Improved file tagging system

[DorsalAxe]

Tags are quite awkwardly implemented in Windows and don't seem to support many file types by default. It would be pretty neat to improve on this with a more accessible UI and things like color-coding. Being able to quickly access tags and view tagged files from the navigation pane would be nice too.

Maybe something like this is beyond the scope of PowerToys, but I'm just throwing the idea out there.

[mawic]

Yes, such a feature would be great. Here my thoughts what kind of functionality I would like to have:

• As a user, I want to assign different tags to a file or a folder. For easier handling, the ribbon bar shall provide some buttons so that I can assign some tags without a lot of effort.
• As a user, I want to click on a file/folder and assign one or more tags to the file/folder.
• As a user, I want to search for a tag or several tags on my computer to find files with the same tags from different folders.
• As a user, I want to customize my tags.

[Jay-o-Way]

Don't tags need to be included in the file itself? Doesn't that mean the format (filetype) should support it? If files/folders are moved to a different location (or shared over Internet) the labels should always stay with it.

[somallef]

@crutkas How can I take this issue to develop?

[somallef]

@Jay-o-Way How can I take this issue to develop?

[Jay-o-Way]

@somallef Well, in my words, I suggest to write specs about what the code would look and act like, then create a concept/test version of the code, then create a (draft) pull request so people can comment on it and help improving.

Also recommend to read https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md and https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md first.

[crutkas]

First step here is to understand how an end user would use it and interact