Tags research

Knowledge base originally made for improving QuoMediaView, rewritten for public access. New goals are to provide useful information for developers able to implement tags and establish a new standard/specification that allows for file tagging on every major platform (or at least unify the Linux ones).

Note

Looking for someone to pass this project to. It was used as listed above and I want it to become a general documentation that somebody more talented oversees. I'm happy just to provide info and this was currently the best form possible to do. Someone else may make it into GitBook documentation or a website that shares the same goal, but is presented visually better along with program screenshots and translations.

Resources

Tags Overview - markdown file with an explanation of tagging systems in comparison with traditional folder based approach. Best for beginners.

Tags Research - markdown file with a collection of links and notes about general file tagging and all specification attempts from the past. More tailored for developers or users that are already using file tags.

Explanations

Glossary - markdown file with descriptions of features featured on single program pages. Due to some of them being harder to explain and being used in every page it needed to be made into separate file for easy access and deduplication.

OS default file browsers are listed even if they do not support tagging files. They have less features in their table because each of them is nearly identical with each other - type, free price/included, constant updates, lack of cross-platform, UI type.

Software listed in "other software" table needs to have some sort of tagging feature. It must allow user to choose a name for the tag and search for items using it. Viewing an item should show the tags that it has.

Every added and listed program must have a link to more detailed description in their own .md file in components folder. The markdown table only has place for few most important features, but the programs have various tagging capabilities.

Supported OS - Operating System that specific software works on. Software may have a version for other platform, but only versions with tags are to be listed (in case of Steam, you can't view collections on Android). Web in OS means you can put the software on some server and access it through a website with a browser.

updates - updated at least once a year with either new features or bugfixes (documentation/readmes do not count)

cross-platform - It must work between three big platforms - Windows, Linux and macOS.

portable - Ability to run software from other disks or USB devices. Does not need cross-platform support.

UI type - The interface that tagging uses - either GUI, CLI or in some cases both.

OS Default file browsers

⌄name\features>	OS/DE/Brand	tags/key words	open-source	tag specification	cross-platform
File Explorer	Windows	✔ not every file type
Finder	macOS	✔
Dolphin	Linux/KDE Plasma	✔	✔ GPL 2	✔ user.xdg.tags
Caja	Linux/MATE	✔	✔ GPL 2	✔ user.xdg.tags
Index	Linux/MauiKit	✔	✔ LGPL 3
Files	iOS	✔
Files	iPadOS	✔
Nemo	Linux/Cinnamon		✔ GPL 2
cosmic-files	Linux/COSMIC		✔ GPL 3
Thunar	Linux/Xfce		✔ GPL 2
Nautilus	Linux/GNOME		✔ GPL 3
Files	ChromeOS
Files by Google	Android/Google
Files	Android/LineageOS		✔ Apache 2.0
Samsung My Files	Android/Samsung
Mi File Manager	Android/Xiaomi

Other software

⌄name\features>	Type	Supported OS	price	open-source	updates	cross-platform	portable	UI type
QuoMediaView	Media board	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔	✔	✔	GUI
Danbooru	Media board	Web	free	✔ FreeBSD License	✔			GUI
TMSU	CLI utility	Linux	free	✔ GPL 3			✔	CLI
szurubooru	Media board	Web	free	✔ GPL 3				GUI
Hydrus	Media board	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ WTFPL	✔	✔		GUI
Firefox	Browser + bookmark manager	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ MPL 2.0	✔	✔	✔	GUI
Discourse	Forum	Web	free + paid	✔ GPL 2	✔			GUI
Steam	Gaming store + launcher	Windows, Linux, macOS	free		✔	✔		GUI
TagSpaces	File manager	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Web	free + paid	✔ AGPL 3	✔	✔	✔	GUI
Pix	Image manager	Linux	free	✔ GPL 2	✔			GUI
HomeGallery	Media gallery	Windows, Linux, macOS, Web	free	✔ MIT	✔	✔		GUI
Playnite	Gaming library + launcher	Windows	free	✔ MIT	✔		✔	GUI
Heroic Games Launcher	Gaming launcher	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ GPL 3	✔	✔		GUI
Obsidian	Text writing manager	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS	free + paid		✔	✔	✔	GUI
digiKam	Image manager	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ GPL 2	✔	✔		GUI
Shimmie 2	Media board	Windows, Web	free	✔ GPL 2	✔			GUI
Eagle	File manager	Windows, macOS	paid + free trial		✔			GUI
TagStudio	File manager	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ GPL 3	✔	✔	✔	GUI
Spacedrive	File browser	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔	✔		GUI
Logseq	Text writing manager	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔	✔		GUI
Omnivore	Read-it-later manager	Web, Android, iOS	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔			GUI
nb	Text writing and bookmark manager	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔	✔	✔	CLI
filetags	Files tag manager	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ GPL 3	✔	✔	✔	CLI
Hoarder	Bookmark manager	Web, Android, iOS	free	✔ AGPL 3	✔			GUI
Grimoire	Bookmark manager	Web?	free	✔ MIT	✔			GUI
Linkwarden	Bookmark manager	Web	free + paid	✔ AGPL 3	✔			GUI
Raindrop.io	Bookmark manager	Windows, Linux, macOS, Web, Android, iOS	free + paid	?	✔	✔		GUI
bibliothecula	Document organizer	Windows, Linux, macOS	free	✔ GPL 3		✔		GUI, CLI
Hyperplane	File browser	Linux	free	✔ GPL 3	✔			GUI
friends	people relationship calendar/diary?	Linux?	free	✔ MIT				CLI
Planify	To-do list	Linux	free	✔ GPL 3	✔			GUI

Contributors list

Qronikarz(GitHub),

Fully completed files:

Research: Tags Overview, Tags Research, Glossary, Program Template

Programs: QuoMediaView,

License

CC-BY-SA-4.0

If there's a better license feel free to suggest it. Main goal was to have it available for copying and using it in other projects - like for example if somebody wants to convert it into something like Gitbook documentation then there should be no problems.

File info

Last updated | 2024-05-16

Number of programs in database | 47