Tagger AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Managers

The best File Manager alternative to Tagger is TagSpaces, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Tagger and eight of them are File Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Manager alternatives to Tagger are Keepmark, Ritt, allTags and TagFlow.

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Tagger is a small application for OS X that can be used for quickly adding arbitrary textual tags to files. It uses the OpenMeta system for saving tags, so the tags you add with it will be readable (and editable) by all the...

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Tagger alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. TagSpaces icon
     225 likes

    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

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    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 iconTagger Icon

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    • TagSpaces is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Tagger.

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

    • TagSpaces is Freemium and Open SourceTagger is Free and Open Source
    • TagSpaces is Privacy focusedTagger is not according to our users
  2. Keepmark icon
     20 likes

    Keepmark is a desktop, privacy first documents organizer. You can organize with it your files, email, bookmarks, tasks, news, and other resources. Its available for Windows, Linux and Mac.

    96 Keepmark alternatives
    Use Keepmark to Read news

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Portable
    4.  GPG Encryption
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Outliner
    7.  Indexed search
    8.  Resource management
    9.  Tagging
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11.  AES Encryption
    12.  Document templates
    Keepmark iconTagger Icon

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    • Keepmark is the most popular commercial alternative to Tagger.

    • Keepmark is Paid and ProprietaryTagger is Free and Open Source
    • Keepmark is Privacy focusedTagger is not according to our users
  3. Ritt icon
     7 likes

    Ritt supercharges your existing file structure and uses a novel tag-tree approach to help you better organize your files and quickly retrieve what you need.

    7 Ritt alternatives
    Tag-centric file manager

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Tagging
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline
    Ritt iconTagger Icon

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  4. allTags icon
     16 likes

    allTags is a free, tag based file management application. It was designed to speed up file handling even in very large file sets.

    18 allTags alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top allTags Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Image Preview
    3.  Automatic Tagging
    4.  Data export/import
    5.  Automatic Backup
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Portable
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Tagging
    11.  Batch processing
    12.  Support for Batch Mode
    Discontinued

    From the official website: "Due to the lack of development time, further development of allTags is suspended.It will continue to work and we will try our best to fix reported bugs, but no features are currently being worked on."

    allTags iconTagger Icon

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  5. TagFlow icon
     9 likes

    TagFlow is a simple, intelligent and efficient files manager based on tags. It allows you to easily organize, find, share and backup all your files by tagging them. Organize and find your files is easily and will improve your file organisation.

    21 TagFlow alternatives
    TagFlow screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TagFlow Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Tagging
    TagFlow iconTagger Icon

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  6. Elyse icon
     9 likes

    Because files can fit in many different categories and contexts, a tagging approach to managing them, like the kind we have for photos, bookmarks, and blog posts, makes sense. Elyse provides tag management for your files, with up to 30 tags in the free version.

    23 Elyse alternatives
    Elyse screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Elyse Features

    1.  Tagging
    Elyse iconTagger Icon

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  7. Leap icon
     7 likes

    With Leap you find things based on your natural memory of that file. “Hhmm it was a big photoshop file of a basketball court” or “Something I tagged important” or “A word document somewhere in my documents folder”.

    12 Leap alternatives
    Leap screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Leap Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Tagging
    Leap iconTagger Icon

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  8. TagsForAll icon
     3 likes

    An excellent solution based on tags/keywords for streamlining the access to images, documents, photos, books, multimedia content, and so on.

    23 TagsForAll alternatives
    video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S5sYE9E85o

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TagsForAll Features

    1.  Tagging
    TagsForAll iconTagger Icon

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