RickR Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hi, I know this has been answered in the FAQs regarding an Affinity branded DAM software. I am transitioning from Lightroom/Photoshop to Affinity and want to find a DAM or Image organizer that is not Lightroom or Adobe. Can anyone suggest a program that will give me the functionality of thumbnails, and tags, and the ability to sort for them, ala Lightroom. I probably have 10,000 photos in my Lightroom databases. Thanks so much for any suggestions, to point me in the right direction. RickR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZeman Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I've been using IMatch since 2006 it does everything you're asking for plus a whole lot more. https://www.photools.com/ For what it's worth I have almost 130,000 photos in my database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoCentral Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Depending on your needs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carajp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I had exactly this problem (except being more of a n00b I wanted to transition from Photoshop Elements organiser). I tried trial versions of all sorts of things, and nothing fit and then stumbled on Digikam which is open source and free. And brilliant. I had written all my tags into my photos in Organiser, which were all picked up in Digikam. A few hours of work, and 14,000 photos are better organised and sorted than they've ever been. It's not always the most intuitive software. Stuff like tags and albums I worked out easily enough but forcing it to work in depth like I wanted it to sent me to the online manual now and then. If Affinity is your default editor, one click on a photo sends it directly for editing. It also has a built in editor, though I've ignored that. But there's still so much in Digikam that I haven't explored - like a lot of open source, it has every option plus the kitchen sink included. But it was quick and easy to replace what Elements Organiser did for me - and there's very little online help for that. An awful lot more advice is to be found for Lightroom refugees. And it's still being actively developed. I've become a complete fan and finally shuffled off the last shackles of Adobe. The possible fly in the ointment is what your system is. There are Linux versions and Windows versions only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrin24 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) I’ve been kinda using Pics.io for a while now. It’s a nice DAM if you want to get started with the software. Not many bells and whistles but the core functionality are strong and easy to use. Plus, it’s quite cheap + has a free trial for you to try out if you’re not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for. Edited May 6, 2022 by Katrin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrin24 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) I’ve been kinda using pics.io for a while now. It’s a nice DAM if you want to get started with the software. Not many bells and whistles but the core functionality are strong and easy to use. Plus, it’s quite cheap + has a free trial for you to try out if you’re not sure if it’s exactly what you’re looking for. Edited May 9, 2022 by Katrin24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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