I would like to understand why the new Generative AI options for inDesign that cost credits, were on by default?Briefly, I have ended up with an annual medical report full of hundreds of unwanted, incorrect alt texts that I have had to remove.To add insult to injury, these unrequested alt texts cost credits! There is no simple way to strip these out (tip: please add this feature) I have had to resort to a python script to clean this document This could have been avoided if my inDesign update had offered me this feature via an opt-in dialog.

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Indesign generative AI options on by default

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May 11, 2026
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I would like to understand why the new Generative AI options for inDesign that cost credits, were on by default?

Briefly, I have ended up with an annual medical report full of hundreds of unwanted, incorrect alt texts that I have had to remove.

To add insult to injury, these unrequested alt texts cost credits!
There is no simple way to strip these out (tip: please add this feature)
I have had to resort to a python script to clean this document

This could have been avoided if my inDesign update had offered me this feature via an opt-in dialog.

Correct answer Manan Joshi

Hi @dominico54545139 , you can switch this off via preferences. See the following screenshot

leo.r

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Also, here you can find a JS script to strip alt-text from all images (it’s possible that other, potentially better scripts are also posted somewhere):

https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/1qv6qk1/how_do_i_remove_ai_alt_text_image_descriptions_on/

If you’re on Mac, I think this can be done with a one-liner AppleScript script.

dominico54545139Author

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Thanks so much Leo

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Eugene Tyson

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Please vote here
https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/51277426-generative-ai-alt-text-and-other-ai-features

leo.r

Community Expert

Yes, there are plenty of complaints about this feature being enabled by default. I also agree that credit consumption should never be initiated without explicit consent of the user.

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Manan Joshi

Correct answer

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Hi @dominico54545139 , you can switch this off via preferences. See the following screenshot

-Manan

dominico54545139Author

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Thank you Manan,

A lovely quick response.

I disabled it in the preferences as soon as I discovered its existence. But was frustrated that it was originally on by default, resulting in the content being generated before I realised and dragged myself up to speed with the feature.

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Manan Joshi

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Yeah the default on part is something that is lacking. Please upvote on the link provided by @Eugene Tyson, it will help escalate the importance of this for the Adobe engineering team

-Manan

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