metascrub 0.1.0

Strip AI metadata from images and optionally inject camera EXIF or Canva metadata

Image Meta Data Manipulator

Strip AI metadata from images (ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, etc.) and optionally inject realistic camera EXIF or design-app metadata (Photoshop, Procreate, Canva, etc.).

Installation

pip install metascrub

After installation, the mtsb command is available globally from any terminal.

To update:

pip install --upgrade metascrub

Commands

Command	Description
scan	Scan folder interactively — pick images to process
info	Show ALL metadata for an image (full details)
status	Quick check: is this image AI-generated?
clean	Strip AI metadata and save to output folder

Usage

# Interactive scan — shows numbered table, pick an image, then choose action
mtsb scan

# Show ALL metadata (50+ fields: AI, C2PA manifest, EXIF, PNG chunks, etc.)
mtsb info image.png

# Quick check — AI or not?
mtsb status image.png

# Strip AI metadata — always saves to output/ folder
mtsb clean image.png

# Clean with custom output name
mtsb clean image.png -n my_clean_image

# Clean + inject realistic camera EXIF
mtsb clean image.png --organic

# Clean + inject design-app metadata (Photoshop/Procreate style)
mtsb clean image.png --design

Interactive Scan Flow

> mtsb scan
  # │ File                  │ AI?  │ Tool
  ───┼──────────────────────┼──────┼─────────────
  1  │ ChatGPT ...png       │ YES  │ ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  2  │ DSC00065.jpg         │ NO   │ —
  3  │ ai_art.png           │ YES  │ Midjourney

  Select # (or 'a' all, 'q' quit): 1

  ── image.png ──
  [1] Info — show ALL metadata
  [2] Clean — strip AI metadata → output/ folder
  [3] Data Manipulate
       [A] Auto Organic — inject realistic camera EXIF
       [C] Custom Edit — type all fields (make, model, GPS, etc.)
       [D] Add Design App — Photoshop/Procreate/Canva style
  [4] Back to scan results
  [5] Exit

Cancel / go back anytime

• Type b or c at any filename prompt to cancel and return to the previous menu
• Press Ctrl+C at any prompt to cancel and go back
• Press q at the scan selection to exit entirely

Features

Deep C2PA Manifest Parsing

Images from ChatGPT, DALL-E, Adobe Firefly, and other C2PA-compliant tools embed a signed manifest. mtsb info extracts and displays:

• Software agent (e.g. gpt-image → "ChatGPT (OpenAI)")
• Claim generator (e.g. OpenAI Media Service API)
• Actions (created, converted, watermarked)
• Timestamps, certificates, signatures, and more

Accurate AI Tool Detection

Tool	Detected As
ChatGPT / DALL-E	ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Midjourney	Midjourney
Stable Diffusion (A1111)	Stable Diffusion (A1111)
ComfyUI	ComfyUI
Adobe Firefly	Adobe Firefly
Canva	Not AI — treated as human editing app

Data Manipulation

• Auto Organic: Random realistic camera profile (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, etc.) with matching shooting settings
• Custom Edit: Manually type every EXIF field — make, model, lens, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, GPS, description, artist, copyright
• Design App: Inject metadata mimicking Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, GIMP, Canva, etc.

Supported Formats

• PNG (including C2PA, text chunks, and EXIF)
• JPEG / JPG
• WebP