GCstar AlternativesMedia Managers and other similar apps like GCstar

GCstar is described as 'Free open source application for managing your collections. Detailed information on each item can be automatically retrieved from the internet and you can store additional data, such as the location or who you've lent it to' and is a very popular Media Manager in the video & movies category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GCstar for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best GCstar alternative is TagSpaces, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GCstar are Agent Ransack, Hydrus, Virtual Volumes View and Tellico.

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  1. TagSpaces icon
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    TagSpaces

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    TagSpaces is privacy aware, cross-platform file browser with note-taking capabilities. It helps you organize your files and folders with tags and colors.

    98 TagSpaces alternatives
    Cross-platform file tagging

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Presenting folders as Kanban boards
    Automatic thumbnail generation
    +5
    File Browsing with instant preview for many file types

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  File Search
    3.  File Organizer
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Web Clipper
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Portable
    TagSpaces iconGCstar Icon

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    Guest

    It doesn't provide a database of physical media/objects.

    Negative comment •Dec 5, 2023
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    • TagSpaces is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is Freemium and Open SourceGCstar is Free and Open Source
    • TagSpaces is Privacy focusedGCstar is not according to our users
  2. Agent Ransack icon
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    Agent Ransack

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    Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!

    74 Agent Ransack alternatives
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Print preview allows you to check your results before printing:
    Regular expression wizard helps you build regular expressions for complex pattern matching searches:
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    Search by modified, created, or last accessed date:

    Agent Ransack Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Search-in-files
    3.  Context Menu extension
    4.  Outlook search
    5.  Ad-free
    Agent Ransack iconGCstar Icon

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  4. Hydrus icon
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    Hydrus

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    A personal booru-style media tagger that can import files and tags from your hard drive and popular websites. Content can be shared with other users via user-run servers.

    16 Hydrus alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Top Hydrus Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  File Organizer
    3.  Built-in Media Downloader
    4.  Tag based
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ratings
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Tagging
    11.  Automatic Tagging
    12.  Catalogue local images
    Hydrus iconGCstar Icon

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    Copernic Desktop Search

    Instantly find documents, e-mails(full text), attachments, videos, pictures, music(metadata), and other types of files(file names). The size limit of the index of the free version is 75,000.

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  6. Virtual Volumes View icon
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    Virtual Volumes View

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    VVV is an application that catalogs the content of removable volumes like CD and DVD disks for off-line searching. Folders and files can also be arranged in a single, virtual file system. Each folder of this virtual file system can contain files from many disks so you can...

    23 Virtual Volumes View alternatives
    Physical view, Windows

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Catalog
    3.  Virtual folders
    Virtual view, Linux
    Search view, Windows
    Virtual Volumes View iconGCstar Icon

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  7. Tellico icon
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    Tellico

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    Tellico is a KDE application for organizing your collections. It provides default templates for books, bibliographies, videos, music, video games, coins, stamps, trading cards, comic books, and wines.

    32 Tellico alternatives
    Tellico screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Tellico Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Catalog
    Tellico screenshot 1
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    Tellico screenshot 3
    Tellico iconGCstar Icon

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  8. Memento icon
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    Memento

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    Memento is a personal database that allows you to store all personal data in one place.

    58 Memento alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Java

    Memento Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Collections
    4.  Export to CSV
    Memento iconGCstar Icon

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  10. tinyMediaManager icon
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    tinyMediaManager

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    tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server.

    15 tinyMediaManager alternatives
    TV-Shows

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    tinyMediaManager Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3. Trakt.tv icon  Trakt.tv integration
    4.  Automatic subtitles download
    MovieSets
    Movies
    tinyMediaManager iconGCstar Icon

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  11. MediaChips icon
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    MediaChips

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    This app for navigating your large video collection. Add tags, performers, websites, sort/filter videos, create playlists and play them in the built-in player.

    36 MediaChips alternatives
    MediaChips screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Media library
    3.  Content Management
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for 4K
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Built-in viewer
    11.  Portable
    12.  File Organizer
    MediaChips iconGCstar Icon

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  12. Where Is It? icon
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    Where Is It?

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    WhereIsIt is an application written for Windows operating systems, and designed to help you maintain and organize a catalog of your computer media collection, including CD-ROMs and DVDs, audio CDs, diskettes, removable drives, hard drives, network drives, remote file servers, or...

    39 Where Is It? alternatives
    Where Is It? screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Where Is It? screenshot 1
    Where Is It? screenshot 2
    +3
    Where Is It? screenshot 3

    Where Is It? Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  File Tagging
    3.  Catalog
    4.  Indexed search
    5.  Tagging
    6.  Tag based
    7.  Multiple languages
    Discontinued

    Last version: 2014Lot of functionality not working anymore (IMDB)

    Where Is It? iconGCstar Icon

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    Guest

    Everything is an alternative to "Windows Search"... it has NOTHING to do with tracking media/movies/collections...

    Negative comment •Feb 23, 2020
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    • Where Is It? is the most popular commercial alternative to GCstar.

    • Where Is It? is Paid and ProprietaryGCstar is Free and Open Source
  13. Video Hub App icon
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    Video Hub App

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    Browse, search, preview, and organize your videos.

    34 Video Hub App alternatives
    Thumbnails view

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Video Hub App Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  Catalog
    3.  File Organizer
    4.  Stream video to Apple TV
    Filmstrip view
    Dark mode
    +3
    Customizable
    Video Hub App iconGCstar Icon

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  14. Listal icon
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    Listal

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    Listal is a web-based DVD, music, game, book and many other things collection manager.

    62 Listal alternatives
    Listal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Listal Features

    1.  Web-Based
    Listal screenshot 1
    Listal iconGCstar Icon

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    • Listal is the most popular Web-based alternative to GCstar.

    • Listal is Free and ProprietaryGCstar is Free and Open Source
  15. EMDB - Eric's Movie Database icon
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    EMDB - Eric's Movie Database

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    EMDB is an application to keep track of your movie and TV Series collection. Both physical discs and media files are fully supported.

    26 EMDB - Eric's Movie Database alternatives
    EMDB - Eric's Movie Database screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EMDB - Eric's Movie Database screenshot 1
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    EMDB - Eric's Movie Database Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Catalog
    4.  Print catalog list
    5.  Skin customization
    EMDB - Eric's Movie Database iconGCstar Icon

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