Write alt text for your images
Every image on a site needs a description for people who cannot see it and for search engines. With dozens of images the work stalls; a drafted line gets it moving.
Steps
- Open "Alt text generator" in Chrome 138 or newer on a computer and drop an image. The AI built into Chrome writes the text; the first time, Chrome sets up its own model once. Nothing of ours is downloaded.
- Choose the language and press "Describe". A one- or two-sentence alt text appears.
- Read the draft and add what only you know: names, products, context.
- Copy it into your HTML or CMS, then drop the next image. It describes one image at a time.
Questions
- Is the AI description accurate?
- It is good at what is in the picture in general terms, and it does not know names of people or products. Treat it as a draft that a person reads and corrects.
- Are the images uploaded?
- No. Chrome's built-in AI describes them on your computer; press "Network" in the bar to see for yourself.
Pictures are never uploaded; the work is done in this browser.