Free iStock Keyword Generator for qHero

Keywords matched to the iStock vocabulary, with a CSV for qHero. 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 qHero

qHero is a tool for keywording and uploading to iStock. Its CSV fills in the title, description and keywords of each file by file name. The generator above writes them from your photo, with the keywords matched to the iStock vocabulary.

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

qHero 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.
titleThe title.
descriptionThe description. For editorial, it starts with the place and the date.
keywordsUp to 50, matched to the iStock vocabulary and in its spelling.

How to import it in qHero

  1. Add your photos in qHero.
  2. Import the CSV. Rows are matched to your files by file name.
  3. Review the keywords and submit to iStock.

Frequently asked questions

Which CSV columns does qHero use?

file name, title, description and keywords.

Are the keywords iStock keywords?

Yes. The qHero CSV uses the keywords matched to the iStock vocabulary, in iStock's spelling, up to 50 per file.

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

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