Reviews of FastPhotoTagger

By: Dennis Damico

List of user reviews and ratings for FastPhotoTagger

Total ratings

3.78 (Rating count: 133)

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Review summary

FastPhotoTagger is a powerful, open‑source tool for tagging and editing photo metadata (captions, keywords) with strong Windows compatibility and fast search. Reviewers praise its depth, speed, low memory usage, and responsive support. However, some users report metadata write failures, caching issues that affect search results, occasional freezes, and a UI that isn’t always intuitive or easy to discover. There are also requests for missing features such as file-type filtering, copy/apply keywords, and better cross‑platform line-break handling. Overall, it’s a compelling choice for advanced users needing broad metadata control.

Pros

Powerful metadata tagging and editing (captions, keywords) with support for EXIF/IPTC/XMP.
Windows compatibility: tags recognized by Windows and EXIF data updated for Windows photo viewers.
Fast, responsive search and metadata access.
Stable performance and low memory usage; rarely crashes.
Strong developer support and ongoing updates; open-source and free.

Cons

Metadata write/update sometimes fails or unreliable.
Performance issues: freezing during navigation/scrolling and caching problems affecting tag results.
UI/UX can be non-intuitive and features not easily discoverable.
Missing or hard-to-find features (e.g., filter by file type; copy/apply keywords between pictures).
Cross-platform text formatting issues (line breaks not preserved across platforms) or caption text not showing consistently.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.80

All time rating average: 3.78

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Date	Author	Comment
2023-05-26	Ri*****	A very flexible app for adding captions and tags to photos on your phone and updating the EXIF data for use with windows based photo viewers. I tried at least 8 other apps before I found this one. Thankyou.
A very flexible app for adding captions and tags to photos on your phone and updating the EXIF data for use with windows based photo viewers. I tried at least 8 other apps before I found this one. Thankyou.
2023-04-16	S *****	Good way to record tags on phone that are then also recognised by Windows. The built in search for metadata is quite fast too. Has a ton of customisable metadata settings for the more advanced user. Edit: Updated my rating to 5 stars, the developer is very responsive and has provided updates and work arounds for issues mentioned. Kudos to him.
Good way to record tags on phone that are then also recognised by Windows. The built in search for metadata is quite fast too. Has a ton of customisable metadata settings for the more advanced user. Edit: Updated my rating to 5 stars, the developer is very responsive and has provided updates and work arounds for issues mentioned. Kudos to him.
2023-04-07	La*****	Not the most intuitive interface, but it does what it says it does and is fast once you learn it. Surprisingly, the plaintext editor is highly useful as a general text editor.
Not the most intuitive interface, but it does what it says it does and is fast once you learn it. Surprisingly, the plaintext editor is highly useful as a general text editor.
2023-04-03	Ja*****	This is a GREAT app. It's the only app I found where you can add and edit metadata, such as captions or keywords. It also accepts files over 100 MB (e.g. Nikon 16 bit scans). I doesn't use much memory and I can't remember it ever crashed. And, the cherry on the cake, if you have any questions they are replied to quickly.
This is a GREAT app. It's the only app I found where you can add and edit metadata, such as captions or keywords. It also accepts files over 100 MB (e.g. Nikon 16 bit scans). I doesn't use much memory and I can't remember it ever crashed. And, the cherry on the cake, if you have any questions they are replied to quickly.
2022-09-11	Ma*****	Extremely powerful, nigh invaluable, media metadata manager — it's made organization and navigation of my saved media so much easier, I feel ridiculous for not seeking this out far earlier. And it's free, open source software to boot. This will be a day-1 install on every new device I get. An absolute no-brainer.
Extremely powerful, nigh invaluable, media metadata manager — it's made organization and navigation of my saved media so much easier, I feel ridiculous for not seeking this out far earlier. And it's free, open source software to boot. This will be a day-1 install on every new device I get. An absolute no-brainer.
2021-08-02	Ak*****	Can view detailed metadata info, but writing to them is failing
Can view detailed metadata info, but writing to them is failing
2020-08-19	Ma*****	Wow! Awesome app! Easy to use too. Hasn't crashed even once. Thoughts to make it better: For it to be showing number of keywords entered as you type and number of characters in caption as you type too. That will be really helpful. Definately continuing to use it.👍☺
Wow! Awesome app! Easy to use too. Hasn't crashed even once. Thoughts to make it better: For it to be showing number of keywords entered as you type and number of characters in caption as you type too. That will be really helpful. Definately continuing to use it.👍☺
2020-05-08	ka*****	App does exactly what it says.. Tag photos fast without all the nonsense..! Great response from developer too
App does exactly what it says.. Tag photos fast without all the nonsense..! Great response from developer too
2020-05-01	To*****	Nice, simple, structured format like standard programing. Strong core development (maybe) like elephant
Nice, simple, structured format like standard programing. Strong core development (maybe) like elephant
2020-01-18	A *****	Please, don't stop development. Your app is the one on Android that can do such deep image tagging. It's literally life saver!
Please, don't stop development. Your app is the one on Android that can do such deep image tagging. It's literally life saver!