PhotoTager Guide

Stock photo metadata, explained. And what PhotoTager does about it.

Features, the problems they fix, and how Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, iStock & Getty Images and Alamy read your titles, descriptions and keywords.

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Features 9

Feature All agencies

Privacy mode Only a 512-pixel preview leaves your computer. Your metadata comes back as a CSV.

Feature All agencies

Context notes One line about your shoot puts the place, event and names into every title and keyword list.

Feature All agencies

Video keywords and metadata Upload mp4, mov, avi or wmv clips and get titles, descriptions and keywords, with a CSV for your agency.

Feature iStock & Getty Images

iStock & Getty Images controlled vocabulary Keywords matched to the 20,632 iStock & Getty Images terms, free after every title run.

Feature All agencies

CSV export One CSV per agency, or a ZIP with several, ready for each upload tool.

Feature All agencies

Metadata written into your photos A ZIP of your photos with title, description and keywords written inside each file.

Feature All agencies

Review and bulk edit Add a keyword to every photo, remove one from many, get free AI keyword ideas, and regenerate one file for free.

Feature All agencies

Check before submitting A free check on each photo for logos, people, property and other likely refusal reasons.

Alamy Image Refs Add Alamy’s list of refs and file names, and the Alamy CSV carries the ref for each photo.

Problems we fix 7

Problem iStock & Getty Images

“iStock & Getty Images (ESP) won’t accept my keywords” Why iStock only works from its own vocabulary, and how to upload keywords that are already in it.

Problem All agencies

“Keywording one shoot takes me a whole day” Upload a whole shoot, give each folder its context once, and get a CSV for every agency.

Problem All agencies

“ChatGPT gives generic titles without the place, the event or the names” AI only sees pixels. Add the place, the event and the names once, and every file in the shoot gets them.

Problem All agencies

“The agency rejects my CSV” The usual reasons an agency refuses a CSV: columns, file names and file type.

Problem All agencies

“My keywords disappeared after upload” Why embedded titles and keywords go missing at upload, and when a CSV is the safer route.

Problem Adobe Stock

“My Adobe Stock keywords are in the wrong order” Adobe Stock allows 49 keywords and weighs the first 10 most. Put your best terms first.

Problem All agencies

“A subscription is too much for a few uploads a month” Pay only for the files you process. $0.04 per image, credits never expire, no monthly fee.

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Adobe StockUp to 49 keywords, the first 10 weigh most, a separate Adobe Stock title. Shutterstock7 to 50 keywords, descriptions up to 150 characters. iStock & Getty ImagesControlled vocabulary, up to 50 keywords, ESP, qHero and DeepMeta CSVs. AlamyCaptions up to 150 characters, 5 tags to go on sale, up to 50 tags.

Quick answers

Is the guide free to read?

Yes. The guide and the free tools need no account. You only pay credits when you process your own files in the app.

Which agencies does PhotoTager write metadata for?

Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, iStock & Getty Images and Alamy, with a ready CSV for each. For iStock there are also CSVs for the ESP, qHero and DeepMeta upload tools.

Are my photos used to train AI?

No. Files are stored only to write your metadata, originals are deleted automatically 7 days after upload, and with Privacy mode the full-size photo never leaves your computer.

What does it cost?

Full metadata costs $0.04 per image and $0.12 per video. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. New accounts get $2 of free credits.

Try it on 5 photos, no signup

Titles, descriptions and keywords for Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, iStock and Alamy, with a CSV for each agency. New accounts also get $2 of free credits.

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