Photo organizational app with similar features to Aperture?

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Photo organizational app with similar features to Aperture?

I have asked a similar Q here before but after trying LRC & other alternatives and used Photos mainly to convert older Aplibraries I. think I have figured out my main hangup = I have less need of editting software but more of organizational software = and particularly with features Photo doesn't have == for instance, what I really loved about Aperture was the ability to display in list view and the granularity of filtering == I could apply the ## 1-9 to pics, 5 different colors, unlimited keywords == Photos has keywords but I need to see the ## or the color applied to the pic, not just keywords. Which of the various apps comes closest to Aperture in terms of applying ##, colors, keywords or other such plus the ability to show all in list view???

Mac Studio (2022)

Posted on Apr 30, 2024 1:39 PM

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Yer_Man

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Apr 30, 2024 2:43 PM in response to Victoria Herring

Might be worth checking out NeoFinder

https://cdfinder.de/

which began life as an app to catalog CDs but has grown to a very powerful media cataloging app. It is very strong on metadata and includes an XMP editor. If image editing is not a requirement then it might well be an answer (if not the absolutely perfect one) to your query.

Another worth checking out is PhotoSupreme,

https://www.idimager.com/

again the emphasis is on organisation more than processing.

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léonie

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Apr 30, 2024 2:19 PM in response to Victoria Herring

I have not yet found a photo manager, that is I really like as a substitute for Aperture. But to be able to browse my photos with keywords below the thumbnails or in a list view with the metadata arranged in columns, I am using PowerPhotos. With PowerPhotos as a companion to Photos I can have more than one window open and compare libraries, while viewing the photos as a table or in a grid view with titles or keywords below the thumbnails (but no colours).

We can also view the photos in a list view in Houdah Geo. I am using Houdah Geo to tag the photos with metadata before I import them to Photos.

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Answer 3

May 2, 2024 2:46 AM in response to Yer_Man

I do have NeoFinder and have used it for many years [since it was CDFinder] but not for this =- thanks for the reminder == PhotoSupreme also looks good...I'll check them out.

Just went to the PhotoSupreme site - the Single user version has a 14 day money back option but there's also a limited Lite version that is free and might be a good first test. == again, thanks for the idea.

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May 2, 2024 2:45 AM in response to léonie

Thanks - I use HoudaSpot and love it= and will look into Geo == and I also have PowerPhotos but hadn't realized that possible use = right now i'm focusing on moving things from Aperture to Photos == but looks like I may be ablle to expand my use of what I have = again many thanks.

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