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Made with AI
Launch price for the first 50 buyersLaunch price: first 50 buyers
Remove the AI tags and hidden data behind Made with AI labels
PicDetox is a Mac app that finds the AI tags, prompts, location and camera details hidden in your images, and removes them with a right-click in Finder. The picture stays exactly the same.
One-time purchase, or $12 for 3 Macs. For Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 26 or later.
IMG_4127.jpg7 entries found
AI editsTriggers “Made with AI”2
- Content Credentials
- Edited with Google AI
- Digital source type
- Composite with AI elements
Location2
- GPS position
- 37.8324° N, 122.4795° W
- Place
- Fort Baker, Sausalito
Camera3
- Camera
- Sony A7 IV
- Serial number
- 4021337
- Taken
- Oct 11, 2026, 7:48 PM
Apps that read AI tags in your uploads and label the post
- XMade with AI
- InstagramAI info
- FacebookAI info
- ThreadsAI info
- PinterestAI modified
- LinkedInContent Credentials
Why real photos get labeled “Made with AI”
Touch up a photo with Magic Eraser or Generative Fill and the editing app writes an AI tag into the file. X reads it when you upload and labels the post. Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Pinterest read the same tags. PicDetox removes them first, so there's nothing to read.
What X reads in the uploaded file
- Content CredentialsEdited with Google AIC2PA
- Digital source typeComposite with AI elementsIPTC
- GPS position45.0016° N, 1.2010° WEXIF
X reads the AI tags and shows Made with AI under the post.
Platforms don't publish exactly how their labels work, and results can vary. PicDetox removes the metadata they read, but it can't change a post that's already up. If you made an image with AI and a platform asks you to disclose it, use the platform's own label when you post. On X it's Made with AI, under Content disclosure.
Buy for $5Clean hundreds of photos with one right-click in Finder
Select the images in Finder, right-click and choose Clean Metadata with PicDetox. The clean copies are ready in seconds, without opening the app window.
- No app to openIt's in Finder's right-click menu, so you clean photos right where they are.
- Hundreds at oncePress ⌘A in a folder to select every photo. 500 photos take about 3.5 seconds on an M4 Mac.
- Originals stay safeEach clean copy is saved next to its original, with ‑clean added to its name.
What else PicDetox does
Besides the right-click, PicDetox shows you what's inside an image before you clean it, and lets you undo any clean.
Shows you first
Right-click and choose Show Metadata in PicDetox to see every entry in plain words, like “GPS location” instead of GPSLatitude. Show All opens long values, such as a full prompt.
Waits in the menu bar
Close the window and PicDetox keeps running in the menu bar, ready for Finder. Its menu lists your last 20 cleans, and it can open at login.
Drag and drop
Drop images on the window or on the Dock icon, then press Clean All. Very large files show their progress and can be stopped.
Keyboard shortcuts
⌘K cleans the selected images, ⇧⌘K cleans every image in the list, ⌘Z undoes a clean and ⇧⌘R reveals the clean copy in Finder.
Replace originals, with Undo
Prefer no copies? Choose Replace the original in Settings. The original goes to the Trash, and Undo puts it back.
Checks its own work
After cleaning, PicDetox reads the new file back. If anything is left, it tells you exactly what.
What else your photos give away
Besides AI tags, an image can carry the prompt that made it, where it was taken and the camera that took it. None of it shows in the post, but anyone who downloads the image can read it with a free tool.
forest_spirit_0412.png4 found
- Prompt
- pink forest spirit, storybook watercolor
- Seed
- 2840193311
- Model
- sdxl-base-1.0
- Workflow
- ComfyUI, 14 nodes
Your AI prompt and settings
Stable Diffusion, Forge and NovelAI save the prompt, seed and settings in every PNG. ComfyUI saves the whole workflow, so anyone can load it and remake your image.
IMG_2208.jpg3 found
- GPS position
- 41.4612° N, 74.9851° W
- Place
- Hudson Valley, New York
- Taken
- Apr 19, 2026, 5:12 PM
Where you took the photo
With location on, phones save the GPS position of every photo. Share a picture of your new place and anyone who saves it can find the house.
DSCF4419.jpg3 found
- Owner name
- Owen Fletcher
- Camera
- Fujifilm X-T5
- Serial number
- 5FC03241
Who took it, and with what
Cameras write their serial number into every shot, and the owner's name if it's set. That can tie photos on an anonymous account to ones posted under your own name.
Everything PicDetox removes
From PNG, JPEG and WebP files, with HEIC coming soon. Your files never leave your Mac.
- AI edit tagsContent Credentials (C2PA) and IPTC tags from Google Photos, Photoshop, Lightroom, OpenAI and others. Platforms read these to label a post.Platforms read these to label a post.
- AI prompts and workflowsPrompts, seeds, models and settings from Stable Diffusion WebUI, Forge, InvokeAI, NovelAI and Midjourney, and full ComfyUI workflows.Prompts, seeds, models and ComfyUI workflows.
- LocationGPS coordinates and place names.GPS coordinates and place names.
- Camera detailsCamera, lens, serial number, dates and thumbnail previews (EXIF).Camera, lens, serial number and dates.
- Descriptions and authorsTitles, descriptions, authors, copyright and edit history (XMP and IPTC).Titles, authors, copyright and edit history.
- Hidden extrasComments, private chunks and data tucked in after the end of the image.Comments and data after the image.
- Finder tagsFinder tags and the “Where from” download address.Tags and the “Where from” address.
- Kept exactly as isThe pixels, the color profile and the orientation. The picture looks the same.Pixels, color profile and orientation.
