Organize your photos and PDFs
TagSpaces is privacy aware file manager with tagging and note-taking capabilities
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How can TagSpaces be helpful to you?
Collect ➜ Organize ➜ Find
Create & Collect
With the TagSpaces Web Clipper you can collect web pages, bookmarks, geo-coordinates or screenshot from the Web. With the built-in advanced WYSIWYG Markdown editor you can create notes that can include tables, todo-lists, math formulas or diagrams.
Organize & Annotate
TagSpaces can connect to any folder on your hard drive and provide a convenient way to browse its content. You have the ability to add labels called tags to any file or folder. On top of that in the Pro version you can add descriptions and geo-tags to files and folders.
Search & Find - Be productive
Using tags along the folder hierarchy allows you to have cross references in the folders. The built-in search allows you to find files with any combination of tags. The PRO version features a full-text search on text files, which makes it a valuable substitution for Desktop search applications.
Why TagSpaces?
No Login ➜ No Backend ➜ No tracking
Privacy by design
Keep complete control over your data! Our app requires no internet connection or online registration to run, so your files never leave your computer and you can access them at any time. Furthermore, our app will never collect any user data or track your behavior. Your files remain safely with you.
Just files - No vendor locking
TagSpaces only stores meta information such as tags, descriptions, and colors in easily readable text files. Since we do not have a database or a software back-end, there is no vendor locking and you can easily access your data even without our app.
Always available - No Internet, no problem
Our desktop application runs entirely on your computer or smartphone without using the Internet. It is up to you to decide which tools you can use to sync (e.g. Nextcloud, Dropbox, Syncthing) and which ones you can use to encrypt (e.g. Cryptomator) your annotated files on different devices.
Our key principle: Local-first, offline-first!
Open and Extensible
TagSpaces Lite, the core of our applications, is open source and released under the AGPL license. Built using modern web technologies, this application is easily extensible using its plugins, referred to as extensions, most of which are released under the MIT license.
Intuitive and easy to use
TagSpaces is designed to be easy to install and use. It offers a consistent user experience for organizing and annotating files across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android platforms.
Key features
Add tags and description to files and folders
- Organize your photos, documents, music, recipes or invoices with tags in the same way on all platforms.
- You can assign custom color to every folder and tag, which makes the visual search easy.
- You can add a custom thumbnail and text description to every file or folder.
- In contrary to the most file tagging applications, TagSpaces does not persist the tags in a centralized way. As a consequence, the added meta information is not vendor locked.
Create digital notes as plain files
- TagSpaces can be used as a full-fledged note-taking application similar to Evernote or Notion.
- You can create and edit notes in WYSIWYG text editors.
- Markdown, HTML and plain text are the available formats for the notes.
- Common blocks such as lists, headers, tables and embedded images can be used
- Our new Markdown editor supports even LaTeX math equations and source code snippets.
- You can create To-Do lists and organize them in a kind of offline personal wiki for tracking your projects, ideas or memories.
Browse and preview your files
The app is like a web browser but for files, where you can:
- Open your digital photos and images
- Preview and organize documents, spreadsheets or scans
- Listen to your music and play videos
- Preview 3D models and files for 3D printing
- Organize your eBook library
- Build you own personal digital asset management system
- The list of the supported files formats is still growing.
Use or share your files online by putting them on a S3 compliant object storage
In TagSpaces you can connect Amazon S3 compliant object storage offered by providers such as AWS, Wasabi or MinIO. With the help of the web version you can use your files from everywhere even from your iPhone or Android mobile.
- Browse, preview, tag and search the files located there.
- Edit files located in the cloud without downloading and re-uploading them.
- Upload new files to the buckets with simple drag and drop actions.
- Create time-limited, sharable links to files on buckets.
- Create your own Dropbox or Evernote-like services only by using AWS S3, Wasabi or MinIO as back-end.
- MinIO is explicitly supported, allowing you to self-host S3 compatible buckets on NAS systems and manage them.
Create files based offline Kanban boards in TagSpaces Pro
TagSpaces Pro has a built-in perspective, which allows you represent any folder with sub folders as a Kanban board. So you use TagSpaces for:
- Personal task management or "Personal Kanban"
- Track progress on projects
- Use Kanban board for hiring process or in marketing teams
- Import existing Trello boards for a offline support
Geo-tag files and folder and show them on a map
TagSpaces Pro has a built-in perspective, which allows you to show geo-tagged files and folders on a digital map. So you can:
- Display geo-tagged files on a digital map
- Place any file or folder on a map
- Annotate maps with files
- Privately save favorite places
- Plan or document trips and places to visit
- Extract geo coordinates from photos with the built-in IPTC/EXIF support
Collect content from web pages with our Web Clipper browser extension
Save web pages, text snippets, screenshot from web pages or bookmark on your local hard drive as simple files for a later offline use.
