Freeware Tools: JPhotoTagger 0.32

JPhotoTagger is a platform independent Photo Manager. You can manage and find fast your photos through keywords, descriptions, and other so called metadata ("tags"). It speeds up adding or editing tags through automatic keyboard input completion and other features. All tags will be written into XMP sidecar files and JPhotoTagger's database. The images are left untouched. JPhotoTagger is open to work together with other applications such as Adobe Photoshop Light room. JPhotoTagger automatically reads tags from new and changed sidecar files and updates its database.

Working with large collections of images oftentimes requires the use of a photo manager that can help reaching a specific item based on certain data attached to it.

JPhotoTagger, a Java-based photo manager could fit the bill both in terms of functionality and usability as it addresses both beginners and more experienced users that require sorting the items based on specific technical information.

At a first look the layout may appear overwhelming but clicking your way through the menus and sorting options reveals the logic of each tab and option without too much effort.

Navigating to an image folder is the first step in discovering all the functions of the application. This allows filtering out the unnecessary items, grouping pictures into albums, viewing those that share the same keywords or technical info.

Apart from the regular image types the program also has the ability to display RAW images, which are rich in technical details from the model of the camera used to take them to focal length, lens or ISO value

Various other bits of information such as location, copyright, country, name of the photographer or rating can also help bring into view photos sharing the same tags. These details can be added by the user easily, although this may turn into a very time consuming task.

The developer made every effort to make the program as flexible as possible and added the possibility to import XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) and IPTC metadata, although the former supersedes the latter.

JPhotoTagger is an impressive piece of software that can turn into a valuable asset for photography aficionados. Besides organizing the pics into albums it provides advanced search options and the means to attach new info to them.