Descriptive Images—Easily Generate Alt Texts for Images

Images are a central element of modern websites. They create appealing designs, illustrate content, and build emotional connections with products and brands. But what happens when visitors cannot see images?

People with visual impairments rely on assistive technologies like screen readers to access online content. To make images understandable through these technologies, readers require alt(ernative) texts—short, descriptive texts that convey the essential meaning of the image. Without them, a vital part of a website remains invisible and inaccessible.

June 2025 legal regulations require website operators to make their content as accessible as possible—and that includes properly maintained alt texts.

Alt texts are not only crucial for screen readers: search engines like Google prioritize sites that prioritize inclusive access. Strategically using alt texts can improve a site’s visibility in image search results and boost overall search engine optimization (SEO).

Alt texts make your content more inclusive—and more successful.

 The importance of alt texts has often been overlooked. When uploading images, the description field was frequently left empty—either due to time constraints or because the added value was underestimated. This challenge is even greater for multilingual websites, where each image needs a meaningful, context-specific description in multiple languages.

The result: many websites have hundreds or even thousands of images without proper alt texts. Manually updating them is almost impossible, especially without a clear overview.

The user-friendly module Descriptive Images automatically analyzes your legacy content to determine how many images you already have in your system, which ones already have alt texts, and where translations might still be missing. This clarity allows you to update your content in a targeted and efficient way—without getting lost in complex media libraries.

Once you know the true scope of the task, Descriptive Images shows what it’s really capable of. Our solution leverages powerful AI tools to analyze images and generate accurate description texts—quickly, efficiently, and even in multiple languages.

With just one click, editors can generate meaningful alt texts for individual images or entire folders. This allows you to systematically catch up on your alt text backlog—either directly within the intuitive module or through direct integration with the TYPO3 file list.

All automatically generated texts are internally labeled as “AI-generated”—giving you full transparency and allowing you to review and adjust the outputs whenever needed.

Accessibility becomes a natural part of your daily work—without any additional effort.

Once your legacy backlog has been cleared, Descriptive Images ensures it stays that way. Whenever new images are uploaded—directly within the standard editorial workflow—an alt text can be automatically generated with just one extra click. Even when using import tools, you can configure Descriptive Images to create descriptions for every new image automatically.

And the best part? Search engines will also appreciate your well-maintained alt texts. Your website will remain both accessible and SEO-optimized over the long term.