IMatch

Spec sheet

Product

IMatch is a Windows digital asset management system for cataloging and organizing RAW files, images, videos, audio, PDFs, and Office documents.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Intended users

The maker describes IMatch as suited to enthusiast and professional photographers and other creators and collectors managing large digital asset collections on Windows.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Trial

The maker offers a free 30-day trial with no registration required and support for trial users.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Integrations

Application integrations include associated-app shortcuts, a Windows Explorer context menu, Favorites, custom toolbar launch buttons, and drag-and-drop.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Support

Support is available through the user community and developer email; the developer says replies usually arrive within 24 hours and support is offered in English and German.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Founded

2001Read 28 Sep 2026 · photools.com

Maker

photools.com says it is the private website of Mario M. Westphal, not a company, and that he develops digital asset management software dating to 2001.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

AI and privacy

Face recognition is described as cloud-free, and AutoTagger can use AI services locally or providers including OpenAI, Mistral AI, and Google Gemini.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Asset handling

IMatch indexes and manages files in their existing locations rather than moving them.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Maps

The Map Panel supports maps from OpenStreetMap, Google, Bing, and HERE, and can import track logs and reverse-geocode image coordinates.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Metadata

IMatch supports standards including XMP, IPTC, EXIF, GPS, QuickTime, ID3, PDF, and Office metadata.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Requirements

IMatch runs on Microsoft Windows 10 and later; the shop page calls out the CPU AVX feature as a requirement to check.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Scale

The maker says IMatch can manage one million assets per database on suitable computers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Search

Search supports natural language queries, visual similarity, duplicates, and filtering across more than 10,000 metadata fields.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Updates and upgrades

Updates within a licensed product version are free, while major upgrades are fee-based; a purchase within six months before a paid upgrade qualifies for a free upgrade.Read 8 Oct 2026 · photools.com

Plans and prices

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