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Add to SafariWhen comparing TagSpaces vs Direttore File Manager, the Slant community recommends Direttore File Manager for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for Windows?” Direttore File Manager is ranked 36th while TagSpaces is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose Direttore File Manager is:
Direttore got it right. The other alternatives with a column view option ("miller columns") are unwieldy and ascetically offensive.
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Pros
Pro Open source
TagSpaces is free and open source making it easily extendable with the help of extensions.
Pro Your can choose your cloud file storage
Using only files and no databases let's you make the decision with which cloud file sync service to use, making sure your notes are made available on other devices and platforms. It works great with Owncloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox or Google Drive.
Pro No web service or database lock in
The backend is simply the directory and file structure on your harddrive.
Pro No cloud
TagSpaces is running completely offline, sending no data to any cloud based service, unlike many Evernote alternatives.
Pro Column View Superior to Macintosh Finder
Direttore got it right. The other alternatives with a column view option ("miller columns") are unwieldy and ascetically offensive.
Pro Totally Themable
I can change colors, button,scrollbars. I also changed the icons for folders and some file-types. Info on Direttore webpage.
Pro Color labels
Ntfs drives only, but still very convenient.
Cons
Con It renames your files in order to tag them
The positive side of this drawback is that this way the tags are easily transferred to other platforms by simply syncing them.
Con Setup could be more user-friendly
