Free iStock Keyword Generator for ESP

Keywords matched to the iStock vocabulary, with a CSV in the ESP format. Free, no signup.

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Boosts accuracy

The AI can't see places, events, species or names. Add them once and they go into the title, description and keywords of every photo.

Used for every photo 0/500

Photos

Up to 5 photos at a time

Type

Commercial: no brand names, for Adobe Stock, Shutterstock and iStock.

Built-in stock prompt 0/6000
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Stock metadata for your photos in seconds

Drop up to 5 photos, add what the AI can't see, and get a title, a description and up to 49 keywords for each that follow the agency rules. Then copy them into the upload form or download one CSV per agency for all of them.

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1. Add a noteThe place, event, species or date: facts the AI can't see.
2. ReviewEvery field is checked against Adobe Stock, Shutterstock and iStock rules.
3. Copy or downloadPaste into the upload form, or download one CSV per agency for all your photos.

iStock & Getty Images metadata for Getty Images ESP (Enhanced Submission Platform)

ESP, the Getty Images Enhanced Submission Platform, is where iStock and Getty Images contributors keyword and submit their files. Its CSV fills in titles, descriptions and keywords by file name. The generator above writes them from your photo and matches the keywords to the iStock vocabulary, so fewer of them come back unrecognized.

Already have keywords? Check them with the free iStock keyword checker for ESP. Editorial photos: iStock editorial caption generator.

ESP CSV columns

ColumnWhat the CSV puts in it
file nameYour photo's file name. Rows are matched to files by it, so keep the names you upload.
created dateLeft empty, to fill in if you want it.
descriptionThe description. For editorial, it starts with the place and the date.
countryLeft empty, to fill in if you want it.
brief codeLeft empty: the brief code, or the Event ID for Getty editorial.
titleThe title.
keywordsUp to 50, matched to the iStock vocabulary and in its spelling.

How to import it in ESP

  1. Upload your photos to a batch in ESP.
  2. Apply the CSV to the batch. Rows are matched to your files by file name.
  3. Check any keyword ESP asks you to disambiguate, then submit.

Frequently asked questions

Which CSV columns does ESP use?

file name, created date, description, country, brief code, title and keywords. The CSV fills in the description, title and keywords; the other columns are left for you.

Why are some of my keywords unrecognized in ESP?

ESP only accepts keywords from the Getty controlled vocabulary. The generator matches its keywords to about 20,600 iStock vocabulary terms, and the checker shows which of your own keywords are not in it.

iStock keywords for a whole shoot

In PhotoTager, a model trained on the iStock vocabulary writes iStock keywords for every photo you process, and you export the ESP CSV for the whole project. Pay-as-you-go from $0.04 per image.

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