Description:
Research photo management
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 1.17.3@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@tropy |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
research
productivity
photography
metadata
academic
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Install:
brew install --cask tropy
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About:
Tropy is a research photo management application designed for historians, archivists, and researchers. It allows users to import, organize, and annotate large collections of digital photographs. The tool provides a powerful interface for adding metadata and transcriptions directly to images, streamlining the research workflow.
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Key Features:
- Flexible metadata templates for custom data entry
- Batch import and organization of photo collections
- Direct annotation and transcription on images
- Powerful search and filtering capabilities
- Export data to standard citation formats
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Use Cases:
- Organizing archival photographs for historical research
- Managing visual data for academic fieldwork
- Cataloging art history image collections
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Alternatives:
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Zotero
– Zotero is a general-purpose citation manager that handles photos but lacks Tropy's deep image annotation features.
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Lightroom
– Lightroom is a professional photo editor focused on image enhancement, whereas Tropy is built for metadata management and research.
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| Jan 21, 2026 11:04am |
1.17.3 |
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1fa77bcf |
| Sep 15, 2025 1:06pm |
1.16.2 |
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81a650e5 |
| Feb 17, 2024 10:34am |
1.16.0 |
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9cb2a5ce |
| Oct 20, 2023 9:11am |
1.15.2 |
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2779456c |
| Oct 3, 2023 1:15pm |
1.15.1 |
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15cd37f5 |
| Mar 30, 2023 9:46am |
1.13.0 |
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a368cdb9 |
| Aug 23, 2022 5:16pm |
1.12.0 |
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e35c4ac3 |
| Aug 15, 2022 1:32pm |
1.12.0 |
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5a532e81 |
| Aug 11, 2022 9:53am |
1.12.0 |
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2cde2ac7 |
| Jun 22, 2022 1:38am |
1.12.0 |
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01148e83 |
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