# IMatch Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is IMatch the right Digital Asset Management solution for you? Explore 45 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/126559/IMatch/reviews --- IMatch 4.9 (45) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/126559/IMatch/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 24th, 2025 # Reviews of IMatch Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews ML Mike L OwnerTelecommunications, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Low cost Digital Asset Management that makes it easy to organize, categorize, and find photos.“ February 5, 2025 RA Ray A researcherResearch, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The developer provides rapid, friendly, and helpful support to resolve usage problems and fixes bugs nearly immediately.“ April 6, 2021 RA Ray A researcherResearch, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Compared to other Digital Asset Management (DAM) tools, IMatch is reasonably priced, offers an unparalleled set of tools.“ April 6, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 45 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Floris V. Interaction Designer Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Photo Management software for Windows users" April 16, 2020 5.0 So far my experience has been very good. Because the system adopts open standards and is focused on maximum interoperability, you cannot go wrong with this package. It is the best Photo Management Software for Windows user. For Mac users I recommend PhotoSupreme as a great alternative (but on Windows nothing comes remotely close to IMatch). Pros It is built on open standards and supports different workflows for different people. The new 2020 version has great tools to manage People, Events, Keywords and introduced face recognition functionality that saves a lot of time and gives unprecedented control over how and when it is applied. I work with different software (Affnity Photo, Photoshop, Capture One, Lightroom and PhotoLab) and IMatch augments my workflow to a great extend with each and every one of them. Cons Because of the rich feature set, things can get quite complex and it sometimes takes trial-and-error and a lot of reading to figure out how to achieve something. This is largely resolved with excellent documentation of every single feature and an active community forum. Review Source RA Ray A. researcher Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An unparalleled DAM tool for organizing photos, video, and document collections" April 6, 2021 5.0 I have used IMatch since 2015 to uncatalogued a collection of research photos and video that exceeds 300,000 files. IMatch handles collections of this size with great ease and remains responsive and fast. I use IMatch to review and sort through all newly ingested photos and video and select items to be discarded. Following this, I add keywords from my controlled vocabulary, adding new words when necessary. When I have questions that are not resolved by the consulting the excellent help files included in the program, posting a question on the IMatch user forum will almost certainly uncover answers quickly. Impressively, the developer himself is active on the forum and many times has helped me solve problems within a few hours. IMatch is update regularly. The updates include bug fixes, but also impressively offer new features as well. To fully use the broad range of features in IMatch, be prepared to watch a lot of instructional videos provided on the vendor's website, and to read the manual and extensive, clearly-written documentation. Pros Compared to other Digital Asset Management (DAM) tools, IMatch is reasonably priced, offers an unparalleled set of tools. The developer provides rapid, friendly, and helpful support to resolve usage problems and fixes bugs nearly immediately. The inclusion of face-recognition features and the ability to automatically suggest keywords for images has been very useful for cataloging my research collection. The vendor, Photools, has implemented facial recognition in a way that it is completely off-line and does not rely on any "cloud" connection. IMatch does not send any information at all about my photos or the subjects in my photos to some giant data corporation. All of my data, and metadata, remains totally private on my computer. The built-in thesaurus offers users the ability to create a controlled vocabulary for terms/keywords that cover a wide range of taxonomies. Adding keywords to images not only helps catalogue research photos, it also helps the researcher understand key concepts embedded in photos and to identify themes that may have not been apparent. Cons There's almost nothing to dislike- the program is immensely powerful, has a pleasing, responsive and modern interface. My only "complaint" is that it does not run very well in Windows 10 virtual machine inside a Linux host. It does work, expect occasional problems and to spend a fair bit of time resolving them. Now, notwithstanding, its important to note that IMatch is NOT designed running in virtual machines nor in WINE or Crossover in Linux. It IS designed for Windows operating systems. When I run IMatch on a Windows 10 operating system, it runs flawlessly. Alternatives considered [Daminion](https://www.capterra.com/p/122891/Daminion-Server/) Reason for choosing IMatch The developer responds quickly to user inquiries and reports. IMatch has a stellar reputation among photographers and researchers who need to catalogue huge document and image collections. