PhotoTagger

Photographers and archivists may feel the need to add extra filtering methods to their photo collection to make them easier to find in a pinch. For that reason, an application such as Phototagger can be of great use for those who are looking for a way to add tags to their pictures without much hassle.

Once installed, the application boots up to a no-frills type of interface that lists its options in a single window for users to easily access without going through multiple layers of menus. As such, one can open a particular folder to browse the images meant to be tagged by the program, in order to avoid dragging and dropping each file individually.

Alternatively, you can also quickly open a single specific image for tagging if you want to speed up the loading process. Once a folder is opened, users can click on the side arrows to navigate from one picture to another, similar to the Microsoft Photos app. Keywords can be added in their dedicated input field on separate lines and then saved to later show up in the Windows Properties menu.

This feature is useful for those relying on metadata-based photo viewers, since it makes finding the right photo easier in case users do not remember the exact title, but still have a faint idea of the picture’s subject and would like to avoid wasting time trying to find it. Users can easily delete pictures they no longer deem useful through the program itself, saving them the hassle of employing other apps.

Apart from the app’s lack of a consistent color scheme which would make the usage experience more enjoyable, this program seems to encounter some JavaScript errors when opening files in external windows for tagging.

While they seem to subside once their info pop-up is closed, and they do not hinder the app’s ability to save the keywords, users may not feel confident in using the feature set of such a program, due to fear of data corruption or broken functionality the more they use the app. With an update from the developer to fix the issue, the application can still be useful to some.

If you are tired of opening each photo’s Properties menu to add keywords that make the searching process easier, then Phototagger may be the right tool for you, thanks to its straightforward layout and ease of use.