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DropSnorz / OwlPlug

Audio plugin manager. Small tool to manage VST / AU / LV2 plugins on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
https://owlplug.com
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Feature Request: tag Plugins, like a Sample Manager #18

Open Will-Develop opened 4 years ago

Will-Develop commented 4 years ago

Good work! A nice feature would be if you could tag your plugins and then filter by the tags. Like in a Sample Manager (Loopcloud).

DropSnorz commented 4 years ago

Hi @Will-Develop ! Thank you for using Owlplug and sharing your feedback.

I agree it would be really cool, especially for large plugins collection.

ThreepE0 commented 2 years ago

Seconding this request; This would bring this app into the "absolutely necessary, invaluable" category. I'm really surprised no one seems to be able to get this right. If I want to search for all my compressor plugins, or ones that include a compressor, I simply cannot in my DAW. I was hoping this app was that missing link to bring everything under one umbrella and allow for organizing/searching plugins quickly. Installing has always been a pain, so this was nice to play around with. But I've uninstalled for now until tagging/advanced search is implemented.

Will-Develop commented 2 years ago

Seconding this request; This would bring this app into the "absolutely necessary, invaluable" category. I'm really surprised no one seems to be able to get this right. If I want to search for all my compressor plugins, or ones that include a compressor, I simply cannot in my DAW. I was hoping this app was that missing link to bring everything under one umbrella and allow for organizing/searching plugins quickly. Installing has always been a pain, so this was nice to play around with. But I've uninstalled for now until tagging/advanced search is implemented.

If you use Reaper as your DAW, I found a little workaround on how to tag your plugins there. Here is the tutorial: https://youtu.be/V65LA_Q6EaU

ThreepE0 commented 2 years ago

If you use Reaper as your DAW, I found a little workaround on how to tag your plugins there. Here is the tutorial: https://youtu.be/V65LA_Q6EaU

Will! This is funny; After a long few hours of searching everywhere for a solution. It's stunning that it's 2022 and there's so little support for enhanced features in something as basic as file systems. Like where are all the proper tagging solutions? Windows allows you to tag photos and music, but even that was a poorly implemented afterthought, limited to a few types of files (no dll files unfortunately.) Even the paid or pay-to-upgrade solutions seem lack-luster like Tagspace.

Just about to give up, I had stumbled across your YouTube video. I'd heard about renaming plugins, but had misunderstood what was involved, and figured it'd turn into a messy nightmare filled with broken plugins and lost data. After seeing your video, that worry was dispelled, and then I spent another few hours feverishly tagging my plugins with your method, as well as your script to check that I'd created the correct smart folders.

It's working out really well so far. Thanks!

Will-Develop commented 2 years ago

If you use Reaper as your DAW, I found a little workaround on how to tag your plugins there. Here is the tutorial: https://youtu.be/V65LA_Q6EaU

Will! This is funny; After a long few hours of searching everywhere for a solution. It's stunning that it's 2022 and there's so little support for enhanced features in something as basic as file systems. Like where are all the proper tagging solutions? Windows allows you to tag photos and music, but even that was a poorly implemented afterthought, limited to a few types of files (no dll files unfortunately.) Even the paid or pay-to-upgrade solutions seem lack-luster like Tagspace.

Just about to give up, I had stumbled across your YouTube video. I'd heard about renaming plugins, but had misunderstood what was involved, and figured it'd turn into a messy nightmare filled with broken plugins and lost data. After seeing your video, that worry was dispelled, and then I spent another few hours feverishly tagging my plugins with your method, as well as your script to check that I'd created the correct smart folders.

It's working out really well so far. Thanks!

I am very happy to hear that