Shutterstock metadata, exported the way their CSV importer expects
Drop in your photos or videos and get a buyer-focused description, up to 50 keywords, and 1-2 categories mapped to Shutterstock's official list — downloaded as a CSV you apply with the CSV button on their Submit page.
No credit card required — start with 15 free credits.
Shutterstock's bulk metadata flow is picky: the CSV needs exact column names (Filename, Description, Keywords, Categories), keywords between 7 and 50, and categories chosen from their fixed list — get any of it wrong and the import silently fails or the file sits incomplete. PixTagger generates the metadata with a stock-tuned AI pipeline and packages it exactly to that spec, including categories pre-filled from your keywords, so a hundred files go from upload to submitted in minutes.
How it works
From shoot to upload-ready in under a minute.
1. Drop your files
Photos or videos, straight in the browser — originals are resized locally, so there's no prep and full-size files never upload.
2. Review the metadata
Every file gets a description, ordered keywords and categories. Click to remove a keyword, type to add — you approve what ships.
3. Download the Shutterstock CSV
Upload your files to Shutterstock, then apply the CSV on the Submit page — metadata attaches to every file by name.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How do I apply the CSV on Shutterstock?+
Upload your images or videos first, then on the Submit page click the CSV button and select the file — don't send the CSV over FTPS. Shutterstock matches each row to a file by its exact filename.
Does it fill in Shutterstock categories?+
Yes — 1-2 categories per file, chosen from Shutterstock's official category list based on your keywords, with People, Business/Finance, Technology, Nature and the other standard categories covered. You can still adjust them in the submit UI.
Can the same run export for other agencies too?+
Yes. One tagging run exports Getty/iStock (ESP, DeepMeta, qHero), Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Pond5 and Dreamstime CSVs, plus XMP sidecars for Lightroom workflows — no re-tagging per marketplace.
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