Taggtool.com - The Personal File Tagging Utility

clock Sunday, October 19th 2008

Taggtool version 2.1.5 released!

Now with added Deliciousness! Taggtool(as it is now officially called) can now integrate with your Delicious account meaning that you can search and manage your delicious posts from within Taggtools interface!

You can download and run the latest installer from the download page.

clock Wednesday, October 1st 2008

Tagg version 2.1.4 released!

clock Saturday, July 19th 2008

Tagg version 2.1.3 released!

clock Monday, August 18th 2008

We have just released Tagg version 2.1.2!

There are 2 ways to get the latest version of Tagg:

1) You can download and run the latest installer from the download page.

2) If you have a previous version of Tagg installed and are running Windows you can select the 'Check for updates' menu item under Tagg's program group via the start menu. This will automatically check for the new version and install it for you.

clock Tuesday, July 22nd 2008

We are currently improving the tagging user interface in order to make it easier and faster to add/remove/update tags.

Here's a sneak preview:

new tagging pic

This new interface makes it easier to add and remove tags from multiple file selections.

clock Tuesday, June 17th 2008

Tagg 2.1.1 released which contains a fix for a memory leak which resulted in Tagg using lots of memory when handling very large databases (10,000 + tagged files)

clock Friday, June 6th 2008

We have just released Tagg version 2.1.0! Hurray, we finally got there!

This release includes a revamped tagging interface, the ability to import existing metadata embedded in certain files such as photo's, music files and MS Office documents.

Also added hooks into Windows OS in order to track file changes and auto-synchronize the current database.

There are lots of other new features in this release, for more info please see the release notes.

Thanks for all the feedback and support.

Phillip

clock Sunday, April 13th 2008

Hi, here's a screen shot of Tagg version 2.1 currently in development.

screen shot

This release contains many new features, including:

Windows file system integration - Tagg can detect moved, modified and renamed files and automatically update it's database.
Auto-import any files containing metadata such as JPG's, MP3's, SummaryInformation etc.
Better networking support
Add tags to website addresses.
Intellisense added to search box.
Improved tagging system
Improved Tag Cloud display
Performance enhancements.

We are looking to release this version at the end of April, best regards, Phillip

clock Saturday, February 23rd 2008

Development continues on Tagg version 2.1 - some new features being worked on at the moment include the importing of Windows keyword metadata attached to files on NTFS file systems using alternative data streams - in English this means that if you right click a file in Windows explorer and add keywords in the summary information panel then Tagg will pick these up automatically(if you wish).

I've also added a hashcode generator which calculates MD5 hashes and stores them in the database, this means that Tagg v2.1 will have much better automatic file resolution capabilities so if you move a file Tagg will be able to locate it and update the database automatically.

By the way, if anyone has java Swing experience and would like to help out on this project please drop me a line.

Regards, Phillip.

clock Thursday, January 17th 2008

Development continues on Tagg version 2.1, here is a list of new features you can expect in the new version:

1) Improved Tagging system via a revamped metadata panel.

2) Tag websites as well as files with the new Firefox Plugin

3) Import existing tags stored in your images and MS Office documents

4) Auto-Synchronizing of moved files

5) Better search results display incorporating preview functionality

6) Improved performance across the board

The current plan is to release the new version by the end of February.

BTW, thanks to all Tagg users who have contributed ideas and other valuable feedback - please keep it coming!

clock Tuesday, December 11th 2007

We are currently developing better integration with Windows file metadata, a feature is being tested which can search your computer for any jpeg images and MS Office files which contain keyword metadata (IPTC and XMP for techies). When Tagg finds such a file it can automatically add the file to your database if required.

Tagg will also keep this file metadata synchronized so you can leverage 3rd party desktop search tools such as Windows Search, Google Desktop Search and Copernic desktop search.

More information coming soon.

clock Monday, October 21st 2007

A quick update for you, we are currently focusing our attention to improving the Tagg website.

You will soon see a brand new Getting Started tutorial which introduces new users to the world of file tagging as well as a release road map complete listing up and coming new features and release notes for current versions.

We will also be adding more tutorial videos as well as a better FAQ section.

Finally for Linux fans out there, we have successfully run Tagg on Ubuntu 7!

More info will follow as to a release date but here's a screen shot for the time being.

screen shot

clock Monday, October 1st 2007

We have just released Tagg version 2.0!

Key Features

Network/Collaboration support
Hierachical Tagging System
Drill-Down Tag Cloud
Tag Structures Graph
Improved re-tagging of files
Tag capacity extended
Multiple word tag support
Metadata Panel layout
Search filter improvements
Font size control for High resolution displays

There are 2 ways to get the latest version of Tagg:

1) You can download and run the latest installer from the download page.

clock Sunday, September 16th 2007

After months of intense coding, we are almost ready to release the latest version of Tagg.

