Shopify SEO · Image alt text

Your product images
are invisible
to Google.

AltMate fixes that in 20 minutes. Edit alt text for every product image in one table — no clicking through products one by one.

Install AltMate Free →See how it works ↓

Live preview — your store looks like this

All images
Missing
Vague
Good
🔍 Search products...
ProductImageAlt textStatus
👕
Organic Cotton Tee
3 images
front_view.jpg
No alt text set
Missing
🧥
Denim Jacket
5 images
jacket_front.jpg
Classic denim jacket in vintage wash blue with brass button detail
Good
🧤
Winter Hoodie
4 images
hoodie_main.jpg
A hoodie
Too vague
👟
Canvas Sneaker
6 images
shoe_side.jpg
No alt text set
Missing
👜
Leather Tote Bag
4 images
bag_front.jpg
Tan leather tote with hand-stitched seams and brass zip closure
Good
1,200
Clicks to manually alt-text 300 products
20min
With AltMate instead of hours
$0
To start — first 10 images free
0
Subscriptions. One-time credits only

The problem

Three broken ways
merchants try to do this

Every approach before AltMate is either painfully slow, dangerously risky, or just wrong.

01

The Shopify admin way

Click product → click media → click image → type alt text → save → back → next product. Repeat 300 times. Hours of work, and you lose your place constantly.

"I started this twice and gave up both times. Too tedious."

— Shopify merchant review

02

The CSV export way

Export products → match image IDs to URLs in a spreadsheet → fill alt text → re-import → hope nothing breaks. One wrong cell corrupts your data.

"I accidentally deleted 50 product titles trying to do this."

— Reddit r/shopify

03

The "fully automated AI" way

Generic AI writes things like "a person wearing a shirt." It can't read your brand voice, product title, or the detail that matters. And it publishes without letting you review.

"The AI described my handmade ceramics as 'white cup'."

— Etsy-to-Shopify seller

How AltMate works

Everything in one table.
You're always in control.

1

See every image at once

Open AltMate and your entire catalog loads in a table. Filter by collection, status, or tag. No clicking through products. No losing your place.

2

Get smart AI suggestions

Click Suggest on any image. AltMate analyzes the actual image and writes descriptive alt text. You review it, edit it, reject it — nothing saves until you say so.

3

Sync directly to Shopify

When you click Save, changes write directly to your Shopify media library. No CSV. No import. No risk of corrupting anything. Just done.

Pricing

Pay once for what
you actually use.

No subscription. No monthly fees. Buy credits once, use them whenever — they never expire.

Free to start
10
free image credits on install
  • ✦Try the full interface
  • ✦Test AI suggestions on your actual products
  • ✦Edit unlimited times before saving
  • ✦Credits never expire
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Top up with credit packs

50
$9
18¢ per image
100
$15
15¢ per image
250
$35
14¢ per image
500
$60
12¢ per image — best value
How many credits do I need?
Most stores with 30–50 products need 200–300 credits to cover all product images and lifestyle shots. The 250-pack is the right starting point for most merchants.

Questions

Stuff merchants
always ask

Is this a subscription?
+
No. You buy credits once and use them whenever you need them. No monthly fees, no recurring charges, no pressure to use them by a certain date.
Will this slow my store down?
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Not at all. AltMate updates your product data on the back end. It adds zero code, scripts, or tracking to your live storefront. Your store speed stays exactly the same.
Does it work with my theme?
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Yes. AltMate updates the actual image metadata in your Shopify media library, so it works with any theme — Dawn, custom themes, paid themes, everything. If your theme shows product images, the alt text will be there.
Can I write my own alt text instead of using AI?
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Absolutely. AI suggestions are just a starting point to save time. You can edit any suggestion, ignore it and write your own, or mix and match. Nothing saves unless you click Save.
What if I have 2,000 product images?
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The table loads everything, but you can filter and work in batches. Focus on one collection at a time, or sort by "missing alt text first" and knock those out before improving the vague ones.
Does this actually help with SEO?
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Yes. Google uses alt text to understand what your images show, which helps your products appear in Google Image Search. Descriptive alt text also improves accessibility — screen readers use it to describe images to visually impaired customers.

Make your products
findable in 20 minutes.

Start free. No card required. Works with all Shopify themes.

Install AltMate Free →
10 free credits on install · No subscription