Find the image on your site
that might get you sued.

A single unlicensed stock photo can trigger a $1,400–$5,000 demand letter. Scan your site in 30 seconds. Know which images are safe before they find you.

10.0K+images scanned · Trusted by content creators, agencies & legal teams

First 3 scans fully unlocked · ~30 free images · No card required

3 free scans per day. No signup required.

Stop paying for images you thought were free

From single uploads to full website crawls. Find copyright risk before it finds you.

Up and running in 60 seconds

Three steps to your first risk report

01

Sign in

Quick Google OAuth login

02

Upload or scan

Drop an image or enter a website URL

03

Get results

Detailed risk report with auditable signal breakdown

Every image passes through 9 stages

17+ detectors across computer vision, semantic gating, AI vision, and intelligent score blending

01

AI Generated Check

Instant safe classification for AI generated images

02

Metadata Scan

EXIF, XMP, IPTC copyright tags and filename analysis

03

Watermark Detection

SIFT/ORB feature matching and FFT frequency analysis

04

Visual Analysis

Overlay detection and corner logo detection

05

Advanced Detection

OCR, color histograms, template matching, steganography

06

Hidden Watermarks

DCT/DWT block analysis, luminance modulation

07

CLIP Semantic Gating

62-prompt classification to suppress false positives

08

AI Vision Assessment

Vision model scores 21 signals with auditable breakdown

09

Intelligent Blending

Adapts trust between CV and AI based on evidence

01

AI Generated Check

Instant safe classification for AI generated images

02

Metadata Scan

EXIF, XMP, IPTC copyright tags and filename analysis

03

Watermark Detection

SIFT/ORB feature matching and FFT frequency analysis

04

Visual Analysis

Overlay detection and corner logo detection

05

Advanced Detection

OCR, color histograms, template matching, steganography

06

Hidden Watermarks

DCT/DWT block analysis, luminance modulation

07

CLIP Semantic Gating

62-prompt classification to suppress false positives

08

AI Vision Assessment

Vision model scores 21 signals with auditable breakdown

09

Intelligent Blending

Adapts trust between CV and AI based on evidence

How Much Could a Copyright Claim Cost You?

One unlicensed image can lead to thousands in damages. Calculate your risk exposure.

1050 images1,000

Estimated Risk Exposure

$12,500

Based on 50images × 5% catch rate × $5K avg claim

Real Copyright Claim Costs

Getty Images demand letter
$5,000avg
Shutterstock claim
$3,000avg
Photographer direct lawsuit
$15,000avg
Statutory damages (willful)
$75,000avg

PixGuard costs less than a single stock photo license and protects your entire site.

Why this exists

Built by someone who got tired of demand letters.

Getty, Shutterstock, and agencies scrape the entire web looking for unlicensed copies of their photos. When they find one on your site, you get a letter demanding $1,400 or more. Most site owners have no idea their site even contains copyrighted images. Stock photos get reused. AI tools ship hidden watermarks. Old contractors leave behind unlicensed assets.

Existing tools find exact copies or check text plagiarism. Nothing actually scored the copyright risk of an image. So I built PixGuard. It runs each image through a 9-stage pipeline and gives you a single risk score, so you can remove, replace, or license before the letter arrives.

Suraj

Solo founder, PixGuard

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Check if an image is safe before you publish.

Scan any image in seconds. Watermarks, AI generation, stock sources, and metadata, all in one check.

~30 free scans to startNo card requiredCached scans are always free

Free

$0

~30 lifetime scans

Best for
Trying PixGuard

  • Full copyright risk analysis
  • AI generation detection
  • Previously scanned images are always free

Starter

$15/month

~100 image scans / month

≈ $0.15 per image

Best for
Individuals getting started

  • Everything in Free
  • Find where an image came from
  • Clear risk summary on every scan
  • Scan small websites in one click
Most Popular

Pro

$29/month

~180 image scans / month

≈ $0.16 per image

Best for
People who publish regularly

  • Know if an image is safe before you publish
  • Detect stock, AI, and risky images faster
  • Full scan results with the clearest explanation
  • Scan full websites with confidence

Cancel anytime. No long-term commitment.

Best Value

Business

$79/month

~600 image scans / month

≈ $0.13 per image

Best for
Teams and agencies

  • Everything in Pro
  • Scan large websites up to 2,000 images
  • Priority queue so scans start faster
  • Priority support

Why scan before you publish?

Using unchecked images can lead to copyright claims, takedowns, and licensing letters. A single scan takes 2 seconds.

Need more scans? Grab a pack.

One-time purchase. Never expires. Works with any plan.

$20
~80 image scans
$0.25/image
Popular
$60
~270 image scans
$0.22/image
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~750 image scans
$0.20/image
Best Value
$300
~1,670 image scans
$0.18/image

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