# Page 2 | IMatch Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - 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 # Page 2 - Reviews of IMatch ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-45 of 45 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use 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 WL Wolfgang L. Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Database Software for Photo Collection I could find" February 17, 2019 5.0 Best Tool for organizing my Photo collection Pros Handles large Collections of photos Self defined Relation and Version function between different file types Mighty categorisation functionality Easy Building of thesaurus with different Levels Easy search for pictures in some categories Fast and competent support Cons Data base file in my opinion is large But no negative Influence on Data base performance Review Source WH Wolf H. Used the software for: ### "Best DAM-Software I ever work with for all kind of files" May 14, 2015 5.0 I use IMatch for: - managing my potos \[with long science categories\]; - better Windows Explorer for all kind of files \[Office-Documents, videos, graphics, QuarkXpress and Adobe files,...\] - to work with my music-files \[adding musicians, training schedules for learning songs, ...\] Pro: + very powerful tool which can handle nearly all type of workflow; + great search function to find files in seconds; + the userinterface (ui) is very customizable; working with two monitors perfect; + hierarchical keywords; + hierarchical categories \[after understanding this concept, I using this function every day, when I'm working with all kind of my files\]; + concept of the ui \[left side to navigate; right side to add/change metadata\]; + to open the same file in different programs with just one click \[e.g.: My mp3 files I can open with foobar2000, vlc, Transcribe!, MP3-Tag, Tageditor,...\]. That safe me a lot of time; + drag & drop files into other software; even into QuarkXpress \[a lot of other DAM-Software struggling with this on my computer\]; + never have a software, which was used so often and are so stable; + for the possibilities which this software provide, it is very cheap; + support from the developer is outstanding: I have special wishes and he implemented it in one day; never saw this on other software products. + community forum! cons - none \[as long, as you a patient enough to try this software two days and read the quick start\] Highly recommend! Review Source HL Heiner L. Used the software for: ### "I highly recommend Imatch to everyone with thousands of images on their computer" May 12, 2015 5.0 I have used Imatch for nearly 10 years to manage a collection of about 180,000 images from digital cameras, scanned photos, slides and negatives as well as movie clips. I can tag, sort, filter and organize all files easily. Finding any picture or movie is a matter of seconds. I really like the addition of the time line view in Imatch 5. After folders with media files are added to the database you can see the pictures for a certain date, month, year or any other time frame without any effort or tagging. It does not matter where the files are located on your computer or network. Sure you need to have the camera time set correctly, if not, it's easy to correct the time stamp with Imatch. Imatch has a lot of functionality, don't try to learn it all at once. It's easy to start with just adding categories and ratings and expand your workflow if needed later. Imatch comes with a superb documentation, a great user forum and great support from the developer Mario. Imatch also comes with a scripting engine. You can either write your own script or use one of the scripts which comes with Imatch or find one posted on the user forum. Not many programs on my computer run as stable and are as affordable as Imatch. There is no subscription fee or yearly upgrade without any new functionality. Imatch does not lock you down with proprietary formats, all information and meta data can be written to the files or exported. Review Source PR Pavel R. Used the software for: ### "A must-have software for any serious photographer" May 6, 2015 5.0 I have been using IMatch 5 since the first beta version became available and with every new update it is getting better. I use it exclusively to catalog my photographs (RAW and jpg files), but it supports many other file formats. The search and filter functions, key features for my workflow, offer a great number of options so you can easily search for various combinations of metadata. The program offers seemingly endless number of settings and customizations which includes also the user interface. Thus, thumbnails can be customized to display metadata of your choice. This can be further combined with color codes which makes orientation in the list of thumbnails even easier. For more advanced users the software offers scripting thus broadening its versatility even more. Finally, I should mention excellent support provided by the software developer. Questions posted in the user forum are usually answered within couple of hours. Moreover, bugs are fixed fast, the more annoying ones (they are very rare) immediately, others are being corrected continuously with every new update (usually every one or two weeks). Updates often add various useful improvements. It is very hard for me to find any con, but if I really have to name some, it is probably a relatively steep learning curve. But it is a trade-off for a complexity of the software which in a long term is very useful for every