You can now check if an image, video or audio clip has a SynthID watermark
Google opened its SynthID detector to everyone. It also works inside the Gemini app and Chrome, and Apple is said to be joining soon.
Google lets anyone check if a picture, video or sound carries a hidden mark called SynthID, which some AI tools add. It only finds that one kind of mark, so it cannot tell you everything. It is handy for media from partner tools.
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Why it matters
A simple way to check media from partner AI tools. It only finds SynthID watermarks, so it cannot judge everything.
Try it: upload a file and see if it carries a watermark.
The details
- The detector is on synthid.com and in the Gemini app and Chrome.
- Google says people make about 1 million verification requests per day.
- It supports common image, video and audio formats, such as PNG, MP4 and MP3.
- Google's Nano Banana, Veo and Lyria watermark their output; OpenAI, Nvidia and Kakao also support SynthID.
- Google says Apple Intelligence images will carry the watermark soon.
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