials. Strip PNG text chunks to hide prompts and workflows. Doing one does not reliably do the other. Verify with both viewers.
| Topic | EXIF | AI generation metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Typical home | JPEG, HEIC, sometimes PNG eXIf. | PNG tEXt/iTXt (ComfyUI, Automatic1111 parameters). |
| Typical secrets | GPS, capture time, device model. | Prompts, seeds, model names, whole graphs. |
| How ConvertPass shows it | EXIF viewer, as untrusted text. | AI metadata viewer, with format labels and raw chunks. |
| How to remove | Metadata remover / canvas re-encode. | PNG chunk strip or re-encode; then re-check. |
Related tools
- EXIF viewer
Inspect EXIF and GPS locally, with tags treated as untrusted strings.
- AI-image metadata viewer
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- Image metadata remover
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- AI-image metadata remover
Strip prompts and workflows from an image before you share it.
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Last reviewed 16 August 2026.