serious user. Review Source MH Markus H. chief photographer Used the software for: ### "Simply the best! " May 5, 2015 5.0 I tried several DAMs before, when I tried IMatch, I was simply overhelmed by the power and possibilities of IMatch. I am using IMatch since 2001 and the "new" IMatch 5 is really a milestone ahead. I do manage all my photos (nefs, jpgs, tiffs) and all my office-files of my photo-agency, what is located in Switzerland. At the moment I do manage by IMatch 210'000 files, no problems with searching. Specially great I think, is the automatic version-system of IMatch (when you create for example jpgs from raws) and the manually or even automatically stacking - helps decluttering the screen a lot! Further I am very free to create my file windows - system (how the thumbs appears), using the famous categories (very strong) and take advantage of delivered scripts or I can create myself time-reducing scripts. Last but not least is a kind of "excell" integrated, so called Attributes, what helps me manage my bills and text and numbers, without storing them inside the files or sidecars (like Metadata, Exif, IPTC and so on), because Attributes will be stored only inside the IMatch-database. IMatch offers much more, than I can now review here, things like Apps, statistics, automatically data-driven categories, batch for outputs, slideshow, creating web-galleries and much more. Give IMatch a chance, you will be impressed! Review Source DM David M. User Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Used for several years and not found anything better" July 3, 2017 4.0 No where else can I colate 75,000 photos like this Pros The ease of use, it just works as advertised, no hassle. What other software do you feel as the number one user. Review Source EF Emilio F. Photo video manager Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "GREAT Digital Assets Managment tool. Worth every penny " December 12, 2017 4.0 Pros Love that it supports wide range of formats. I mostly work with Raw and JPG and never had any issues importing images. Makes editing easy and able to add pertinent info in the IPTC field such as copyright, photographer byline gps coordinates ETC. Easy to tag photos and add to favorite and edits. Cons With this software gave you the chance to upload images directly from cameras, or SD cards. I first have to upload them to my External Hardrive and then export them. seems like an extra step that adds a bit of time in the long run. Specially after shooting a 2000 image wedding. Also it does not have image editing capabilites which can come in handy for small image tweaks like cropping or color correctiong. This would help avoid the dreaded lightroom editing rendering time. Review Source DV Dave V. Software Engineer Used the software for: ### "Outstanding DAM with many ways to be used" May 18, 2015 5.0 IMatch is a phenomenal piece of software that I've used for several years. The dynamic categories provide an intuitive way to organize your photos. That coupled with the filters, metadata, ... make it extremely useful. It's a tremendous asset in cataloging and managing images of any kind. I have a collection of about 100,000 photos in it now, and I also use it with scans of business cards -- they're assigned categories and the contents entered, so now searching either via name or categories (e.g. restaurants in Bangkok I've rated 4 stars) is a breeze. The "problem" with previous versions of IMatch (version 3.6 and earlier) had to do with its' rather complex interface that was more "geeky" than many could handle. With IMatch 5, he's completely overcome that problem and something you can use after just a bit of an introduction. And it integrates well with Photoshop, Lightroom, and other photo software. 5 Stars in my book! Review Source EK Ed K. Used the software for: ### "Damn great DAM" May 6, 2015 5.0 I have used IMatch for nearly 10 years to manage over 250K image files (plus nearly 10K others such as music, video, and documents). Over the years it's been great and just keeps getting better and better. I couldn't imagine doing without it. It has a great (and highly configurable) interface and unparalleled documentation. No matter what new challenge I throw at it, there's a way (usually several) to get it done. And it's fast even with the load I place on it - barely have time to get a cup of coffee even when managing and manipulating massive amounts of data. You will NEVER find better customer support (or documentation) - EVER! Questions are answered almost immediately. Bugs - rare though they may be - are fixed quickly. The user forum, where the developer himself posts info & replies many time each day, is a treasure trove of information. I could go on (and on & on...) but you get the idea - I really like IMatch. Review Source MD Mees D. Owner Used the software for: ### "Excellent product with outstanding support" May 4, 2015 5.0 Extremely competent and extra-ordinary versatile product for managing pictures. Is also capable of managing other types of files (although I don't use it for that purpose myself). IMatch can be tuned to your personal wishes and work-flow, but is also usable out of the box. You can use it without any training and gradually work your way up the ladder and tune it to fulfil all wishes. Works seamless with other software (I use PS5 for editing pictures and IMatch for managing pictures, no LR or Bridge for me any longer). Pro's: no vendor lock-in (like e.g. Adobe products), very regular updates (bugfixing and functionality updates), extremely