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TagStudioTabbles
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Paid

Licences are sold on the Tabbles website.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows
  • Tag-based organization on top of your existing files
  • Does not lock files into a proprietary format
  • Tags any file without changing names or adding hidden files
  • Automatic tagging rules with regular expressions
  • Still evolving, so features and library format may change
  • Organizing a large collection with tags takes manual effort
  • Windows only
  • Tags live in Tabbles' database, not in the files themselves
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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