Photo Management Software

Photo Management Software helps you locate and organize all the photos on your computer using keywords and categories, I took roughly 3,000 pictures with my film camera from 1972 until the present. I took 350 pictures from one vacation this year. The use of digital cameras will geometrically increase the number of pictures you take. Photo Management software or photo organizing software gives you the ability to store these pictures so you can identify and find them when you want them.

The software reviewed below are listed for their photo management or photo organizing ability and not for the ability to edit your photos They may contain some basic photo editing capabilities.

ACDSee Photo Manager 12
ACDSee Photo Manager 12 is lightening fast and has everything you need to organize your photos and perfect your shots. There is a powerful search engine that helps you find any photo on your computer. Complete with a photo editing tool that even has creative effects.

Cost: $48.99 (with 30% off coupon through banner above)

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CompuPic Pro
CompuPic Pro helps you take control of your digital content. You can browse files on your computer visually faster than any other program.

CompuPic offers the following:

Copies and moves files faster than Windows® Explorer

Full file management

Aquire pictures from any digital camera or scanner

Fastest Visual Browsing

Support for sharing digital media online

Free, fully functional trial is available for 15 days.

Cost: $49.95

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Picajet
Picajet is a digital photo management system and image cataloging software that has a bunch of neat features for the picture junkie who can't take enough pictures as well as the occasional photographer.

Picajet features and benefits are:

Organize your image categories with no limitations on nesting depth!

Fast photo indexing

Assign images to different categories using icon sets.

Supports several dynamic categories, which allow you to check the status of entire photo collection.

Works with huge databases

Offline-archive organization

Automated import process

Powerful search. Manage images through several albums

View images as timeline

The software includes a photo editor with levels, sharpen, sepia, and red-eye removal. My favorite feature is the offline-archive organization where you can back up your photos to a CD or DVD. A thumbnail of your picture remains on your computer. When you click on this thumbnail it will tell you which CD or DVD to use to find the picture.

Cost: $47.95

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Picasa 3
Picasa is a free software download from Google. Picasa will help you:

Find the pictures you forgot you had

Move and rename pictures from inside Picasa

Make an album

Add a star rating to any photo you love

Keep one picture in multiple albums

Picasa also gives you the ability to edit your pictures. There are basic fixes and 12 new visual effects you can apply. A handy feature is the ability to write captions that stay with the picture. You can also make a slide show to share your pictures.

Cost: Free

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