Seeking a tool to manage tagging of network and local files
and folders rendered in a clean and simple UI in short I reviewed tools to Tag
Files in Windows 10. Below are notes of my usage, not exhaustive only
summarizing my experience wit each as applicable to my use case: A stable,
clean and reluabel tool to tag local and network files and folder in Windows 10;
Here is what I found
Reference:
https://turbofuture.com/computers/Whats-the-Best-Software-for-Tagging-Files-A-Review
TABBLE : ($)
UI is TOO
busy, not intuitive, navigation is NOT natural, Folder items are merged with
file items ?
this tool
will require training, help docs, and watching tutorial if you have hours to
learn a new app then this may be the tool for you, else if you are looking for
a simple and clean tool to tag files Tabble is OVERKILL
Unable to
add network locations! (or it is so un-intuitive that I could not find the
feature in the 2 hours of use I performed)
Score: D
Tag Spaces: ($)
UI is
clean however:
Unable to
view folders in item detail >
Unable to
multi select and apply tags!!! ? (Deal breaker)
Folders
are not displayed in item view by default, Tooltip references a “perspective Toolbar”
to resolve which does not exist and/or is near impossible to find.
This app
creates extraneous files for tagging: it creates .ts flder in EVERY folder that I have tagged
files in! This is unreasonable for anyone who plans on tagging 1000's of files especially
on a NAS!!
Not worth
the $, maybe a scaled back FREE version would be worth it , as it stands the
paid version supplies too many unwanted functions for a price point to high.
SCore: D
Set tags:. ($)
UI is
1990s, looks like they added a band aid for cloud drives, UI looks like a
VB/MFC app
On start
we get a an immediate prompt asking if we want to create a “facet folder”; what
is that?.i
On first app usage we need to hot the
help files before doing ANYTHING else. Not a good sign'
useful
tool if you are only tagging local files and folders, NOT useful if you are
tagging any NETWORK files.
Score: C
XYExplorer: (Free)
Stable
UI, works fairly well support local and network file and folder tagging. Adding
tags, reading tags and managing tags this XnView competitor has clean,
intuitive & stable Tagging interface.
Rating
& Color don’t seem to work (perhaps my config needs a change)
Is a full
featured explorer UI interface, could supplement or even replace windows explorer.
Tagging
is a feature integrated within XyExlorer as a panel, as aforementioned tagging
stable, reliable and intuitive. Multi-Select
& tag is enabled
Score: B
Tag Explorer: (Windows Store, Free)
clean UI,
quick install
Allows tagging
of local & network files an folders,
allows multi select. Stable, intuitive
& clean UI are inviting and simple to navigate and infer flow. If you can
use Windows Photos App then this tool will fee similar as the developer seemingly
followed Fluent Design UI patterns that we see in MS Photos & other well known
Windows Store UWP Apps.
Stable,
does not crash, only slight delay when browsing folder, reading and writing
tags. Is fastest app of all tested
Tag
Explorer focuses on tagging and nothing else, is concise with NO frivolous
features to cause slows down.
Features
are strictly related to adding tags, reading tags and managing tags,
network
location operate same as local; Folder Management is similar to Windows Photos:
Add a Folder, then you can manage tags of items in added folder.
Score : A
If tagging is your goal for single user for network & local
files & folders then tag Explorer is the best tool in my opinion. All the other
are tools are overkill, unusable or provide features outside the requirements
for my Use Case of a single user / power user.
