We are glad to announce that a new version of WinCatalog 2009 has been just released. The new version can now calculate CRC32 checksum for files (in additional to MD5 checksum from an earlier version).
The option to calculate the CRC32 is switched off by default. To enable it, please run WinCatalog 2009, click Tools menu item, then click Program’s Options and follow to the Scanning tab to mark the correspondent checkbox. It is also possible to exclude small files from CRC32 calculation.
The CRC32 calculation works faster than the MD5 calculation; however it still slows down the scanning process.
The other improvement of the new release is MP3 file scanning enhancement. Now WinCatalog 2009 correctly works with MP3 files with broken or invalid ID3 tags.
Posted on: July 17, 2009
A new version of WinCatalog 2009 is released. The compatibility issue with some versions of Windows XP is fixed.
While adding new items to the catalog the previous version of WinCatalog 2009 (2.84) could not load a new mp3 scanning plugin (mp3Info2.dll) on some Windows XP installations. The new version 2.85 fixes this issue.
The upgrade is strongly recommended for all users who run WinCatalog 2009 version 2.84 under Windows XP.
Posted on: June 20, 2009
We are glad to announce that a new version of WinCatalog 2009 has been just released.
There are two significant improvements in the new version: in mp3 files scanning and in Audio track names retrieving.
ID3 is a very popular audio file data tagging format in active use by software and hardware developers around the world. ID3 tags are supported in software such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp. ID3 tags contain information about Song Title, Artist, Genre etc.
While adding an mp3 file to the catalog, WinCatalog 2009 extracts ID3 tags and changes the display name for the file by using “Artist – Song Title” template. WinCatalog 2009 also creates a keyword with Artist name and links the keyword with the added mp3 file. This will help you to navigate your files in the future.
The ID3 tags summary is placed into the comments field for the mp3 file just like it’s shown on the screenshot.
Since version 2.84 WinCatalog 2009 can retrieve Audio track names from several online sources simultaneously. This new improved feature finds almost 100% Audio tracks over the Internet.
If WinCatalog did not find any tracks for your audio disks in the past, you definitely should give it another try to do this.
Posted on: June 18, 2009
“This is exactly what I was looking for. I can’t describe how perfect you’ve made this. I’ll try anyway: recently I’ve had a concept in my mind for a file archive catalog desktop software program for some time now. I even created a document to help plan out the concept. My intention has been to eventually make the solid so strong, that I could comfortably outsource the programming & development.
That won’t be necessary! I think I’ll save thousands of dollars on software development and pay for a license with you guys. Great job, couldn’t have done it better myself!”
Derrick Schwabe
Posted on: June 8, 2009
“WinCatalog helps me to manage both documents and favorites (the two principal sources of knowledge in my computer) and I can add both tags (that let me organize documents and favorites for arguments so that if I need all the documents related with “constructivism” I can find all the documents in my pc and at the same time all the links to the web) and comments usefull if I need not all the documents related to an argument (that can be too much) but a single document that I annotated in the past and that I cannot remember the name.”
Gianni Stival
Posted on: June 7, 2009
“Excellent software! Thank you for sticking to conventional look & feel as much as possible - it makes the program very intuitive to use. Also, the nested virtual folders alone are worth the money - no one else seems to understand or implement this feature correctly.”
James Lohman
Posted on: June 7, 2009
Is your file collection out of control? **Do you waste hours searching dozens of disks for the files you need? **
Let WinCatalog do the work! WinCatalog makes it easy to find your documents, programs, images, music, and other data—whether they’re on CD, DVD, Flash Cards, Memory Sticks, Zip Disks, or other removable media. WinCatalog remembers where you store everything and lets you find it in seconds.
Try WinCatalog for free and see how easy it is to take control of your information!