What it can't remove: invisible watermarks woven into the pixels, such as Google's SynthID. PicDetox isn't a way to hide that an image was made with AI, so follow the disclosure rules of the places where you post.
Clean photos keep their full quality
The usual trick, a screenshot or a re-export, shrinks your photo and compresses it again. PicDetox copies the image data byte for byte and leaves out only the metadata, so the clean copy is the same picture at the same quality.
- A 48-megapixel photo
- under 4 ms
- 500 photos from Finder
- about 3.5 s
- A 4 GB PNG
- under 4 s
- The whole app download
- about 3 MB
Cleaning times measured on a Mac with an M4 chip.
How it compares to the usual workarounds
Screenshots and re-exports lower the quality, upload sites keep a copy of your photo, and exiftool means learning Terminal commands. PicDetox cleans 500 photos in about 3.5 seconds without any of that.
Method
Keeps every pixelSame pixels
Stays on your MacStays on Mac
Shows what's insideShows tags
Removes all of itRemoves all
No TerminalNo Terminal
Taking a screenshotLoses quality, and macOS writes its own metadata.
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Exporting from Preview or PhotoshopCompresses JPEGs twice. Often keeps the old metadata.
No
Yes
No
Partly
Yes
Online metadata removersUploads your photos to someone else's server.
Partly
No
Partly
Partly
Yes
exiftool in TerminalThorough, once you've learned its flags.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Your phone's share optionsCan leave out the location for one share. Shows nothing else.
Partly
Yes
No
No
Yes
PicDetoxRight-click in Finder, and the pixels stay the same.Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
One payment, no subscription
Launch prices for the first 50 buyers. After that, 1 Mac costs $9 and 3 Macs cost $19.
1 Mac
$5one-time
Launch price. Goes up to $9 after the first 50 buyers.
- Use it on one Mac at a time
- Move it to a new Mac whenever you like
3 Macs
Best value$12one-time
Launch price. Goes up to $19 after the first 50 buyers.
- Use it on three Macs at a time
- $4 a Mac, $2 more than two single licenses
Refunds within 7 days
If you haven't activated your license yet, or PicDetox doesn't work on your Mac and we can't fix it, email [email protected] within 7 days of buying for a full refund. Not sure it's for you? Watch how it works first. Refund policy
- Never expiresOne payment, and every future update is free. No subscription and no account.
- Moves with youNew Mac? Deactivate the old one in Settings › License, then activate the new one.
- Works offlineNeeds the internet once to activate, then works offline for up to 14 days at a time.
- Ready right awayThe download starts as soon as you pay, and your license key arrives by email.
Common questions
Can't find your answer? Email [email protected].
AI labels
Why did X or Instagram label my real photo as AI?
Editing tools like Magic Eraser and Generative Fill write a tag into the file saying AI was used. X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Pinterest can read that tag and label the post. Clean the photo with PicDetox before you post. Cleaning a copy you download back won't change a post that's already up.
I make AI art. Is PicDetox for me?
Yes, for your prompts. Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, NovelAI and others save the prompt, seed, model and workflow inside every image, so anyone can copy your recipe. PicDetox removes them. It isn't a way to hide that an image was made with AI: keep the label where a platform asks for it.
Does it remove AI watermarks?
It removes AI tags stored as metadata, such as Content Credentials and IPTC labels. It can't remove invisible watermarks woven into the pixels, such as SynthID, and it isn't a way to hide that an image was made with AI. Follow the disclosure rules of the places where you post.
Privacy and quality
Does PicDetox upload my images?
No. Everything happens on your Mac. PicDetox goes online only to check your license, which sends your license key and a one-way code made from your Mac's hardware ID, and to look for updates. It never sends images or file names.
Will cleaning change how my images look?
No. PicDetox copies the image data byte for byte. With Keep color profile on, which is the default, colors look exactly the same too.
Using it
Does it work with iPhone HEIC photos?
HEIC support is coming soon. Today PicDetox reads PNG, JPEG and WebP. If your iPhone saves HEIC, export the photo as JPEG first and PicDetox can clean it.
What happens to my original file?
By default, nothing. PicDetox saves a clean copy next to it, ending in -clean. If you choose Replace the original in Settings, the original goes to the Trash, and Undo puts it back while it's still there.
Can I clean lots of images at once?
Yes. Select as many as you like in Finder and right-click, or drop them all on the window and press Clean All.
I don't see Clean Metadata with PicDetox when I right-click.
Look under Quick Actions or Services in Finder's right-click menu. If it isn't there, turn it on in System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Services › Files and Folders.
Buying
What's the difference between 1 Mac and 3 Macs?
How many Macs it runs on at the same time. 1 Mac activates PicDetox on one Mac, 3 Macs on three. The app is the same.
How long do launch prices last?
For the first 50 buyers. After that, 1 Mac costs $9 and 3 Macs cost $19. Whatever you pay, the license never expires.
Can I get a refund?
Within 7 days of buying, if you haven't activated your license yet, or if PicDetox doesn't work on your Mac and we can't fix it. Email [email protected] with your order number. Changing your mind after activating isn't covered, so watch how it works first. The refund policy has the details.
Are updates free?
Yes. Every future version of PicDetox is free for anyone with a license. The app checks for updates once a day and asks before installing; you can turn the check off in Settings.
Is it on the Mac App Store?
No. You buy it directly from picdetox.com. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.
I got a new Mac. What now?
On the old Mac, open Settings › License and choose Deactivate This Mac, then activate on the new one. If the old Mac is gone, email us and we'll free up the license.
Get PicDetox
$5 for one Mac or $12 for three, paid once. No subscription and no account.
For Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 26 or later.