Canto AI - October 2026 Updated October 19, 2026 14:51 ~ minute read AI-Generated Alt-Text for Single Assets Writing alt-text by hand is the biggest barrier to complete coverage, especially for teams with web accessibility obligations. Canto now lets you generate an alt-text draft for an image asset with one click.Open an image asset in the asset detail panel or the edit metadata modal, and click Generate Alt-Text in the alt-text field. Canto uses the image together with the asset's existing metadata, so descriptions can reflect specific product names and categories instead of describing a generic scene. The draft appears in the field and is immediately editable. It saves when you leave the field, and an AI icon stays on the field so you can see where the text came from.If the field already contains alt-text, Canto shows a warning before generating. Confirm to replace the existing value, or cancel to keep it.This feature is available to users with edit metadata permission and supports image assets only. At this time, it is available to users whose active language is English (en-US). Please note: AI-generated alt-text is a starting point. Output quality depends on how complete the asset's metadata is, so please review each suggestion for accuracy and length before relying on it. The generated text is stored in Canto's alt-text field and is not embedded in the downloaded file. For more information, please visit the article "Alt-Text" in our Help Center.