We are hoping to release within the next 2 weeks.

Here is a list of the main new features:

Collaboration built-in, this means you that you can now use Tagg in a networked environment. Colleagues can collaborate on shared Tagg databases.
Hierarchical tagging system - You can now define hierarchical tag structures rather than the current category -> tag system. For example you can now add multiple levels to your tags by using simple dot notation, i.e. audio.format.mp3 or image.subject.family.
Tag Structures - To facilitate the new tagging system, you can define your own tag structure and then use these structures to tag up your files, you can also share these structures with other users if you are using Tagg in a networked context.
Tag Graph - To help you select search parameters, a new animated tag graph has been created - this is similar to a mind map for your tags. (See screen shot below)
Drill-down tag cloud - The Tag Cloud panel has been improved by adding drill-down capability in order to facilate the new hierarchical tagging system.

clock Sunday, July 8th 2007

We have won Shareware of the month award in MicroMart magazine, issue 957.
You can view the article here.

A new release of Tagg is scheduled for the beginning of August, new features in this version include:

Collaboration support - You can now collaborate with colleagues by sharing Tagg databases, this feature is incredibly useful for small teams sharing a network drive for instance.
Improved graphical user interface
Performance enhancements
Public and Private saved searches.

More info coming soon.

clock Thursday, May 24th 2007

Great news, we have just released a new version of Tagg containing a very useful backup facility. The new backup feature copies all of your tagged files into a compressed archive file ready for burning onto a CD or DVD.

There are 2 ways to get the latest version of Tagg:

1) You can download and run the latest installer from the download page.

clock Wednesday, May 2nd 2007

Hello, here's a quick update on what's coming in the next release of Tagg, we have added a cool 'backup' feature to Tagg which will copy all of your tagged files into a compressed archive which you can then burn on to a cd or dvd. The idea is that with one click of a button you can backup your important files including the Tagg database files so that you can restore Tagg with ease in the event of a harddisk failure.

We have also boosted general application performance and fixed some bugs, this new version should be released around the 16th May, sign up for our newsletter if you would like to be informed by email when the new release is available.

That's all for now, happy tagging!

clock Monday, April 2nd 2007

A new version of Tagg has been released containing a brand new file browser which makes selecting files and directories much easier than before.

Another new feature we've introduced is the file resolver which can be found in the tools panel. In previous versions of Tagg, if you moved a physical file Tagg wouldn't know about it and so report the file as missing, with the latest version Tagg can now search your computer for any moved files and automatically resolve them keeping your databases up to date.

There are 2 ways to get the latest version of Tagg:

1) You can download and run the latest installer from the download page.

As usual if you have any feeback please send an email to support@taggtool.com.

clock February 8th 2007

Today I thought I'd outline some new features in the development pipeline, to start with I have implemented a neat file system browser which makes it much easier to locate and tag your files.

Here's a development screen shot:

As you can see, you can navigate the tree just like Windows file explorer - to select individual files or entire directories you select the corresponding checkbox.
Another crucial feature of this system browser is that it visually tells you which files you have already tagged via a small tag icon and highlighted foreground text color.

Another major area under development concerns the issue of moved or deleted files, a feature is being added which will tap into the operating system and synchronise your databases whenever you move or delete a physical file, more information on this will be provided soon.

Lastly, I'm introducing a new feature which will extract certain metadata from files and make it available for searching, for example the image plugin will extract EXIF metadata such as exposure time and focal lens length, all other plugins will extract relevant metadata as well.

That's all for now, thanks for reading - until I properly set up a blog with a comments system please send any comments you may have to information@taggtool.com.

clock Welcome blog - January 18th 2007

Hello and Welcome to the first blog post for Taggtool.com, my name is Phillip and I'm the programmer behind the Tagg utility.

The purpose of this blog is to provide you with a heads up on new features and developments in the pipeline as well to share hints and tips to help you get the most out of Tagg.

I developed Tagg in order to quickly find and launch files which lie scattered around my computer's hard disks. As well as searching for file names (which I can never quite remember) I thought it would be more useful if I could 'tag' labels onto my files and search for these instead, so instead of searching for 'axa123hghPol010306.pdf' I could search for 'insurance policy'.

So this is what Tagg has been designed to do, if you're fed up of navigating your way through yet another file explorer window then Tagg might just make your life easier!

If you're going to be tagging hundreds or even thousands of files, you can create separate databases so for instance you could have a 'Photo's' database for all your tagged pictures, a 'Podcasts' database for your audio and video podcasts and a 'Personal' database for your personal files such as word and spreadsheet documents.

As well as tagging and launching files, Tagg also provides integrated file previewing for images, audio files, compressed files, html files and txt files.

If you would like to try out Tagg, please download the trial version from our downloads page.