Media Viewer

Features

Everything you need to organize your media collection.

🏷️ Flexible Tagging

Add, remove, and color-code tags. Autocomplete suggests matching tags. Batch-tag hundreds of files at once.

🔍 Powerful Filters

Find any image instantly. Combine OR/AND filters. Faceted search shows only relevant tags. Smart Collections save your favorite filters.

🖼️ Fast Browsing

Thumbnail grid with virtual scrolling. Smooth performance even with 75,000+ files. Preview panel shows details without extra clicks.

🎬 Video Support

Full-featured video player with play/pause, progress bar, and volume control. Videos are tagged just like images.

🤖 AI Tag Suggestions

Apple Vision Framework automatically recognizes image content. Accept tag suggestions with a single click. Runs completely offline.

🎨 Color Search

Filter images by dominant color. Find similar images via right-click. 12 color categories from red to white.

⭐ Ratings

1-5 stars per media item. Sort and filter by rating. Quick access with keyboard shortcuts (1-5).

📝 Notes

Add notes to any media item. Markdown support for headings, lists, and formatting. Fully searchable.

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Runs from USB Drive

Media Viewer stores all data (tags, ratings, settings) directly in your media folder. Copy the folder to a USB drive and take your fully organized collection with you – ready to use on any Mac, no installation required.

All Features at a Glance

✓ Tags: Add, remove, color-code, autocomplete, batch-tagging
✓ Filters: OR/AND toggle, faceted search, Smart Collections
✓ Color search: Filter by dominant color, find similar images
✓ Search: Full-text search in filenames, OCR text, and notes
✓ Notes: Markdown notes per media item, searchable, "Has Notes" filter
✓ Import: Import existing tags from EXIF/XMP/sidecar files
✓ Export: Write tags as XMP/JSON to files
✓ Open folders via drag & drop or dialog
✓ Preview panel on the right, fullscreen with double-click
✓ Sort by name, date, size, rating
✓ Slideshow with configurable speed
✓ Zoom with pinch-to-zoom and scroll wheel
✓ Duplicate finder
✓ GIF autoplay
✓ Keyboard shortcuts (arrow keys, Enter, Escape, T for tags)
✓ Statistics (media count, tags, distribution)
✓ Automatic database backup
✓ Works completely offline

What is Media Viewer good for?

Anywhere you want to organize and find media.

📸 Organize Vacation Photos

Tag your photos by location, people, activity. Later find "Beach + Maria + 2024" in seconds.

🎨 Manage Design Assets

Icons, mockups, textures – tag by style, color, project. Never scroll endlessly through folders again.

📁 Make Archives Searchable

Thousands of old photos? Organize them in hours with AI suggestions and batch tagging.

💼 Sort Project Media

Screenshots, reference images, videos for a project. Filters show only what you need right now.

🏠 Family Photo Collection

Who's in the picture? What year? With tags and ratings, your family history becomes searchable.

🔌 Portable Collection

USB drive with media + Media Viewer = complete system. Ready to use on any Mac, nothing to install.