Posted on: June 7, 2009
The comparison table of features of WinCatalog. YES - the feature is supported by the product; NO - the feature is not supported by the product
Please note: *WinCatalog Light is no longer supported since February, 2013. If you want to get WinCatalog for free please get advantage of TrialPay offer here.
| **Feature** | **WinCatalog Light*** | **WinCatalog 2013** |
| Database driven: has SQL database inside. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Ability to catalog any storage devices accessible from Windows environment. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to catalog individual folders on disks. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to catalog individual files without necessity to add the volume. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Automatic extraction of archive file descriptions when scanning a disk. | **YES** | **YES** |
| **Scanning archives contents** and adding archives to the catalog as folders. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Support of **ZIP** archives. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Support of ZIP archives larger than **4 GB**. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Support of **7zip, RAR** and **SFX RAR** archives. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Support of **ISO** files (can scan inside .iso files). | **NO** | **YES** |
| **Automatic extraction of** EXIF ** tags for photos and pictures.** | **NO** | **YES** |
| **[NEW!]** Ability to store **picture thumbnails** in the catalog and allow to preview them even if the original source files are unavailable. | **NO** | **YES** |
| **Automatic extraction of** mp3 **file descriptions** when scanning a disk. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Automatic extraction of **html** file descriptions when scanning a disk. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Automatic extraction of **txt**, **read.me**, **fileid.diz**, **descript.ion** file descriptions when scanning a disk. | **NO** | **YES** |
| **Retrieval of Audio CD track names** from Internet CD database (freedb.org). | **YES** | **YES** |
| Support of **non-file items**: it is enabling you to catalog your **books**, **videos** or even **postage stamps** and **coins**! | **NO** | **YES** |
| Individual comments for each item: disk, folder or file. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to manage your collection between **virtual folders** using **Drag'n'Drop**. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Each item is associated with a set of keywords to increase the search relevancy. | **YES** | **YES** |
| The catalog can be **searched by** file **name**, **comment.** | **YES** | **YES** |
| The catalog can be **searched by** file **date** and **size**. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Ability to search the entire catalog or an individual disk. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Basic search functionality: support of **wildcards**. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Advanced search functionality: support of **AND**, **NOT** and **OR** operators. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Ability to find **duplicates** by all or any of search criteria. | **NO** | **YES** |
| When the disk data is updated, the previously entered comments and keywords are preserved. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to delete from the catalog the unnecessary files and folders. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Handy management of the lent disks. | **YES** | **YES** |
| **Ability to export and import** parts of the collection and the list of contacts. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to generate **reports**. | **NO** | **YES** |
| Ability to** generate** **HTML** reports for **sending to someone**, **publishing on the Web** or **printing**. | **NO** | **YES** |
| **Ability to export** any folder to **.CSV file** (comma separated values) for opening catalog in **MS Excel** or other applications. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Ability to automatically open the last catalog when the application is started. | **YES** | **YES** |
| Support of collections created with WinCatalog Light | **YES** | **YES** |
| Support of collections created with WinCatalog 2009 and WinCatalog 2013 | **NO** | **YES** |
| Support of Windows XP, Windows Vista, **Windows 7** and **Windows 8** | **YES** | **YES** |
| Extended User Interface | **NO** | **YES** |
| Price for single user license | **FREE** | $29.95 or $49.95 |
| Has [volume discount](/order.html) prices | **NO** | **YES** |
| Recommended for beginners | **YES** | **YES** |
| Recommended for advanced users | **NO** | **YES** |
Posted on: June 5, 2009
“I enjoy using WinCatalog for all of my archiving needs – especially for searching discs that are off-line. It works so fast and makes my life a lot easier when it comes to updating virtual files. I have hundreds of RAM discs and DVD-RW’s. I’ve numbered them all and WinCatalog lets me know which one I need to pop in when it’s time to retrieve important documents stored onto external discs”
Russ Columbia
Posted on: May 25, 2009
WinCatalog 2009 (version 2.83) is released today. Importing from collection files created with WinCatalog Light is improved.
You can download the latest version of WinCatalog 2009 here.
Posted on: May 9, 2009