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Interventional Cardiologist Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Awesome program to edit and manage your photos and videos." July 15, 2018 4.0 Pros The main advantages are the speed with which it allows searching the photos in the database and its ability to convert in situ metadata. Cons Its impossibility to import the photos and videos from the camera directly and export to social networks once edited. Review Source BB Bas B. Eigenaar Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The only serious tool to manage all of your photo's" February 5, 2023 5.0 The only reasonable way to archive and manage all my photo's from the 1950's until the present day.Sometimes the program stops suddenly, but after consulting the maker of the product, the conclusion must be that the laptop that I use for it is the most likely cause for this ( an ASUS dual screen zenbook...) Pros The endless capabilities to name, keyword, select, group, find, search thousands of photo's Cons the learning curve is rather steep, it took me some time to grasp the full potential of the product and to be honest: some features I still do not use. Switched from [Adobe Lightroom](https://www.capterra.com/p/233631/Adobe-Photoshop-Lightroom/)[ACDSee Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/126560/ACDSee-Pro/)[AfterShot Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/229113/AfterShot-Pro/) Lightroom, aftershot and acdsee are child toys compared to Imatch in respect to photo database management.I am not interested in the editing capabilities of lightroom or aftershot, for that I use either photoshop or Affinity photo. I just wanted the best possible management tool to archive my 80000+ photo collection and after thorough research ( and trying several alternatives: Lightroom, acdsee and aftershot)I found Imatch the best tool for this purpose. Review Source DB Dave B. Editor Photography Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The most capable, flexible, photo (and other media) management tool available" February 12, 2025 5.0 Pros This is a tool, not a toy. It's designed to be used with huge numbers of photos. I have hundreds of thousands of high resolution photos and it works incredibly well. There is full, detailed documentation on almost every feature. The developer trusts you to make your own choices on every aspect, so there are hundreds of settings to choose from to make it fit your own workflow. Probably best of all, the support given directly from the developer (Mario) to customers is second to none. I cannot recommend this software highly enough. It even works with videos and other file formats. The developer is constantly adding new features and streamlining existing ones. Cons I cannot think of any 'con'. The software is complex, and can appear intimidating, but this is because it's been designed as a flexible, capable tool, and to be highly customisable. Try the trial version first to see if you like it. Review Source ML Mike L. Owner Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product even better support." February 5, 2025 5.0 Very good. I use it several times a week. Sometimes for extended periods. Pros Low cost Digital Asset Management that makes it easy to organize, categorize, and find photos. Cons It's so powerful that the learning curve is quite steep. Review Source Response from photools.com February 6, 2025 Thank you for taking the time for leaving a review. I appreciate that. RD Richard D. retired Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A somewhat steep learning curve but well worth the effort!" April 19, 2024 5.0 I started using iMatch when it first came out. It was good at the start and has only improved. It plays well with various editing software packages like Adobe Lightroom etc. Basically a great program. Pros Once you get started you can find a needed image in seconds. I have about 50k images and finding the ones I need is very easy. Cons There are so many option and features it can be a bit confusing if you want to use some of the sophisticated features. Review Source RG Rita G. CEO Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "very powerful and highly customizable digital asset management software" February 13, 2022 5.0 Pros IMatch is a mighty machine to manage images and transform metadata in detail. All screens and workflows are customizable, so IMatch can be adapted to a wide range of use cases. The support is great, the community forum also very helpful. It works very reliable even with large asset collections (200.000+ assets, 100.000+ keywords). Cons IMatch has a steep learning curve if your want to use all of it's mighty features but it's worth it. Review Source SH Sebastian H. Used the software for: ### "IMatch is a very powerful photo / video managing solution " May 8, 2015 5.0 Over the past years I've amassed about 30k photos and videos that were basically just sorted by date. While I had dipped my feet in organizing my photos many years ago using the previous IMatch 3, I didn't pursue the matter to no fault of the software, but because I had overly complicated my own workflow. A while ago I started over with the new IMatch 5 and while there is a bit of a learning curve while you get to know its features, it's amazing to see how flexible and customizable IMatch is. If you have an existing workflow, you should be able to adapt to your needs as the developer made sure that IMatch fully makes use of the existing metadata in your files, and is also compliant when writing back metadata for use with your other programs. For me without a good workflow yet, IMatch helped me in coming up with one for organizing my photos that should make it easy for me to locate any of my photos. With the huge backlog I have, I paid extra attention to not repeat the mistake I made