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siouxdax:
Hello all:
Once again I have a question that will no doubt spark extensive convo (I seem to have that touch). :)

So I searched through the forum and found this thread. I'm looking for a freeware image organizer that features tags, keywords and a search function. Currently I use FastStone Image Viewer, which is fantastic, but doesn't have a search function, and its tagging/keyword feature is flimsy to say the least. I also use Picasa, but it doesn't seem to be 'slick' enough, if that makes any sense.

Really, I would like to find something akin to Adobe Lightroom, but a freeware version. That may be asking for too much. I have tried out IrfanView, and one or two other apps (I can't recall at this moment), but none seemed to hit the nail on the head.

So once again, I ask you, the all-knowing DC community, for your sage advice in this matter. :)

cmpm:
haven't tried it
but it says it can

http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/tag-and-title-your-photos-with-itag-272019.php

check out the comments for more also

rgdot:
myphotoindex might be worth a look

siouxdax:
haven't tried it
but it says it can

http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/tag-and-title-your-photos-with-itag-272019.php

check out the comments for more also
-cmpm (March 20, 2009, 11:25 PM)
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I noticed in one of the comments:
"Yes, I have managed to keep my machine free of the ".net-based" apps so far. And I intend to keep it that way."

Why would a .net-based app be undesirable?

Also, rgdot:
Thanks for that link. It looks quite promising. I intend to check it out fully, after getting myself some much needed sleep. Thanks! :)

Nod5:
I saw that http://www.digikam.org/ now works on Windows (via KDE on windows). Haven't tried it though. Might be worth checking out.

Then there's always the crude, manual but also completely lock-in-free solution that I use: datestamped folders and date+times+tags in the filename. It works on any playform. It's not practical if you want a lot of tags for each image but if you're mostly using a small number of tags then it is fine. (To make use of this you also need a good file search tool. Like FARR and/or Everything.)

I use a Bulk Rename Utility macro to autorename new photos with date+timestamp. I then add filename tags in BRU too. But I plan to adapt the code from Tourl http://nod5.dcmembers.com/tourl.html to allow quick adding/removing of tags in filenames in Windows explorer.

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