New in WinCatalog 2024

• New advanced search options: the ability to search by specific fields from Exif, ID3 tags, by the fields specific for video files, and the ability to search in search results. [expand more »]

  New Advanced Search Options

  In addition to searching by basic file attributes like filename, size, or dates created and modified, WinCatalog 2024 adds the ability to search by specific fields automatically extracted from files: by Exif tags for photos, ID3 tags for audio files, or by video attributes. This video demonstrates an example of searching by Exif tags in WinCatalog 2024:

   

• Diacritic-insensitive (or accent-insensitive) search: you can bid farewell to the frustration of meticulously accounting for these nuances, as WinCatalog now ensures that such distinctions no longer impede the search process. [expand more »]

  Diacritic (or accent)-insensitive search

  With the diacritic-insensitive search, you can bid farewell to the frustration of meticulously accounting for these nuances, as WinCatalog now ensures that such distinctions no longer impede the search process.

  This enhancement brings a significant level of convenience to those who frequently deal with diverse languages or variations in text representations.

  Whether it's finding files with accented characters, umlauts, or other diacritics, WinCatalog's new feature offers a seamless experience.

  You can now enter your search queries without having to consider these linguistic subtleties, allowing for a more natural and fluid interaction with the software.

  

  This feature is available since the version 2024.2

   

• Custom Icons for any Entry: add a new visual level of categorization, assign individual icons to entries in the catalog selecting from a ready-to-use list of 250+ icons. [expand more »]

  Custom Icons for any Entry

  Watch a short video explaining the new feature.

   

• New Keyboard-Driven Tag Management: now it's a way easier to assign tags to individual entries, or groups of entries. The Tags page of the Properties window displays tags in three sections; the live filtering box in combination with keyboard shortcuts makes it easier to add, assign, unassign, or rename tags. If you use tags, you'll love these changes. [expand more »]

  New Keyboard-Driven Tag Management

  Watch a short video demonstrating the new feature in action.

   

• Multi-page Browsable HTML Reports Multi-page Browsable HTML Reports with a completely new reports engine under the hood. [expand more »]

  Multi-page Browsable HTML Reports

  WinCatalog 2024 adds the new report type - multi-page browsable HTML reports. Now you can create an HTML copy of your catalog files for sending to someone or publishing.

  The reports engine under the hood makes it possible to generate reports of any size, this applies to all the supported report types: XML, CSV, HTML, and multi-page HTML reports.

   

• A lot of smaller improvements and performance optimizations based on user feedback.

New in WinCatalog 2023

• The ability to grab text from PDF files having text layer and make it searchable.
• The ability to limit the number of picture thumbnails of different types per folder.
• The new processing engine for RAW images that works faster.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
• All features of the 2021 and 2020 versions are included in the 2023 version as well.

New in WinCatalog 2021

• The scanning speed was increased for cases when grabbing a large number of thumbnails (from pictures and photos).
• The Scanning Options UI was redesigned. It is large monitors and high scaling factors friendly now.
• The ability to use individual settings for different types of thumbnails (pictures, RAW images, PDF files, video files, book covers, album covers).
• Transparency for thumbnails: thumbnails for images that may have transparency are stored in PNG format. WinCatalog continues using JPG format for storing thumbnails for image formats that don't have transparent parts.
• The Select Folder window can now display hidden folders and allows adding entries by typing or pasting Paths, even if these paths can't be selected in the Tree View above.
• Jumping to files in the Grid View. Start typing in the Grid View and the first item with a name that begins with the entered text will be selected.
• All features of the 2020 version are included in the 2021 version as well.

New in WinCatalog 2020

• Introducing the new feature: the ability to open more than one Main tab.
• Previously, you could open several Search tabs at a time, but only one Main tab was allowed. The new version removes this limitation. Watch a short video below showing the new feature in action: [expand more »]
• Significant improvement: the search speed was increased, now WinCatalog can search up to 5 times faster on an average computer and results pop up immediately when WinCatalog finds them.
• One of the key features of the upcoming 2020 update is the improved search speed.
• We moved the search index outside the catalog file, so now WinCatalog can use the full power of your computer when using the search index.
• If the catalog file (and the search index) is located on an SSD drive, the search may be up to 5 times faster on an average computer and results pop up immediately without a need to wait until the search is finished.
• Watch a short video below showing the search speed comparison of WinCatalog 2020 vs WinCatalog 2019: [expand more »]
• A lot of smaller improvements based on a user feedback