all these years ago, where I tried to categorize / describe too much about my photos. Now I just have a few key categories that I apply and I can also tell at a glance which categories are missing from each photo. That way, I can easily work on other photos if working on a certain set of photos gets too boring. While having a huge feature set and tons of settings might be a disadvantage, the developer has added a superb help file to the program. The help provides not just a short explanation of the features and settings, but in depth information along with workflow suggestions that help you decide whether a certain feature might be beneficial for you. In addition to the extensive articles in the help, the developer is very active on the community forum. Pretty much all the time I've received super quick answers to my posts on the community, often within a few hours. Another great thing about IMatch is the constant stream of free updates, which not only include bug fixes, but also new features. While there isn't a Mac version, I can confirm that IMatch works great on Virtualbox on a Mac laptop. I have the database and cache images on a fast USB drive and use that on both my Mac laptop and Windows desktop. All in all, IMatch offers great value for little money and in a short time has become an invaluable asset in managing my photos and videos (and potentially other files in the future). Review Source Peter V. projectleader Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is amazing what you can do with IMatch. I use it to show off to my friends :-)" July 23, 2018 5.0 Friends come to me asking for pictures of a certain moment, or a certain place. It takes 5 sec to find them. Pros The ease of use. I'm an amateur, but still, a get along very well. You can tailor it to your needs, e.g. I have written some applications in JavaScript. And the help and the on line community) is impressive : you get very fast and very to the point answers. Cons It has so many possibilities, i think i do not use 10% of it. On the other side : i consider it as a challenge to learn something out of my confortzone. Review Source JH John H. Used the software for: ### "Superb program for managing images and other digital data!" May 6, 2015 5.0 I use IMatch to manage a collection of nearly 50,000 images from digital cameras and scanned photos, slides and negatives, as well as a separate collection of over 5,000 audio files. IMatch allows me to tag, sort, filter and organize my files in a variety of ways, using open (not proprietary) standards. It facilitates an efficient and integrated work flow for new images, including 'developing' of RAW images with DxO Pro, Lightroom, Photoshop and other programs and organizing the 'developed' output images. IMatch can be used 'out of the box' to manage files and can also be extensively customized to suit a user's specific needs. The developer is very responsive to user needs and requests and ships frequent updates of the program. The user community is also very responsive and helpful. A 30 day trial version is available to let potential users make a thorough evaluation before purchase. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that this is a superb program for managing digital data. Review Source LM Len M. Used the software for: ### "Cannot dream of managing my photos without IMatch" May 9, 2015 5.0 Managing photos in IMatch5 is easy and intuitive, making it a snap to use by beginners. Under the surface though, there is a highly sophisticated and powerful piece of software that enables more advanced users to search, categorize, and catalog their photos in incredibly versatile ways. If there is a particular "view" you want of your photos, IMatch5 can be adjusted to provide it. In fact, you can define as many views as you like, then call them up as your needs change. If you really want to customize your use of IMatch5, it has a very powerful scripting and app templating feature. The program is exceptionally well supported by the vendor, and has a large, active, & knowledgeable user forum. The vendor provides product updates on a regular basis, and the help system is one of the best I've ever experienced - detailed, deep, and updated in sync with every product update. Highly recommended. Review Source DL Daniel L. Used the software for: ### "IMatch5 - an essential tool for photography and science writing" May 4, 2015 5.0 If you can do serious work without an asset manager like IM5, good on ya. I'm a geologist and commonly bring 3-400 images back from a day in my volcanoes. I can spend as much time cataloging, categorizing, and keywording my images as I did shooting them. But, I can find what I need rikki-tik when I'm writing. No asset manager this good can be "easy to use," it does too much and offers too many opportunities to do new things to call it easy. Once you get a good workflow going, it is easy, but establishing that workflow is difficult and takes a lot of time. In the best of all possible worlds, Mario Westphal (IMatch), Axel Rietschin (FastPictureViewer) and the Lightroom team would go into a room and come out with - The Best of All Possible Worlds! Review Source IP Ian P. Photographer Used the software for: ### "The swiss army knife of Digital Asset Management Software" May 5, 2015 5.0 Having worked with a lot of Digital Asset Management software aimed at professional photographers I have to say nothing comes close to IMatch for flexibility in storage and metadata search . I currently have over 100,000 RAW, TIF and JPEG images within a single database and retrieving the correct images is super fast. I can search by client, keyword, date or any metadata item that you care to mention or want to create for future