TagSpaces AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & File Managers like TagSpaces

TagSpaces is described as 'Privacy-focused, cross-platform tool for tagging, browsing and managing files or folders, with note-taking, Kanban, S3 cloud support, and web clipping' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to TagSpaces for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best TagSpaces alternative is Jan.ai, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TagSpaces are TagStudio, Tabbles, Cryptee and Eagle .

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TagSpaces alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for File Managers or Todo List Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Document Management. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to TagSpaces.
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  1. TagStudio icon
     61 likes

    TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on giving freedom and flexibility to the user. No proprietary programs or formats, no sea of sidecar files, and no complete upheaval of your filesystem structure.

    18 TagStudio alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Tabbles icon
     78 likes

    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

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    • Windows
    • Microsoft Outlook
     
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    Comments about Tabbles as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    OoooooOooOoo
    Positive
    13

    It does exactly the same things. It tries to solve the same problem. All the other alternatives are different type of software.

    francescostefani
    Positive
    4

    with DB, instant, quick search shortcut

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It take the opposite approach by heavily integrating into windows, requires a db that can get corrupted, and has a lot of weird numerical caps on features that you can increase with the various paid tiers.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Tabbles icon
    Tabbles icon
    • Tabbles is Freemium and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  3. Cryptee icon
     105 likes

    Cryptee is a safety and privacy focused, encrypted and cross-platform personal data storage service. You can write personal documents, notes, journals, store photos (including raw photos from DSLR cameras) and all sorts of other files.

    74 Cryptee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Cryptee as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Cryptee is a document encryption and storage service. TagSpaces a file categorization tool. They might have some overlapping features but one isn't an alternative for the other.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Cryptee icon
    Cryptee icon
    • Cryptee is Freemium and Open SourceTagSpaces is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Cryptee is LightweightTagSpaces is not according to our users
  4. Eagle  icon
     99 likes

    Multi-format solution for managing, searching, and organizing images, videos, audio, and fonts with advanced tags, folders, smart folders, color filters, and over 90 design file previews. Features browser integration, annotations, and creative workflow support.

    68 Eagle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Comments about Eagle as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Eagle doesn't manage files. It creates bitmap copies of photos and stores them in a separate directory system and lets the user manipulate those.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Eagle  icon
    Eagle  icon
    • Eagle is Paid and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  5. QOwnNotes icon
     96 likes

    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    267 QOwnNotes alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
     
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    Comments about QOwnNotes as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative
    8

    TagSpaces is NOT a note-taking app. It's a file tagging app. Completely unrelated.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Fletch Hasues
    Positive
    0

    QOwnNotes supports taking notes in MarkDown like TagSpaces. It allows local note storage. It supports tagging. It does not have management capabilities of images and such like TagSpaces. It has a better implemented tagging system (unless you have Sidecart files in TagSpaces) but how it manages them could be more visually appealing. QOwnNotes is written in Qt/C++. TagSpaces is written in JavaScript.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    TagSpaces isn't a note-taking app. One of its lowest supported features is adding notes to documents, images, and folder hidden in sidecar files. If you create a text file in a different program you can use TagSpaces to attach a note to that text document but you might as well just you the text document because it is a more robust note taking tool than TagSpaces.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    QOwnNotes icon
    QOwnNotes icon
    • QOwnNotes is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
    • QOwnNotes is LightweightTagSpaces is not according to our users
  6. Foam icon
     52 likes

    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  7. GCstar icon
     111 likes

    Desktop application to manage of various types of collections (books, comics, films, TV shows, music, games, wines, stamp, coins, etc...).

    100 GCstar alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Hydrus icon
     52 likes

    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.

    19 Hydrus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Comments about Hydrus as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    sbarras
    Positive
    0

    Hydrus is a software to organize image files (photos, memes) using tags. TagSpace offers a broader tagging system that works for any file type.

    They could be an alternative to each other for image files or used in complement.

    Hydrus icon
    Hydrus icon
    • Hydrus is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  9. Milanote icon
     49 likes

    Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards.

    318 Milanote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Save anything you see online - including text, links and images - into your Evernote account with a single click.

    201 Evernote Web Clipper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
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    Comments about Evernote Web Clipper as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    TagSpaces is for file tagging in Windows. It has no relation to capturing web content.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Evernote Web Clipper icon
    Evernote Web Clipper icon
    • Evernote Web Clipper is Free and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  11. Resurf icon
     9 likes

    Rapidly capture links, notes, images, and media into a private, local inbox, organize using spaces, browse visually via cards, search and filter, read distraction-free articles, view PDFs natively, and use keyboard shortcuts, with AI features planned soon.

    20 Resurf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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