Caption Desk

What it does

Caption Desk is a web-based tool for preparing IPTC metadata for press photographs. Photographers provide images and story context such as event, location, and date; they can work on one photo or a series. The service generates structured fields including titles, descriptions, captions, and keywords, with series context used across photos and captions and keywords tailored to each image.

Users can review, edit, and approve generated metadata before exporting it. The site also describes reusable profiles and assisted identification of people across a series; its FAQ says the face-recognition function is intended to help identify the same person in multiple images, not single-photo mode. The stated audiences include press and independent photographers, multi-title newsrooms, and communications teams or institutions.

Users create an account, upload photos and add story context before generating and reviewing metadata. Access is currently free during beta without a credit card or automatic billing. The proposed paid plans have monthly photo allowances, but their prices and limits describe the post-beta product rather than current charges.

What it can do

• Generate IPTC metadata for press photos
• Create titles, descriptions, captions, keywords, and other structured fields
• Process single photos or photo series
• Apply shared story context to a series
• Review, edit, and approve metadata before export
• Assisted identification of the same person across photos in a series

Before you choose

• The site describes beta access as free and says there is no automatic billing; paid plans are shown as planned post-beta pricing.
• The site states uploaded photos and related data are deleted automatically within 24 hours or sooner if the user deletes them; users should review the site's privacy terms for details.
• Assisted face recognition is described for matching people across multiple photos in a series, not for single-photo mode.

Listed under

• Creative
• Editorial workflow
• Iptc metadata
• Keywords
• Metadata tool
• Photo agencies
• Photo captions

Get started

Signup is offered without a credit card; no automatic billing during beta.

1. Create an account through the free-beta signup.
2. Upload an individual photo or a photo series.
3. Add story context, generate IPTC, then review and edit it before export.

Future monthly prices are listed as $7.95 for 250 photos, $14.95 for 1,000, and $69.95 for 5,000. These are planned post-beta terms, not active paid plans. Planned monthly capacity resets without rollover; confirm launch terms when beta ends.

Source: captiondesk.app, checked 2 Nov 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 2 Nov 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Caption Desk | Assisted IPTC metadata for press photography ↗www.captiondesk.app
• Caption Desk | Assisted IPTC metadata for press photography ↗www.captiondesk.app

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