The best feature I feel is the nested category management. I have used many free photo catalog management programs, but nothing to beat the convenience of Daminion. Earlier I was using directories to store various categories. Cumbersome at best and problematic because of redundant image copies. I use Gimp for my image post processing and am able to export my raw images to Gimp from Daminion. Very convenient workflow.

Another great feature is the thumbnail view, which does not need my external drive with my image files, connected. Great way to show someone the preview of the images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The file export mechanism can be little better. It takes a while for a new user to understand the way it works. It took me few trials to export the images in different jpg resolutions as well as tiff files.

Additionally, the process to search the images with boolean logic (and, or, not ) though powerful is not very intuitive. It will help the users if the documentation is improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I came across Daminion when I was looking for a database for images. Other products offered image editing features, which I explicitly do not want in a database.

For image management, Daminion is a powerful tool.

The EXIF files are read for each image, and in addition, versatile information can be entered, which can also be used for searching. This includes categories, project details, keywords, location information, copyright notices, etc. .... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only drawback I find:

If you accidentally change the workspace, it can become complicated for a beginner with the program to restore it to the familiar appearance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how intuitive the software is. Your catalogues can be as simple or complex as you need them to be. Over the last year since I started using the software, I've found the program to be an irreplaceable part of my arsenal of media management solutions. Their updates over the past year have been wonderful as well seeing as they've improved upon almost all of the features I had issues with before I could ever think to complain about them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EDIT: The below issue below has been resolved with the recent introduction of version 5.0. Thanks, Daminion Team!

They have a tag preset feature that I've started to try to use a lot more lately. However, it has a glaring flaw in the fact that your presets will always be in the order that you made them, and the order cannot be adjusted after the fact. Compared to the rest of the program, which has largely satisfied all of my wants and needs in an efficient manner, this feature has been somewhat of a sore spot in my Daminion experience. Aside from that, I don't have anything else that I particularly dislike.

I should mention that despite this, their team has always seemed attentive when people have pointed out issues in the past. I once made a feature suggestion and got a personal response from someone a day later. So despite what they may lack, you at least know they hear you and they work to make things better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I looked for a image database that concentrates on administration, without image editing functionality. I tried out different databases and decided clearly for daminion. Espacially for starters it is risk free because one can tryout everything with unlimited time.

With version 5 I had some technical issues, but the support was excellent and problem has been solved in few days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In version 4 I had some crashes while using the full screen viewer for rating. But I have some hope that this has been solved with version 5. So far I had no crashes anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I got very frustrated with Picasa. google no longer develop it and it also seems to do strange things now. I found Daminion through a google search and it does everything I want without hassle. I specially like the powerful options for handling tags which are my main concern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No found anything really. I would prefer a straightforward free licence for hobbyist use but otherwise it's fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like about the Daminion program is its unique ability to create and work with hierarchical tags (quickly, conveniently...). Another undeniable advantage of the program is that it can write tags into EXIF, not just into its own database. Another plus of the program, which greatly helps when working with the database when moving from one computer to another, is the relative paths to images in the catalog. In my opinion, the logic of AND, OR, NOT is implemented very conveniently. I really like that the developers did not follow the path of some companies that produce image viewers/catalogers and made a strict program interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I don't like about the program is the slow import of images and the slow writing of tags to the exif file. Although this can be tolerated (it's done once and can be done in the background). What really doesn't satisfy me yet (I hope it will be fixed in the upcoming versions) is the lack of the ability to highlight the area with a person's tag on the image (like in Picasa), and even better if face recognition was available directly within Daminion. I would also like the program to display images faster (although this is not critical - there is an option to use other programs for viewing). I would like to have the ability to save and load the query history as a separate file and make it hierarchical as well. I would like to expand the ability to work with color labels (the ability to change the color of new color labels). It would be nice if there was an option within the program to search for similar (not identical) files (images, documents). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best is that I can change the IPTC fields and save them back into the image.

It is user friendly software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not really anything I dislike. overall it is a great program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to organize so many pictures easily!!!! Find copies of same picture Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That it was free for individuals and this changed recently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use of adding files and migrating from one place to the next. It doesn't mess with your file structure, but can still write meta into your originals.

Tagging with categories and people which is a must if you are in charge of an archive consisting of art works and historical photos. This also means that with one click I can find works by an artist, photos taken of him or at the openings of his exhibitions and also works by other artists depicting him. And if there are too many items, I can switch out categories or do a very specific search.

Exporting files with ease and in an appropriate format. Also contact sheet and CSV export. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed of the full screen view of large files (over 100mb tif-s) could be improved.

Other than that: Over the years that I have been using the product at our museum all the requests for additional functionality or bug reports have been answered and implemented with amazing speed! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use and fast performance of the program itself. Ability to customize it to your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no way to merge the found duplicates into one chain, and it is not possible to view more than 10,000 files on one page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.