Keywords for stock photos — generated for you
The right keywords decide whether buyers find your work. Stock Metadata Tagger looks at your image and produces relevant tags, a title and a description in English — the language of microstock. Ready metadata is embedded into the file.
How the AI picks stock keywords
The service sends your image to a multimodal model with a microstock-tuned prompt: main subject and action first, then setting, style, colors, emotions and concepts. You get a structured tag set, not a random list.
The keyword count is configurable per agency: up to 47 for Adobe Stock, 40 for Freepik, 50 for Shutterstock.
Keyword limits on popular stock sites
- Adobe Stock — up to 49 keywords, title up to 200 characters. The first 7–10 tags weigh the most in search.
- Shutterstock — up to 50 keywords, description up to 200 characters.
- Freepik — up to 40 keywords, title strictly up to 100 characters.
- Dreamstime — up to 50 keywords.
Full attribution cycle online
Attribution means filling in the title, description and keywords — usually typed by hand in every agency dashboard. With Stock Metadata Tagger: upload images → get ready metadata → edit if you like → download a ZIP with XMP embedded → upload to the agency where everything is pre-filled.
For Adobe Stock, automatic SFTP upload right after processing is available.
Count your keywords
Our free keyword counter shows how many tags and characters your list has and checks it against Adobe Stock, Freepik, Shutterstock and Dreamstime limits.
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Go further with Stock Meta
What language are the keywords in?
English — the standard of every major microstock. Buyers search in English even when the agency UI is localized.
Is 10 keywords enough, or should I use all 49?
25–45 relevant tags is the sweet spot. Irrelevant tag spam gets demoted in search; 5–10 tags means missed buyer queries.
Can I use my own prompt?
Yes. There is a prompt template in settings, and you can add a hint per batch or per image — e.g. “a winter landscape series”.