reference. Now that flexibility does come with a small learning curve but it is well worth the effort for the rewards it brings. Customer service is second to none with the developer responding to queries within hours if not minutes in my experience. Review Source FB Frank B. Used the software for: ### "Very flexible | great support | at the beginning a little bit difficult" May 7, 2015 5.0 Pro: - very flexible software (nearly everything is supported by the software and things that are not supported can be added by an own script) - great search functions - manages very larges databases (my one is "only" 80.000 pics in 300 folders and managed with 8000 categories but I've heard about db's containing more than 300.000 pics) - great support by the developer and by other users (forum) Con: - the entry threshold is a little bit high - the software is "not really" multi user capable Review Source AL Andrew L. Pro Photographer Used the software for: ### "IMatch has been my DAM of choice for many years" May 8, 2015 5.0 I'm a professional Sports, Festival and Press photographer meaning I have to manage and tag thousands of pictures every year. I also need to find specific pictures in my archive very quickly... with just a couple of clicks. The latest version IMatch5 brings many new features. It has proved very stable and the speed is very good indeed. The interface and the depth of information that can be searched and sorted is truly amazing. The screen layout can be adapted to your own specific requirements and the tools available must make this the most adaptable program on the market. For your information my current database numbers are as follows: Number of files (mostly NEF, JPG, PSD and TIFF): 340,000 images!!! Database size: 27GB Number of Categories: 5,000+ Number of folders: 200 Cache size: 340GB Here are a few more details: I have IMatch5 set to make a full size cached version of every image (including JPG's). This allows be to take a 'complete' version of the database including the cache to clients on a laptop allowing them to view pics full-screen and even zoom to 100%. This obviously explains the huge cache size. I also push the boundaries by setting IMatch5 to render 600 x 600 pixel thumbnails. The resulting 'thumbnail view' in the database is superb and still allows me to scroll through folders with very little lag. I found the default size (200 pixels I think) too small on a large screen. I had also been spoilt by Lightroom's larger thumbnails. My desktop computer is several years old - Intel i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33ghz with 12GB RAM. I've upgraded the desktop system disk to a Samsung 500GB Pro SSD which keep everything moving along quickly. The IMatch5 database and Cache are also stored on a separate Samsung 1TB Pro SSD. You would expect that my large quantity of images should be handled by a 'specialist' program costing many, many times more than IMatch5. But I have 'grown-up' with several previous versions of IMatch and it continues to 'mature' seems to handle whatever I throw at it! The support offered by Mario Westphal is fast, detailed and helpful. This also gives me confidence in the program. I hope this comment enlightens other possible users and gives you confidence that, in this digital age of taking so many pics, IMatch5 should see you well into the future. I have no link to Photools IMatch5 other than being a very satisfied user. Review Source PB Peter B. Used the software for: ### "A very versatile file manager for taxonomy" May 12, 2015 5.0 There are so many facets to this amazing resource that it is not possible in a review of this type to cover them all. Many aspects are covered by other reviewers, so I will concentrate on what is the most useful to me - the thesaurus. This feature provides lists for use in various parts of the application to assist in filling metadata, such as title, description and particularly keywords. The latter is particularly useful for dealing with large taxonomic lists, such as botanical names. These typically are arranged in a hierarchy. At a simple level this might look like: -All plants -Flowering plants -Families (e.g. "Astereaceae") -Species (genus + specific name: e.g. "Bellis perennis" The hierarchy can be as simple or complex as required and can cover a great variety of taxonomies - for instance Geographic, Genealogy etc. In IMatch, by clicking on the lowest level (Species), all levels are written to the file as a hierarchical keyword and then automatically broken down into individual keywords. At the same time the IMatch database is updated. A simple template can be created that will then write any of these keywords to other metadata fields - e.g. writing "Bellis perennis" into "Title". This ensures that consistency and integrity of the database and titling and saves a lot of time. But it does not stop there. The thesaurus also caters for synonyms. So in the above example, the English Common name for "Bellis perennis" is "Daisy", French "Paquerette vivace", German "Gänseblümchen" etc. All these terms can be added as synonyms of the scientific and will then be written to the file's metadata and the database at the same time. The file's keywords are reproduced in the IMatch Categories view and panel, from where retrieving files is simple and fast. IMatch also provides comprehensive search and filter facilities which act on this information. For example, it is possible in my IMatch database to filter all images of, say Orchids from the Mediterranean area; this takes only a few seconds to set up and activate. Maintaining and editing the thesaurus is simple. Without the thesaurus managing my large collection of botanic images would be greatly more difficult