Shoebox 1.6.1 review

Shoebox is a Mac OS X application for organizing digital photos by content.

License: Demo OS: Mac OS X File size: 0K Developer: KavaSoft Buy Now Price: $29.00 Updated: 05 Aug 2006

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Shoebox is a Mac OS X application for organizing digital photos by content. A sophisticated alternative to iPhoto, it uses Knowledge Base technology to learn what's in each of your photos.

Shoebox allows you to organize your photos by date, people, places and things.

With Shoebox you can quickly find exactly the photo you want, even if you have a very large collection. Shoebox also lets you surf your photo collection like a web browser. If you already use iPhoto, importing your photo collection is easy. Shoebox comes in two versions: Shoebox Express ($39.99) for home users, and Shoebox Pro ($79.99) for digital media professionals.

Here are some key features of "Shoebox":
Flexible, modular interface
Shoebox presents your photos with a clean, simple interface. Photos are displayed edge-to-edge, with a minimum of clutter.
Surf your photos
Looking at a photo of a flower? Click an arrow button to see all your photos of flowers, no matter where they are. Or you can see all similar photos—with the same date, people, places, or things! Shoebox keeps track of your history and favorites, just like a web browser.
Full Screen
Immerse yourself in your photos with Shoebox’s innovative full screen mode. You can switch between thumbnail and list views, or play a slideshow, from edge to edge.
Slideshow
You can play a slideshow of any collection of photos, even if they’re not in the same folder. Do a slideshow of all flowers, or all apple pies, or all pictures from Christmas, or all pictures from Canada. You can even play a slideshow of photos directly from your camera!
Just the photos you want to see
Sometimes you just want to see your favorite photos. Or maybe just photos from this year. Shoebox lets you filter the displayed photos by a variety of criteria, whether you’re browsing by folder or category.
Keep your photos where you want
Tired of programs that reorganize your photos and take over your library? Shoebox leaves your photos right where they are. You’re free to keep your photos in different folders, on an external hard drive, or even on your iPod.

Limitations:
you can only view 20 photos at a time
can only add 1, photos to your catalog.

What's New:
Improved the registration process.