mcat - a cataloging tool
About mcat
mcat is a free cataloging tool for multimedia CD/DVD collections. It can be used to catalog any file types, but it provides extended info for audio/video/image files.
- Main features:
- scans removable media or hard disk folders and stores file structure for offline browsing and searching
- stores media characteristics (like media type, storage info, notes, etc.)
- provides tagging capabilities for better collection organization
- extracts and stores extended info for multimedia files
- allows adding notes to individual scan items
- provides a fast and flexible search function
Planned features: please check the feedback area. You can have an idea of what I'm planning for, but waiting to know what appeals you most.
License
mcat is free and open source. You may use it for whatever purpose, personal, academic or commercial.
It is developed by Sorin Comanescu, a .NET programmer located in Bucharest, Romania.
Credits
Many thanks go to the creators of the following great software, used by mcat:
- SQLite, used as database backend
- System.Data.SQLite, providing connectivity to the database
- MediaInfo, a great library used to get info about video/audio files
- ObjectListView, the amazing tree/list control
- fugue icons, giving the eye-candy of this tool
- EXIF Utility Library, providing detailed info for JPEG/TIFF files
Quick Links
Feedback
Screenshots
mcat's main window:
News
19 Feb 2009
Version 0.3.1 is out.
- Changes in this release:
- better support for JPEG/TIFF files
- misc UI improvements