intag

Intag: Files & Folders

InTag is a lightweight tool for tagging files and folders directly from the Windows Explorer context menu. Nearby tags are suggested automatically for quick reuse.

Features

• Tag files and folders from the Explorer context menu
• Multiple metadata properties: Tags, Title, Subject, Author, Comments, Category, Company, Street, and more
• Suggested tags from nearby files for quick reuse
• Toggle column visibility and grouping per folder with Ctrl+F / Ctrl+D
• CLI support for scripting and automation
• Works on Windows 10 and 11

Usage

UI

1. Right-click a folder or file and select InTag.

2. Assign tags or edit metadata properties. Nearby tags appear as suggestions.

3. Press Enter or click away to apply. Press Esc to cancel.

4. Right-click the InTag window to access settings: toggle properties, change appearance, and more.

5. Use Ctrl+F to toggle column visibility or Ctrl+D to toggle grouping for the current property in the parent folder.

CLI

Tags are the default property. Use --property to work with other metadata.

# Add tags to a folder:
intag --add "vacation" --add "2026" --path "C:\Photos\Summer"

# Remove a tag:
intag --remove "vacation" --path "C:\Photos\Summer"

# View current tags:
intag --path "C:\Photos\Summer"

# Set the author on a file:
intag --property author --add "John Doe" --path report.docx

# Set a category:
intag --property category --add "Work" --path project.docx

# Set a comment:
intag --property comments --add "Draft version, needs review" --path notes.docx

# Set company:
intag --property company --add "Acme Corp" --path invoice.docx

# Set street address metadata:
intag --property street --add "123 Main St" --path contact.docx

# Process multiple files from a list:
intag --add "archive" --list "C:\files_to_tag.txt"

# Open the UI for specific files:
intag --ui --path file1.txt --path file2.txt

Available Properties

Property	CLI name	Type	Explorer Column
Tags	tags (default)	Multi-value	Tags
Title	title	Single value	Title
Subject	subject	Single value	Subject
Author	author	Multi-value	Authors
Comments	comments	Free text	Comments
Category	category	Multi-value	Categories
Company	company	Single value	Company
Street	street	Single value	Business Street
Other Street	otherstreet	Single value	Other Street

All properties work with both files and folders, are stored as standard Windows metadata, and are visible in Explorer’s column view. Use Ctrl+F in the InTag UI to toggle column visibility, or Ctrl+D to toggle grouping.

Installation

Microsoft Store (recommended)

Install from the Microsoft Store. Updates are handled automatically.

Standalone

Download the latest release from GitHub Releases and run intag.exe. It will register itself automatically on first launch.

Uninstall

• Store version: Uninstall from Windows Settings > Apps, or right-click the app in the Start menu.
• Standalone version: Launch intag.exe directly (not from the context menu) and select the Uninstall option, or run with --uninstall.

Contributions to the legacy version (still grateful)

montoner0 - great PR with bunch of improvements and fixes, also nice suggestions

Third-Party Notice

The code for individual file management was taken from the Windows API Code Pack.