Custom metadata. Alt text. File formats.

Custom metadata. Alt text. File formats.

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Q3 2026

Q3 2026 extended how metadata travels with an image, what moodcase accepts and how projects stay organised. Custom metadata fields, alt text and metadata in resized downloads keep descriptions attached to the file, from upload to delivery. Fourteen additional file formats and a higher upload limit widened the range of files that move through moodcase in a single upload.

This entry also covers two changes from Q1 2026 that were not documented at the time: image licensing and AI tagging. Fewer fixed fields. More structure defined by the team.

Screenshot of a photo management interface displaying Rainer Eder’s black-and-white photograph of a snow-covered mountain face, alongside a metadata panel with camera settings, a title and a description. The interface is framed by a purple-to-pink gradient background.
Screenshot of a photo management interface displaying Rainer Eder’s black-and-white photograph of a snow-covered mountain face, alongside a metadata panel with camera settings, a title and a description. The interface is framed by a purple-to-pink gradient background.

Custom metadata fields

Available on Team plans. Custom metadata fields define a team's own metadata schema in moodcase Visual Asset Management, with typed fields, select options and schema management per account.

Fields are editable in the metadata panel, indexed for search and available as filters.

Alt text

Alt text is stored per image and describes its essential content for screen readers, search engines and other machine-readable contexts. Existing alt text from IPTC accessibility metadata is read from the file, and alt text is generated automatically where the field is empty.

Alt text stays with the asset through workflows, delivery and publication. SEO and accessibility texts are written once and travel with the image.

Metadata in resized images

Available on Team plans. Metadata maintained in moodcase is written into resized images at download. Titles, descriptions, keywords and alt text arrive in the delivered file without being entered again.

Location search and editing

Assets with coordinate data can be searched by radius, with the radius drawn on the map, distance options from 1 km upwards and the last selected location remembered between searches.

Coordinates are editable directly in the metadata panel. A location can be entered manually or set by clicking a position on the map.

Additional file formats

moodcase now accepts GIF, SVG, AI, EPS, INDD, IDML, ZIP, WebP, JFIF and M4V files, as well as WOFF, WOFF2, TTF and OTF fonts. Each format covers a specific step in the exchange between photographers, designers, agencies and clients.

  • Animated GIFs play in the gallery preview, the same way videos do

  • SVG logos and vector graphics are previewed like JPG and PNG files

  • Illustrator (AI) and EPS files upload alongside other logos and print artwork

  • InDesign files (INDD) and IDML exports can be uploaded and shared with agencies and clients

  • ZIP archives upload as a single file, including full folder structures

  • WebP and JFIF images upload alongside JPG and PNG, including images saved from a browser

  • M4V videos upload like MP4 files

  • Brand typefaces are stored next to the visual assets they belong to

Restored selections in Sharelinks

Sharelinks restore a client's most recent selection when the client returns with the same email address. Selected images load from that selection instead of a new, empty one.

Identification is optional when a Sharelink opens. moodcase asks for the email address at the first action that belongs to a client: a selection, a star rating or a colour label.

Favourites and project archive

Projects can be marked as favourites with the star icon. Favourite projects are pinned for faster access.

Projects that are no longer active can be moved to the archive. Archived projects can be restored at any time.

Lightroom Classic plug-in 2.2.0.0

The Lightroom Classic plug-in connects through updated backend endpoints as of version 2.2.0.0. To stay connected, install version 2.2.0.0 under Settings → Integrations and reload the plug-in.

Image licensing

Available on Team plans. Image licensing stores licence terms as structured records, with a licence assigned per image and a licence filter in search.

Default licences are created automatically for each user and team. Introduced in Q1 2026.

AI tagging

Available on Team plans. AI tagging generates keyword tags on upload, with tags editable per image and usable in search and filters. Tags can be translated into other languages.

Introduced in Q1 2026.

Other changes

Added

  • Filters for collections and client selections in the Review module

  • Pinch-to-zoom for images in galleries on mobile

  • Allow Support, which gives the support team access to an account only after explicit approval by the user

  • Lightbox for comment attachments

  • Deep links in the project library

  • Selections belong to their creator, and the share link dialog offers "Show all selections"

Improved

  • Upload size limit of 1.7 GB removed, large video files and ZIP archives upload as a single file

  • Faster uploads for small files

  • Faster dashboard and project library, preview URL generation went from 1538 ms to 245 ms

  • Collections reorder with drag and drop

Fixed

  • AI-generated metadata no longer overwrites a title, headline or description already set in the file

  • Longer file names and special characters are handled correctly

  • Switching between teams and accounts