Overview

FileTags Library consists of functions that wrap the COM implementation of the IPropertyStore object, for accessing the PKEY_Keywords property metadata of a file.

The IPropertyStore object and PKEY_Keywords property is used for the ‘Tags’ feature in Windows Explorer, when viewing the properties of a file, or when the Details Pane of Windows Explorer is open and a file is selected.

Thus the FileTags Library functions hide the complexities of interacting with the IPropertyStore COM object, allowing the user to read, write and clear the keywords / tags for a file.

For more details on file tagging or the file property metadata:

The FileTags library and source code are free to use for anyone, and anyone can contribute to the FileTags Library project.

Download

The FileTags Library is available to download from the github repository at github.com/mrfearless/FileTags-Library

Features

Read file tags (Ansi and Wide/Unicode)
Write file tags (Ansi and Wide/Unicode)
Clear file tags (Ansi and Wide/Unicode)

Installation

See the Installation & Setup section for more details.

Contribute

If you wish to contribute, please follow the Contributing guide for details on how to add or edit, the FileTags Library source or documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the Frequently Asked Questions section for details.