diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index c0eac4ba786..213f1bcc4e9 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire App Host",
-  "description": "Manages and runs multiple services in your .NET Aspire app from one place.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire app host (orchestrator) project.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/template.json
index 60b04df3590..06c9ed82018 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/.template.config/template.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire App Host",
   "defaultName": "AppHost",
-  "description": "Manages and runs multiple services in your .NET Aspire app from one place.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire app host (orchestrator) project.",
   "shortName": "aspire-apphost",
   "sourceName": "Aspire.AppHost1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index d3ccb35c567..2553e784475 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Empty App",
-  "description": "Build cloud-native systems without preset services.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating an empty .NET Aspire app.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/template.json
index 953372f43c7..aff58f290f4 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/template.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Empty App",
   "defaultName": "AspireApp",
-  "description": "Build cloud-native systems without preset services.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating an empty .NET Aspire app.",
   "shortName": "aspire",
   "sourceName": "AspireApplication.1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index c94103eb9fa..d21df3a63e3 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (MSTest)",
-  "description": "Beginner-friendly integration tests for your .NET Aspire app using MSTest.",
+  "description": "A project that contains MSTest integration tests of a .NET Aspire app host project.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/template.json
index 6d9e654ba8b..07f74613881 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-mstest/.template.config/template.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (MSTest)",
   "defaultName": "Tests",
-  "description": "Beginner-friendly integration tests for your .NET Aspire app using MSTest.",
+  "description": "A project that contains MSTest integration tests of a .NET Aspire app host project.",
   "shortName": "aspire-mstest",
   "sourceName": "Aspire.Tests.1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index dbdb8ff3867..ae4966a471c 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (NUnit)",
-  "description": "Powerful integration testing for your app with the flexible and feature-rich NUnit framework.",
+  "description": "A project that contains NUnit integration tests of a .NET Aspire app host project.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/template.json
index 622444d7392..0e964c09829 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-nunit/.template.config/template.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (NUnit)",
   "defaultName": "Tests",
-  "description": "Powerful integration testing for your app with the flexible and feature-rich NUnit framework.",
+  "description": "A project that contains NUnit integration tests of a .NET Aspire app host project.",
   "shortName": "aspire-nunit",
   "sourceName": "Aspire.Tests.1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index 36ef0147414..8c5a1254bc7 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Service Defaults",
-  "description": "Service and cloud defaults wired up — just add your app logic.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire service defaults project.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/template.json
index 1189954df61..7e503af73b3 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-servicedefaults/.template.config/template.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Service Defaults",
   "defaultName": "ServiceDefaults",
-  "description": "Service and cloud defaults wired up — just add your app logic.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire service defaults project.",
   "shortName": "aspire-servicedefaults",
   "sourceName": "Aspire.ServiceDefaults1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index 3f7e7ae0c31..8a6089ebcc6 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Starter App",
-  "description": "A complete web app setup: frontend, backend, and optional caching for faster responses.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire app with a Blazor web frontend and web API backend service, optionally using Redis for caching.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json
index 79af57978e9..ccaa99d1f6d 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Starter App",
   "defaultName": "AspireApp",
-  "description": "A complete web app setup: frontend, backend, and optional caching for faster responses.",
+  "description": "A project template for creating a .NET Aspire app with a Blazor web frontend and web API backend service, optionally using Redis for caching.",
   "shortName": "aspire-starter",
   "sourceName": "Aspire-StarterApplication.1",
   "preferNameDirectory": false,
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
index f5d0ea75fe5..93eb07b7a13 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "Microsoft",
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (xUnit)",
-  "description": "Modern, clean integration tests for your app using xUnit — great for scalable apps and teams.",
+  "description": "A project that contains xUnit.net integration tests of a .NET Aspire AppHost project.",
   "symbols/Framework/description": "The target framework for the project.",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net8.0/description": "Target net8.0",
   "symbols/Framework/choices/net9.0/description": "Target net9.0",
diff --git a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/template.json b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/template.json
index 4119a591061..eaa4fa10640 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-xunit/.template.config/template.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "name": ".NET Aspire Test Project (xUnit)",
   "defaultName": "Tests",
-  "description": "Modern, clean integration tests for your app using xUnit — great for scalable apps and teams.",
+  "description": "A project that contains xUnit.net integration tests of a .NET Aspire AppHost project.",
   "shortName": "aspire-xunit",
   "sourceName": "Aspire.Tests.1",
   "preferNameDirectory": true,