Perhaps youve heard of AI-driven web tools like theBing AI Image CreatororChatGPT’s resume creator.
What are these alt text creators, and why would we use them?
What is an AI Alternative Text Generator?
Jason Montoya / How-To Geek
An AI alt-text generator is an online tool for writing useful descriptions of images for accessibility and image replacement.
Many photo uploading tools these days require a quick sentence describing the photo called alt-text.
Why Would I Use an AI Alternative Text Generator?
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The usefulness of image descriptions doesn’t stop at accessibility.
For various reasons, sometimes a website can’t load photos on the page.
Be cautious about uploading sensitive images to any website.
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Which One is Most Useful?
Each of the AI-driven text generators has its own way of processing a picture and interpreting the image.
There are four main AI alternative text generators that came up when I did some research.
Microsoft Bing Copilot
Ahrefs Lets You Choose a Voice
The first AI-driven alt text generator that I tested wasAhrefs.
In the end, I found that the Middle School voice was the most useful and efficient.
Then I asked Copilot to “write me accessible alt text for this picture.”
Microsoft Bing Copilot
For one thing, this lovely little essay is much too long.
I said, “Give me shorter alternative text for this image”, and Bing Copilot delivered!
Alttext.In Highlights Accessibility and Simplicity
Next up I tried Alttext.in.
Alttext.in
It’s just one page, with one option to upload the image.
True to its promise, Alttext.in delivered a quick, accessible experience with a picture summary to match.
Once you copy the text that was generated, you’re free to click Reset and go again.
Alttext.in
The site is free, lightweight, and accurate.
There were no downsides that I could see.
No matter what, it’s important that we take the time to create alt text for our photos.