good support from vendor and on user platform, multiple language, low system requirements. Con's: can be a bit daunting at first sight, long learning curve if you want to explore everything (but then : who does need everything?) Review Source HS Herb S. Owner Used the software for: ### "I have been using it since version 3" May 14, 2015 5.0 I have tried a few different image management programs and was the happiest with IMatch. The latest version is a real home run. I like the ability to change layouts based on the type of work that I am doing and to save those layouts and bring them up when necessary. I also like the ability to move parts of the program to a second monitor. Keywording is easy, especially with using the letter key to bring you to keywords that start with that letter. Adding child elements in singularly or in groups is a real plus. Using templates for commonly used information is great. If there is a downside to IMatch, it is that it is so featured-loaded that it takes some time to master it. I am nowhere near mastering it but when I have problems, I turn to the user forum or email the program's creator to help me find my way. I would highly recommend this program. Review Source MM Micha M. Used the software for: ### "Excellent Software, very good support" May 7, 2015 5.0 I am using imatch since version 3 and am VERY happy with the new version 5. It is fast (even for thousands of files - I actually have approx. 40.000), very well supported and does not force you to use a certain external tool - you can use photoshop, gimp, lightroom, whatever you like. The only perfomance issue that I observed are data driven categories. They are very powerful, but should not be updated on the fly to avoid performance issues - update them on demand (this is an option). The support is really good. In the user-forum, you get very fast answers from other users, but also from the programmer. You can even use the tool for office or music files - they are all supported. I highly recommend it! Review Source EM Eric M. Used the software for: ### "Awesome DAM, impressive list of functionalities, excellent customer support" May 14, 2015 5.0 I used ACDSee, Idimager and Photosupreme by the past. I switched to IMatch about 18 months ago, and I am completely satisfied. Imatch can be easily customized to match your workflow, it does integrate with several "add ons", like geosetter, and downloader pro. The management of metadata is awesome, as you can basically store any keywords and categories into almost any meta data fields. Response time is good, never had issues (I have a database of 60,000 pictures) Beyond my own pictures, I also manage in a separate database my administrative documents (mainly pdf), and home videos in a 3rd database. The support web site is very useful, the training material is very good, and the support is awesome. Review Source DH David H. Engineer & Programs Manager Used the software for: ### "Used this software and it's prior vers. as an advanced amatuer to form a searchable image catalog. " May 5, 2015 5.0 This software and it's prior version has given me the ability to find images very rapidly for various photo projects. My workflow includes an IMatch, Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC grouping. This combination works seamlessly together. It is the essential DAM portion of my image environment. The customer service provided by this developer is outstanding and far exceeds that found by me from any of the other multitude of companies dealt with everyday. The help system supplied with the software is the most complete and up to date I have ever seen. The response time to queries to the developer is sometimes minutes and always thorough. Review Source IG Ignacio G. Used the software for: ### "Extremely Powerful. Great Value. Excellent Support." May 18, 2015 5.0 Have around 200.000 Images in my database. Have been a user for over 10 Years. Very happy I use this sw... very powerful if you need it to be, but can also be used "as-shipped". It's as simple or complex as you need it to be. I use it often with filters, keywords and categories to find images and determine which ones to process furher. I export and import to / from other apps as needed. Never had problems. I also love it's robustness. Updated often and the customer support is excellent. And in terms of price. Excellent value for money! Review Source KB Kasey B. Used the software for: ### "This is not cheap, but worth your money" February 8, 2017 5.0 If you are willing to spend on the pricetag of this product, then you will love it. It has a wealth of features and options that is comp to Photoshop. That being said, there is some learning curve to it. Review Source CM Christopher M. Used the software for: ### "DAM with excellent qualities " May 5, 2015 5.0 I use IMatch for many years, primarily, for the picture management. Till present with IMatch there is nothing what not anyhow is to be solved. Many achievement signs have been realised in the topical Verion. If then something really exotic is required, this can be realised very well about the available Script possibility. The Support by the developer is really exemplary, here quite a lot of software manufacturers can cut off to themselves a disc. Review Source JA Javier A. Used the software for: ### "Every thing you need to organize, mantain, modify and keep track of you digital documents" May 5, 2015 4.0 \- Its possibilities seem infinite - Customer service is amazing - A little bit steep learning curve Review Source Similar Products Featured