TagSpaces AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & File Managers like TagSpaces

TagSpaces is described as 'Is privacy aware, cross-platform file browser with note-taking capabilities. It helps you organize your files and folders with tags and colors' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to TagSpaces for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best TagSpaces alternative is TagStudio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TagSpaces are Tabbles, Cryptee, QOwnNotes and Eagle .

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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.

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TagSpaces alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2025
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  1. TagStudio icon

    TagStudio

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    TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying 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.

    14 TagStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TagStudio screenshot 1

    TagStudio Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Tagging
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Photo Gallery

    TagStudio VS TagSpaces

     

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

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

    • TagStudio is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Tabbles icon

    Tabbles

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    Organize your files using tags.

    34 Tabbles alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Outlook
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    Top Tabbles Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Portable
    7.  Chromecast Support
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Visual Tagging
    10.  Automatic Tagging
    11.  Tag based
    12.  Virtual folders

    Tabbles VS TagSpaces

     
    Comments about Tabbles as an Alternative to TagSpaces
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    OoooooOooOoo
    Positive •Jul 27, 2019
    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 •Dec 31, 2016
    4

    with DB, instant, quick search shortcut

    Guest
    Negative •Mar 14, 2025
    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.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tabbles is a great TagSpaces alternative.

    • Tabbles is Freemium and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Cryptee icon

    Cryptee

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    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.

    51 Cryptee alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Cryptee screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Encrypted Notes
    3.  Encrypted Photo Storage
    4.  Rich text editing
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Cloud Hosting
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  File Storage
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  WYSIWYG Support

    Cryptee VS TagSpaces

     
    Comments about Cryptee as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative •Mar 14, 2025
    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.

    TagSpaces Icon
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    • Cryptee is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to TagSpaces.

    • Cryptee is Freemium and Open SourceTagSpaces is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Cryptee is Privacy focusedTagSpaces is not according to our users
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  6. QOwnNotes icon

    QOwnNotes

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    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.

    234 QOwnNotes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
    QOwnNotes main screen

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Local Storage
    3.  Plain text file
    4.  Tagging
    5. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    6.  End-to-End Encryption
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Subtasks
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Synchronization

    QOwnNotes VS TagSpaces

     
    Comments about QOwnNotes as an Alternative to TagSpaces
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    Guest
    Negative •Jan 17, 2020
    8

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

    Fletch Hasues
    Positive •Jan 17, 2019
    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 •Mar 14, 2025
    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.

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    • This alternative is disputed. QOwnNotes is a legitimate TagSpaces alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • QOwnNotes is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
    • QOwnNotes is Privacy focused and LightweightTagSpaces is not according to our users
  7. Eagle icon

    Eagle

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    Eagle is a cross-platform app for collecting, organizing, and managing media files like images, videos, fonts, and audio, with features tailored for designers to centralize their design assets.

    51 Eagle alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Top Eagle Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Digital asset manager
    3.  Categories
    4.  Tag based
    5.  Media library
    6.  Reverse Image Search
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Watch Folder
    9.  Music Looper
    10.  Batch Rename Files
    11.  Keyframe Animation
    12.  No Coding Required

    Eagle VS TagSpaces

     
    Comments about Eagle as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    Guest
    Negative •Mar 14, 2025
    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.

    TagSpaces Icon
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    • Eagle is the most popular commercial alternative to TagSpaces.

    • Eagle is Paid and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
  8. Foam icon

    Foam

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

    240 Foam alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
    Foam screenshot 1

    Foam Features

    1.  Knowledge base
    2.  VSCode
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Write files in markdown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Graph view

    Foam VS TagSpaces

     

    • Foam is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to TagSpaces.

    • Foam is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Hydrus screenshot 1

    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 VS TagSpaces

     
    Comments about Hydrus as an Alternative to TagSpaces
    sbarras
    Positive •Jan 17, 2023
    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.

    TagSpaces Icon
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    • Almost everyone thinks Hydrus is a great TagSpaces alternative.

    • Hydrus is Free and Open SourceTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
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    GCstar

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

    98 GCstar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GCstar screenshot 1

    GCstar Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Multiple languages
    6.  Cross-Platform
    7.  Book Manager
    8.  Tagging

    GCstar VS TagSpaces

     
  12. Milanote icon

    Milanote

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

    341 Milanote alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Milanote screenshot 1

    Milanote Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Vision board
    4.  Artists dashboard
    5.  Freeform notes
    6.  Mind Map view

    Milanote VS TagSpaces

     

    • Milanote is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to TagSpaces.

    • Milanote is Freemium and ProprietaryTagSpaces is Freemium and Open Source
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    FuseBase

     90 likes
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    FuseBase is a comprehensive software solution designed to streamline the interaction between teams and clients. It eliminates the need for clients to navigate multiple applications by providing a singular platform for project briefs, feedback, and updates.

    202 FuseBase alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    FuseBase screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Goal Tracking
    3.  Reminders
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Task Time Tracking
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Calendar View
    11.  Data visualization
    12.  Progress tracking

    FuseBase VS TagSpaces

     
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