Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Multimedia & Design Software
The Google product category ID for Multimedia & Design Software is 319. It sits under Computer Software and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch11
Multimedia & Design Software319
3D Modeling Software6027Animation Editing Software4950Graphic Design & Illustration Software4951Home & Interior Design Software6029Home Publishing Software4949Media Viewing Software6028Music Composition Software5096Sound Editing Software4952Video Editing Software4953Web Design Software4954- Category ID
- 319
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 10
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Computer Software
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Multimedia & Design Software is the largest of the 14 categories under Computer Software, with 10 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Multimedia & Design Software3D Modeling Software
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4: Multimedia & Design Software › 3D Modeling Software. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compilers & Programming Tools | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Software | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handheld & PDA Software | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multimedia & Design Software — this page | 319 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Operating Systems | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPS Map Data & Software | 3283 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dictionary & Translation Software | 5127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antivirus & Security Software | 5299 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & Productivity Software | 5300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software | 5301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Network Software | 5302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office Application Software | 5303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial, Tax & Accounting Software | 5304 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restore Disks | 7225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (319) or the full path ("Software > Computer Software > Multimedia & Design Software"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 10 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 319 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Software > Computer Software > Multimedia & Design Software |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 319, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Multimedia & Design Software
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 10 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Multimedia & Design Software continues any further, so one of those 10 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Multimedia & Design Software
What is the Google product category ID for Multimedia & Design Software?
319. The full path, "Software > Computer Software > Multimedia & Design Software", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Multimedia & Design Software or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Multimedia & Design Software has 10 directly below it, starting with 3D Modeling Software (6027), Animation Editing Software (4950), Graphic Design & Illustration Software (4951), and 10 in total further down. 319 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Multimedia & Design Software sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Computer Software (313). The chain from the top is Software → Computer Software → Multimedia & Design Software. If your product does not belong under Computer Software, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Multimedia & Design Software is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Computer Software first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Antivirus & Security Software (5299), Business & Productivity Software (5300), Compilers & Programming Tools (315), Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software (5301), Dictionary & Translation Software (5127), Educational Software (317), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Computer Software (313) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Multimedia & Design Software?
1 level more. The longest route down from Multimedia & Design Software is Multimedia & Design Software > 3D Modeling Software, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4. Not every branch below Multimedia & Design Software runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Multimedia & Design Software compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 14 at its level, carrying 10 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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