- We offer free Chrome, Edge and Firefox browser extensions for web clipping.
- Saving whole web pages or only part of them, allowing you to use the application similar to the many "read in later" services.
- Take a screenshot from the visible part of the webpage or create a bookmark to it. This, together with the tagging support allows you to use TagSpaces as a full-fledged bookmark manager.
- Using just files for storing the web pages has many advantages. The main one is that your collected content is not "taken hostage" in any online service.
Our Products
TagSpaces LiteDesktop App
freeCompare all features
open source,
no strings attached
DownloadDownloads for other platformsno strings attached
Includes:
- Add tags to files and folders
- Manage files and folders
- Create thumbnails for images and videos
- Take notes as plain files - no vendor locking
- Clip web pages for later use
- Preview and print files
- Search tagged files and folders
- Use the app in dark mode
- Connect S3 compliant object storage like from AWS S3, Wasabi or MinIO
TagSpaces Lite WebWeb App / PWA
freeCompare all features
open source,
no strings attached
Download for webGet the Docker imageno strings attached
TagSpaces Lite in a web browser:
- On-prem hosting of the web app
- Simple to setup and maintain
- Use the app on mobile devices (iOS or Android) as PWA
- Deployable as docker container
- Works exclusively with object storage
TagSpaces ProDesktop App
SubscriptionSingle payment
- One subscription per year and user - install on up to 3 machines, for work and home use
- Free updates and support as long as your subscription is active
- The subscription will renew automatically and can be canceled any time.
All the benefits of Lite, plus:
- Support the development of the TagSpaces products
- Kanban, Gallery and Mapique perspectives for your folders
- Add description to files and folders
- Bookmark and geo-tag files and folders
- Save common searches for later use
- Advanced and full text search
- Custom icons, color and backgrounds for folders
- Share files on S3 locations with others
TagSpaces Pro WebWeb App / PWA
Yearly subscription
- One subscription per year and per user needed
- Free updates and support as long as your subscription is active
- The subscription will renew automatically and can be canceled any time.
TagSpaces Pro in a web browser:
- Same benefits as TagSpaces Lite Web but with the PRO functionalities
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What people are saying?
"TagSpaces has completely transformed the way I manage my files and documents. The tagging system is intuitive, making it incredibly easy to find what I need in just a few clicks. I can't imagine going back to my old way of organizing!"
Sarah L. - Freelance Writer
"I love that TagSpaces is not just limited to organizing files and folders - I use it to manage my bookmarks, notes, and even my music library! It's an incredibly versatile and powerful tool that has quickly become an essential part of my daily life."
Tom H. - Content Creator
"TagSpaces has been a game-changer for our entire team. The ability to tag and organize files collaboratively has improved our efficiency and productivity significantly. It's an essential tool for anyone looking to take control of their digital life."
Stephanie C. - Marketing Manager
"As a photographer, I have thousands of images to organize and manage. TagSpaces has been a game-changer for me. The ability to add custom tags and preview images in the app has streamlined my entire workflow. Highly recommended!"
James R. - Professional Photographer
"As a small business owner, staying organized is crucial to my success. TagSpaces has become an indispensable part of my workflow. Its cross-platform compatibility and ease of use have made managing my documents and files simpler than ever."
Emma B. - Small Business Owner
"The flexibility and customizability of TagSpaces are simply unmatched. The wide range of supported file formats, combined with the ability to extend its functionality through plugins, make it a truly powerful tool for managing all kinds of data."
Lucas M. - Graphic Designer
"TagSpaces is hands down the best personal data management tool I've ever used. As a researcher, I can easily organize and categorize my documents, making my work much more efficient. The fact that it's open-source and continually updated is just the cherry on top."
Maria G. - PhD Student
"The ongoing support and dedication of the TagSpaces team is truly impressive. It's rare to find a tool that's not only incredibly functional but also backed by a team that actively listens to user feedback and continuously improves the product. Thank you for making my life easier!"
Ankit P. - Project Manager
"I was initially drawn to TagSpaces because of its open-source nature, but its rich features and ease of use have truly won me over. The app's design is intuitive, and the ability to add custom tags and preview files in the app has revolutionized the way I manage my digital files."
Alice T. - Educator