Easily Generate Alt Texts for Images

What Are Alt Texts?

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 people cannot see images?

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

Starting in late June 2025, new legal regulations will come into effect, requiring website operators to make their content as accessible as possible—and that includes properly maintained alt texts.

However, alt texts are not only crucial for accessibility. Search engines like Google also evaluate them. Using alt texts strategically can improve a site’s visibility in image search results and boost overall search engine optimization (SEO).

In short: Alt texts make your content more inclusive—and more successful.

The Problem: Alt Texts Have Long Been Neglected

In recent years, 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 today have hundreds or even thousands of images without proper alt texts. Manually updating them is almost impossible—especially without a clear overview.

Our solution brings clarity and efficiency to this process:

It automatically analyzes how many images are in the system, which ones are actively used—and which ones are missing alt texts. In a clear, user-friendly module, you can immediately see how many “legacy” images need attention, which ones already have alt texts, and where translations might still be missing. This allows you to update your content in a targeted and efficient way—without getting lost in complex media libraries.

From Chaos to Clarity: Fix Your Alt Texts in No Time

Once you know the true scope of the task, Descriptive Images shows what it’s capable of: Our solution leverages powerful AI tools to instantly analyze images and generate accurate description texts—efficiently and, if desired, 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 seamless 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 texts whenever needed.

Seamlessly Integrated into Your Editorial Workflow

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 automatically create descriptions for every new image. This way, accessibility becomes a natural part of your daily work—without any additional effort.

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.