Catalog

Find the right image without rebuilding memory at every search.

Cataloging gives durable shape to series, assignments, variants, and selections while preserving the metadata that carries context.

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Catalog and metadata

Overview

One interface to scan a corpus, then act.

The catalog brings files, projects, collections, and essential information together so you find what matters quickly, without rebuilding context every time.

Modules

Precise tools to find the right image.

Collections, search, metadata, and versions work together in service of context.

Collections

Manual, smart, and nested collections without moving originals.

Tags & keywords

Free keywords or thesaurus terms, with counters and one-click promotion to controlled vocabulary.

Full-text search

SQLite FTS5 search across names and metadata, tolerant of punctuation, with saved searches.

Advanced search

Filter by rating, color label, flag, scope, and capture period in one combined query.

EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata

Read via ImageIO, and ExifTool when present, with sidecar XMP writes that do not touch originals.

Inventory numbers

Persistent identifiers independent from file names, such as EA_2026_00042.

Structured indexing

Describe each photo through who, what, where, when, how, and why.

Versions & RAW+JPEG

Automatic RAW+JPEG pairing and asset version history in the inspector.

People

Local face grouping into named people that become search criteria.

Decision

Build an archive that stays understandable.

Tell us about your context before the public opening of downloads and commercial offers.