Apply tags to files

Apply tags to files

Add tags to files to make them easy to find. Tag one file or hundreds at once.

Tag multiple files

  1. Select files:
    • Click to select one
    • Shift + click for a range
    • ⌘/Ctrl + click to add individual files
    • Drag to rubber-band select

Selected files

Select files, then press T to open the tag editor

  1. Press T or click Tag in the action bar

  2. The tag editor shows:

    • Applied to all — Tags on every selected file
    • In some files — Tags on some but not all (the number shows how many)
    • Available tags — Tags you can add

Tag editor

The number next to each tag shows how many selected files have that tag. Click to add or remove.

Tag a single file

Open the inspect panel with Space, then find the Tags section and click to edit.

Single file tags

Create tags on the fly

Requires Manage tags permission.

You can create new tags directly from the tag editor:

  1. Select one or more files
  2. Press T to open the tag editor
  3. Type a tag name that doesn’t exist
  4. Press Enter to create the tag and apply it

Create tag

Type a new name and press Enter to create and apply a tag

The new tag is created with the default gray color. To change the color, go to Admin → Tags.