Pictures, put into words
Describe a Picture is a free tool for turning one photo, screenshot, illustration or diagram into an English description. Choose a short summary (the default), a detailed description or an alt text draft, then review and copy the result.
The AI Image Describer adds focused image questions, original-language text extraction and English visual prompts. Text extraction does not translate; dense pages and tiny or blurry text may need a crop and careful review. Both tools share the same daily and rate limits.
No account or credit card is required. Daily and rate limits keep the shared free service available to more visitors. Generation starts only when you ask for it.
What to expect
AI can miss details or make mistakes. Review the description against the original image, especially names, small text, numbers and charts. For alt text, consider the image’s purpose and the surrounding page.
Our application does not store uploaded images, questions, context or output text. Generation uses OpenRouter and its model provider. See the Privacy Policy for data handling details.
Contact
Have a question, feedback, or a bug to report? Email us at hello@describeapicture.com.