and time consuming. Review Source TA Thomas A. Used the software for: ### "The heart of my workflows involving all my PC's digital assets!" May 4, 2015 5.0 I first encountered IMatch while working in a University-based department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. The program was very inexpensive and yet powerful, letting me manage the diverse digital resources of twenty-five teaching physicians and thirty residents. Unlike other programs I found, IMatch did not have problems with very large collections of digital assets. A few hundred thousand images, documents, videos, Powerpoint shows and more could be managed with great flexibility. Specific items could be found rapidly by searching the files and all their metadata. Now IMatch, in version 5, has become an even more powerful and stable Digital Asset Management tool. It's already-strong list of features has grown, and it boasts amazing power to manage the digital files on one's Windows PC computer or network. The developer, Mario Westphal, keeps upgrading the current major release, and is more responsive when problem or questions arise than any software company EVER. He is helped in this by the company's very active online user forum, with both new users and an international group of longtime IMatch experts, who are happy to help others with many of the advanced features that the beginners may want to grow into as they define their own workflows and management needs. While no one user may need more than 50% of the features in IMatch, we each rely on different parts of this most impressive and flexible DAM. Finally, the data that one manages in IMatch 5 is all exportable to other standard and open formats; so if the developer ever were to abandon further refinement or upgrading of the program, the criteria and metadata entered by users, and used to manage IMatch databases of digital assets in so many helpful ways, can all be preserved. It is an amazing program, and an amazing value for its modest price. Review Source EK Emil K. Principal Translation and Localization Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unparalleled flexibility in organizing and searching. Wonderful support. Simple backups." July 3, 2017 5.0 Finally got to organize my lifetime collection properly, with categories, timelines and comments. Was able to put proper dates into the EXIFs of scanned old photos to put them in the proper place chronologically. Enjoyed following the forum threads to learn more. Pros It can be customized to one's liking and is extensible with scripts and apps. The support is the best I have ever encountered - for any software - and the active forum is extremely helpful. I have used IMatch since 2008, it was already excellent then, and it got better - major better - with every incarnation. For organizing photos it is far superior to what is included with various photo editing programs (including Adobe's), and for editing photos, one click can send the selected picture(s) to any editing program of your choice. Backups are simple and facilitate easy moving between computers, such as desktop<->laptop for those who need it. Review Source AO Aubrey O. Advanced amateur enthusiast photographer Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent DAM software... support is incredible" September 21, 2016 5.0 I have used IMatch for 8 years. I started with 3.6 and now enjoying the excellent features of v. 5.7 Pros Ability to look at image details and search categories. On a thumbnail I can see camera type, exposure, shutter speed. I can categorize an image and then locate it using multiple search options. I use this software for my cataloging together with LR6 for my processing. Lightroom cataloging is way behind this software... wake up Adobe!!!! Cons Learning curve can be a little steep, however the forum is very supportive. As it is active a search can find a solution to most issues. If not found then users and especially the developer is very active. One usually gets a response in a few hours... more often less than an hour. Review Source TR Thorsten R. Used the software for: ### "Extremely versatile, permanently enhanced, superbly supported" May 11, 2015 5.0 IMatch has been (and still is) my DAM of choice for more than 13 years now. Most important for me: - Extreme flexibility (highly customizable user interface, scripting, variables, just to names a few) - A very active, competent, and friendly community (no flame wars!) - Sophisticated metadata handling - Powerful master/version concept - Does not require a specific folder structure - Powerful tools for categorizing files (including "automated" categories through formulas or metadata fields) I started using IMatch for my collection of digital pictures. But IMatch proved to be flexible enough to be used for other kinds of digital documents, so now it has become also a document management system for my personal documents. As often, maximum flexibility comes at a price: The vast number of options and possibilities might appear a bit overwhelming at first. My approach was to use IMatch mostly in standard configuration at first, gradually advancing to some of the more complex features afterwards. This works very well if you do not have too exotic requirements. Alas, you should be able to understand the English language: While IMatch itself is multilingual, the help file is only available in English. And I really recommend reading the help to get a feeling what is possible in IMatch. It is certainly worth a read (or two, or three). Because there is often more than one way to to something in IMatch, it helped me a lot to re-read the corresponding chapters to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using one feature