By April 2027, public universities will be required to make digital course content accessible to screen reader users. For chemistry instructors, that means every chemical structure image needs proper alt text.

Piph Author takes the cognitive load off you. Draw or import your structure, and we generate the alt text automatically. Standardized, accurate alt text that is ready to embed.

User interface of Piph by Alchemie with a Reaction Schemes Generator template showing areas for reactant and product files, arrow type selection, and layout dimensions.

What You Get

Automatic alt text generation

Draw any chemical structure or reaction and Piph generates standardized, ADA-compliant alt text instantly.

ChemDraw import (CDXML)

Already using ChemDraw? Import your existing files directly, no need to redraw anything. Your years of existing content can be made accessible without starting over.

SVG and PNG export with embedded alt text

Export images with alt text baked into the metadata. Your descriptions are written and  ready to paste into Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, PowerPoint, or Word.

Re-import previously created Piph images

Already started making content accessible with Piph? Re-import your SVG or PNG files to continue editing without starting from scratch.

how it works

1

Create your structure

Use Piph Author's drawing tools to build a chemical structure or reaction scheme, or paste a structure from a ChemDraw sketch file.

2

Generate alt text

Our AI model reads your structure and produces standardized alt text that accurately describes it for screen reader users.

3

Export and use

Download your image as an SVG or PNG with alt text embedded in the metadata, ready to be pasted in any LMS.

From chemistry faculty

We interviewed organic chemistry instructors across the country about ADA Title II. Here's what they told us.

"The descriptions are the most time-consuming part. Each packet takes about 3 hours and that's not even writing clear descriptive text. That's just saying 'this is an organic reaction.'"
"The administration says you need to do this, but nobody's got good ideas. There's not a lot of organized effort about how to make this happen."
"If there's just some way to get the bulk of the text there in the beginning — have it generate something that's somewhat reasonable, then we can fine tune it. That's much less daunting than having to generate all of this ourselves."

pricing details

Free Demo

$0

No credit card needed

What's included:

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Full access for 5 days
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SVG and PNG export with alt text
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ChemDraw CDXML import
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Re-import previously created Piph images

Demo resets to paid plan after your 5-day trial ends.

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Piph Author - Full Access

$200/year

Yearly subscription

What's included:

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Full access for a year
Dark grey checkmark icon inside a green circle.
SVG and PNG export with alt text
Dark grey checkmark icon inside a green circle.
ChemDraw CDXML import
Dark grey checkmark icon inside a green circle.
Re-import previously created Piph images