Cataloging Features in XnView MP

Cataloging Features in XnView MP

XnView MP provides a best-in-class cataloging engine providing quality (rating) cataloging, customizable colors assignment, IPTC/XMP entries (for some file formats) as well as categories (keywords) cataloging.

Ratings

XnView provides a classical 1-5 stars rating engine, however it provides a fully customizable shortcut key assignment for each action (go to Tools | Settings | Interface | Shortcuts to customize) as well as ...(move to next photo) counterparts for each rating action. See the Ratings/Colors menu with the default settings:

Colors

The Colors share the same features with the Ratings having in plus the possibility to customize the labels of the colors, that is you can go to Tools | Settings | Metadata | Labels and change the default labels (Important, Work, Personal, To do, Later) to any other text you like.

IPTC/XMP Window

The IPTC information can be edited by selecting the desired files (the IPTC/XMP window supports multi-selection) and (if the file formats supports it) go to Tools | Metadata | Edit IPTC/XMP to show up the window:

The usage is pretty straightforward, the module having support for templates, variables and history lists for the fields. Also you have the possibility to change different settings in the last tab called Options.

If the window is opened with multiple files selected, then a Save All button appears which will save, with a touch of a button, the new metadata values for all the files which were edited/loaded in module.