in spite of another. It is all there in the help file. One last point: I am not a professional photographer, but there are a lot of them in the community. And it is inspiring to learn how pros organize their workflows. And I also learned a lot of what IMatch can offer, definitely more than I would have discovered myself. To sum up: An excellent tool with a more than reasonable price tag, and very well supported. Highly recommended! Review Source RB Richard B. Used the software for: ### "IMatch for a novice" May 6, 2015 5.0 I spent six years searching for a program to help me organize my image files. I downloaded and tested all I could find. After Christmas of 2000 a friend recommended IMatch. I downloaded and installed the trial version. The first thing I did was to read the Tutorial which gave me the basics I needed to begin using IMatch. I quickly learned that I had found the program I wanted and in less than two weeks I bought my license. I have been involved IMatch forums from the beginning. Over the years I have read countless comments about the "steep learning curve" for IMatch. IMatch is a feature rich program. Mario (the developer) is highly tuned to user needs and adds new features to accommodate users needs. As a result IMatch is indeed a complex application and if one tries to learn how to use every feature that person will spend a lot of time learning IMatch. Time I consider wasted. It is not necessary to learn how to use all that IMatch has to offer just to use IMatch to meet one's needs. With IMatch 5 this is even more applicable. Although I have been a member of alpha and beta testing groups and learned of features as they were added, there is no way that I can claim to know how to use each feature. Mostly what I learned was which feature would be useful for me. I doubt that I use more than about ten percent of IMatch 5's capabilities. Yet within the ten percent I find a Digital Asset Manager that will do all that I need. I read of IMatch users who manage hundreds of thousands of files. I manage about 10,000. Thus IMatch 5 is far more powerful than I need, yet I would not consider leaving IMatch due to it being complex. IMatch 5 is easy to learn if one sticks to the basics. Mario has provided an outstanding help system that is top of the line. In addition Mario and the IMatch forum members are extremely helpful. I doubt that anyone trying to learn a new application would find any better help than what is available for IMatch 5. Review Source MV Michael V. Manager Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IMatch is an outstanding piece of software!" March 25, 2019 5.0 Pros When you work with large image collections we would say IMatch from Photools does the job. It doesn't crash! We used various well known DAM solutions and they all crash regularly. Queries receive a quick response, issues are solved. The software is powerful and reliable, all this for a low price. Highly recommended! Cons It has a learning curve. It took a while to figure out how to perform fast searches on a large batch of images. Review Source JE Juergen E. Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best DAM product on the market!!" September 21, 2016 5.0 I use IMatch as my picture database for more than ten years and am still delighted about its capabilities and the tremendous support, provided by his maker Mario Westphal. The variety of product features is second to none, such as the ease of tagging pictures with keywords and categories or exporting pictures with reduced resolution. Complex renaming is extremely easy and the search speed (I manage more than 100.000 photos) is incredible. I haven't found a competitive product that provides such a flexibility, ease of handling and product support for such a price. I am looking forward to exciting future developments. Pros Support Cons That a lot of people don't know it! Review Source HP Herman P. Used the software for: ### "Extremely flexible and powerful DAM, highly recommended!" May 6, 2015 5.0 Whenever I am looking for a new program I use to write down my requirements. For a DAM program these requirements are: 1. It should allow me to find any image in my collection based on criteria defined solely by me. 2. It should play nice with the raw processors, image editors and printing software I use in my workflow. 3. It should not lock me in, so that I can move on should the program be no longer supported or when my requirements change. 4. It should be fast, not slowing down to a grinding halt when my image collection grows. 5. It should be expandable, when a specific function is not provided 'out of the box' it should be possible to add functionality by means of scripting or plug-ins. 6. It should be actively supported by the developer, no 'abandonware'. 7. It should be affordable, no business model which forces customers to pay for a new version which just fixes long outstanding bugs. IMatch meets and exceeds all these requirements easily. It became the highly flexible, fast and reliable 'central hub' in my workflow. The support from the genius behind this program is unparalleled, it seems like he is always there, answering questions, fixing the occasional bug, adding new features to the program. The documentation is a masterpiece in it's own right, I have never seen something like this before. Last but not least, there is an active and friendly user community where users share ideas and experiences and where they help each other. My only point of criticism might be the price setting, given the flexibility of the program, the continuous development and superior support a higher price would be easily justifiable. Highly recommended! Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.