# TagStudioDev/TagStudio

A User-Focused Photo & File Management System

Repository: https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tagstudio
Homepage: https://docs.tagstud.io/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: file-manager, organizer, photo-gallery, photo-organizer, metadata, tagger, tagging, tags, document-management-system
Last push: 2026-08-22T22:05:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 62
- inputs: {"age_days": 868, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 26.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7146, forks 464 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:56.218749+00:00)

## What it is
TagStudio is a cross-platform desktop application for organizing photos and files using a tag-based system. It stores tags and metadata in a SQLite library alongside your existing folder structure without moving or modifying files.

## Use cases
- organize my photo library with tags
- tag files without moving them
- manage a digital asset collection
- search files by tags and metadata
- catalog photos videos and documents in one app

## When to choose
- you want tag-based organization that leaves your filesystem untouched
- you need an open-source, non-proprietary alternative to photo managers like Adobe Lightroom or Eagle
- you want flexible tags with aliases, colors, and boolean search

## When to avoid
- you need cloud sync or mobile access
- you require a fully stable release (it is still in alpha)
- you need built-in photo editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, search-engine, image-processing
- domain: files, photography, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python
- tags: tagging, photo-organizer, digital-asset-management, metadata, qt-gui, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- TagStudioDev/TagStudio (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:56.218749+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:00.989207+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:56.218749+00:00, sha e0097fb75b2c)
  - homepage: https://docs.tagstud.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.206017+00:00, sha bffde7958629)
  - site_page: https://docs.tagstud.io/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.215537+00:00, sha 14a317e43b3e)
  - site_page: https://docs.tagstud.io/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.217830+00:00, sha d7853671955f)
  - site_page: https://docs.tagstud.io/help/ffmpeg (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.221292+00:00, sha 8bd4cd68f43b)
  - site_page: https://docs.tagstud.io/libraries (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.222953+00:00, sha 1becacc053d9)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tagstudio/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:28.224712+00:00, sha efeade08a317)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.