Origin Lens

Is this photo real or AI-generated? Origin Lens shows what an image can prove about its own origin. It checks signed C2PA Content Credentials and EXIF data on your device and gives you a clear, color-coded verdict. CLEAR VERDICTS Every result opens with a colored band: - Green, Content Credentials Valid: the signature is valid and the image is unchanged since signing. - Purple, AI-Generated (Signed): valid, signed credentials declare the image as AI-generated. - Red: the credentials fail validation, or the image was changed after it was signed. - Yellow: the image cannot be fully checked, for example because it has no Content Credentials, is a screenshot, or its signing certificate has expired. C2PA VERIFICATION Origin Lens reads the Content Credentials that cameras, editing apps and AI image tools embed in images. It checks the cryptographic signature on your device, checks whether the image was changed after signing, and shows the signer, the creator and the edit history the credentials record. AI OPINION (OPTIONAL) For images without Content Credentials, Origin Lens can ask Google's Gemini API whether the image carries a SynthID watermark. This sends the image to Google, so the app asks first. The answer appears as an experimental AI opinion, separate from the verdict, because it is not a cryptographic check. CONTEXT CHECK An optional reverse image search shows where an image has appeared online, which helps you spot out-of-context or misattributed images. Login pages and search result pages are filtered out. PRIVACY FIRST Content Credentials and EXIF data are read on your device. An image leaves your device only for the AI opinion or the reverse image search, and only after you confirm. Credentials stored on another server are fetched only after you approve that server. You can use your own SerpAPI and imgbb keys. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Free and open source. TOOLS Supports JPG, PNG, HEIC, AVIF and WebP. Camera details (EXIF) are shown for every image that carries them, and screenshots are recognized by the marker iOS and macOS write into them. The Learn tab explains C2PA and lets you copy citation references. PERFECT FOR Journalists verifying sources. Researchers fact-checking visual content. Social media users who want to check an image before sharing it. Anyone who wants to know where an image comes from. HOW IT WORKS Pick an image from Photos or Files, or enter a URL. Origin Lens reads its Content Credentials and EXIF data on your device and shows a color-coded verdict. Optionally, run a reverse image search or ask for an AI opinion. WHY ORIGIN LENS Knowing where an image comes from matters. Origin Lens is a verification tool: it does not create or edit images. The verdict never rests on a guess from pixels. It shows what the image's signed credentials and metadata say, and how far that can be relied on. IMPORTANT NOTE Most images carry no Content Credentials, and that alone is not a sign of manipulation. Screenshots and many social media uploads remove them, so use the original file when you can. Signers are not checked against a trust list. TERMS https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/