Hovlist generates SEO-optimized titles, tags, and descriptions straight from your product photos — then bulk-publishes to your Etsy shop and verifies every listing actually went live correctly. Built for sellers managing 100–500+ SKUs.
Founding members lock in $19/mo for life. Limited early-access spots.
The difference
Vela and Sale Samurai still make you write every title, tag, and description yourself. Hovlist's AI writes all of it from your photos — then double-checks it actually went live on Etsy correctly.
Hovlist generates every title, description, and tag automatically from your product photos using AI. Nothing to type.
Old way: Vela, Sale Samurai & Easy Listing Uploader still make you type it all into a spreadsheet first.
Hovlist generates unique long-tail keyword variations per listing within the same category — so your own products stop fighting each other in Etsy search.
Old way: other bulk tools reuse the same tags across every listing.
Hovlist auto-verifies every listing against Etsy's API after publishing and flags any mismatch. Publish with confidence, not blind trust.
Old way: known sync bugs — missing variations, wrongly reactivated listings, wasted fees — with no way to confirm.
The 3-hour problem
It's December 1st and you've got 100 listings to publish before the Christmas rush. Last year it took 3 hours of copy-paste hell.
You sell the same design in 12 colors and 5 sizes — and you're re-writing nearly the same title and tags every single time.
The Etsy app glitched, half your variations didn't sync, and you didn't notice until a customer ordered something that doesn't exist.
A listing you thought was deactivated quietly reactivated itself — and charged you another listing fee.
You're a maker, not a copywriter. “SEO keywords” makes your eye twitch.
If you nodded at even two of these, Hovlist was built for you.
How it works
Drag in your product images — one design or two hundred. POD mockups, handmade shots, flat-lays, whatever you've got.
An SEO-optimized title, 13 tags, and a full description for each item — with unique keywords per listing so they don't cannibalize each other.
One click pushes everything to Etsy, then Hovlist checks each listing against Etsy's API and flags anything that didn't land right.
Head to head
| Hovlist | Vela | Sale Samurai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writes titles, tags & descriptions for you from photos | ✅ AI-generated | ✗ You type it | ✗ You type it |
| Unique keywords per listing (no self-competition) | ✅ | ✗ Same tags reused | ✗ Same tags reused |
| Verifies each listing actually published correctly | ✅ Auto-checked | ✗ No verification | ✗ No verification |
Vela and Sale Samurai are great at moving fast. They just still leave the writing — and the guessing — to you.
Pricing
Pay-as-you-go
No subscription. No commitment.
Unlimited
Unlimited listings. List all day.
Early access
Drop your email to get early access, or reserve your founding spot with a small refundable deposit.
Good questions
Hovlist connects through Etsy's official API using Etsy's secure OAuth — the same approved method tools like Vela use. We never see or store your Etsy password, and you can disconnect anytime.
Your photos are used only to generate your listings. We don't sell them, share them, or use them to train public models. You own your content — delete it anytime.
You review everything before it goes live (or turn on auto-publish once you trust it). And because we verify every listing against Etsy after publishing, you'll know immediately if anything didn't sync.
100%. The $29.99 early-access deposit just holds your founding spot and founding price. Want out before launch? Email us and we refund it, no questions asked.
We're onboarding founding members in waves now. Reserve your spot and you'll be among the first invited in.