Who should use Lantern?

Lantern is a consumer product built for artists and image creators.

Yes — Lantern is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

Is Lantern still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Lantern?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PixSEO.app, Bulk Alt Text Generator, and Internick – Smart Alt Generator.

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Lantern

lanternite.orgImage SEO & alt text

Lantern lets artists submit works and receive notifications when matching images appear in newly released AI training datasets. It uses one-way PDQ image fingerprints rather than retaining original artwork, scans datasets from Hugging Face and ModelScope, and provides dataset links for takedown requests.

Open SourceWebCloud-managed

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1.4kstars

354forks

8features

2015since

Overview

8 features

Lantern is an Image SEO & alt text project. It focuses on finding and responding to unauthorized inclusion of artwork in AI training datasets. Lantern is a consumer product aimed at artists and image creators. Lantern is open source under the Open Source license. Lantern is available on the web.

Lantern first shipped in 2015. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.4k stars and 8 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include image submission, image fingerprinting, and dataset scanning. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image submission
Image fingerprinting
Dataset scanning
Match detection
Email notifications
Dataset links
Takedown support
Thumbnail dashboard

Built with & integrations

Framework

WordPress

Hosting

Cloudflare

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Detected from

WordPress: /wp-content/ in the HTML · /wp-json/ in the HTML · /wp-includes/ in the HTML
Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed26 Aug · 23:12 UTC
Find out where your images have been scraped verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Lantern

What is Lantern?: Lantern focuses on finding and responding to unauthorized inclusion of artwork in AI training datasets. It is catalogued under Image SEO & alt text on PulseGate.
Who should use Lantern?: Lantern is a consumer product built for artists and image creators.
Is Lantern free?: Yes — Lantern is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Lantern run on?: Lantern runs on the web.
Is Lantern still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Lantern?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PixSEO.app, Bulk Alt Text Generator, and Internick – Smart Alt Generator.PixSEO.app Bulk Alt Text Generator Internick – Smart Alt Generator
When did Lantern launch?: Lantern first shipped in 2015.
Is Lantern open source?: Yes — Lantern is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 26 Aug 2026
Built for: artists and image creators
Model: B2C
Solves: Finding and responding to unauthorized inclusion of artwork in AI training datasets.

Developer

Facebook

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 1,373
Forks: 354
Open issues: 53
Last commit: 22 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 8
Contributors: 130
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: hma-v1.1.7 · 4 Jun 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 91.4
Indexed: 26 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 26 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: find-out-where-your-images-have-been-scraped-lanternite-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 26 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 26 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://lanternite.org/

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