Tagging for Windows AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Tagging for Windows

Tagging for Windows is described as 'Use Tags within the Windows File Explorer. Tag any kind of file or folder. View the tagged items in a virtual folder. Combine tags for looking up files with multiple tags. Use the tags in the Open/Save Dialogs as well' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Tagging for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome apps. The best Tagging for Windows alternative is TagSpaces, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tagging for Windows are Tabbles, Filezo, Stagsi and Docspell.

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  1. TagSpaces icon

    TagSpaces

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    Privacy-first, multi-device organizer for files and folders with customizable tags, color labels, note editing in markdown or HTML, Kanban boards, S3 object storage support, web page clipping, vendor lock-in free filename tagging, open source option, and multi-format preview.

    97 TagSpaces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Cross-platform file tagging
     

    • TagSpaces is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Tagging for Windows.

    • TagSpaces is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tagging for Windows.

    • TagSpaces is Freemium and Open SourceTagging for Windows is Free and Proprietary
    • TagSpaces is Privacy focusedTagging for Windows is not according to our users
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    Tabbles

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    Uses a visual, tag-based system to categorize files and folders without moving or duplicating them, enabling ad hoc combination of tags for intuitive search and retrieval, supporting large document collections and visual category management for greater flexibility.

    35 Tabbles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Outlook
    Main window
     
  4. Filezo icon

    Filezo

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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    299 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Filezo screenshot 1
     

    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to Tagging for Windows.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryTagging for Windows is Free and Proprietary
  5. Stagsi icon

    Stagsi

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    Hackable SQLite-based tagging, any file format, with scripts and C# plugins, powerful search query language, 100k+ files managed with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Stagsi screenshot 1
     
  6. Docspell icon

    Docspell

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    Docspell is a personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉.

    97 Docspell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Docspell screenshot 1
     
  7. File Metadata (FileMeta) icon

    File Metadata (FileMeta)

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    What the software delivered here does is to connect up Explorer with the originally intended support for storing metadata as properties in NTFS in alternate streams in files. If programs had tag lines, then this one’s would be ‘Meta late than never’.

    8 File Metadata (FileMeta) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Elyse icon

    Elyse

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    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.

    24 Elyse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Elyse screenshot 1
     
  10. Tag That Photo icon

    Tag That Photo

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    Automatically tag faces in photos and identify them on your local windows system, without sending data to the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tag That Photo screenshot 1
     
  11. Folder Metadata (FolderMeta) icon

    Folder Metadata (FolderMeta)

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    FolderMeta is a software application that allows users to assign properties to folders, visible in a customizable table view in Windows Explorer. Users can assign and edit folder properties directly through the Explorer context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The program integrates into the context menu
     
  12. Advanced Recent Access icon

    Advanced Recent Access

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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Recent Access screenshot 1
     
  13. InTag icon

    InTag

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    InTag is a tool that allows you to add tags to folders and files from the explorer context menu. It can also scan nearby files and use their tags for convenience. The tool is designed to be small and lightweight.

    7 InTag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    1. Right-click the folder (on Windows 11, you may need to press ' Show more options'), and select InTag.
     
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