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

Apps similar to Tagging for Windows include TagSpaces, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Tabbles, Filezo, Stagsi and File Metadata (FileMeta). You can choose from more than 10 File Managers like Tagging for Windows for Windows, Mac, self-hosting and Linux.

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  1. TagSpaces icon
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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.

    105 TagSpaces alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. Tabbles icon
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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.

    34 Tabbles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Outlook
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  3. Filezo icon
     108 likes

    Windows utility for instant access to files, folders, and programs. Indexes and organizes recents, enables tagging, previews, hotkey launching, direct file operations, and integrates project-based file management while reducing reliance on Windows Explorer.

    334 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Stagsi icon
     8 likes

    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
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  5. 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’.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Docspell icon
     10 likes

    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 😉.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Elyse icon
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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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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.

    7 Folder Metadata (FolderMeta) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. 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.

    260 Advanced Recent Access alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. InTag icon
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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