Ever opened your media player and seen blank thumbnails, wrong titles,
or a jumble of cryptic file names like MOV_4932.mkv?
Video Tagger fixes that. It finds cover art, descriptions, cast info,
and proper names for all your movies and TV shows — and presents
everything in one clean view so you can review before anything changes.
It works with Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby — the apps you might already use to watch your videos on your TV, phone, or computer. Your videos, full file paths, and library structure stay local. When you look up movie info, the request goes directly from your computer to TMDB — we never see it.
For every file you've already tagged, Video Tagger can look up fresh info and show you what's different — side by side. Update only the parts you want, one file at a time. Nothing gets renamed or moved unless you ask.
Updating only touches the info files and images for that video —
the video itself is never renamed or moved. For movies that's the
.nfo, poster, and fanart; for TV episodes it's just
the per-episode info file. Show-level artwork and info stay shared
across the whole season.
You worked hard to build your collection. But when you open Plex or Jellyfin, half your movies show blank thumbnails, wrong titles, or "Unknown." Organizing everything by hand is slow, tedious, and easy to mess up.
One movie is called Example Movie (1999).mkv, another is example.movie.1999.1080p.bluray.x264.mkv, and a third is just MOV_4932.mkv. Your media player can't make sense of them.
Finding the right cover art, typing out descriptions, getting the year and title format correct — a single TV season can eat up an entire afternoon.
Jellyfin, Kodi, and Emby read local info files next to your videos; Plex relies on predictable naming and local artwork. Without them, you get empty posters, missing descriptions, and garbled episode lists.
Some "organizer" tools ask you to upload your file list — or even the files themselves — to their cloud. For a personal video collection, that feels wrong. And it is.
Video Tagger separates planning from doing. Nothing on your disk changes until you say "go" — and if you change your mind, every action can be undone.
Choose any folder on your computer. Video Tagger finds all the video files in it and shows you a list.
The app reads the file name, looks up the movie or show, and shows you possible matches. You pick the right one — or search manually.
See exactly what's about to happen: which file will be renamed, what new files will be created. Nothing is touched yet.
Happy with the plan? Confirm and it's done. Not happy? Undo is one click away, even after you restart the app.
Built for real people with real video collections who want things to just work.
Pick any folder. The app finds your videos — .mkv .mp4 .avi .mov .wmv .ts .m4v .flv — and nothing else.
Reads file names like Example Movie (1999).mkv or Show.S01E03.mkv and figures out what they are.
Finds cover art, descriptions, cast, and more. You bring your own free TMDB key — we never see your searches.
See every rename and every new file before anything happens. Nothing is written until you confirm.
Never overwrites existing files without asking. Shows you conflicts upfront. If something goes wrong mid-apply, it rolls back cleanly.
Writes all the info files your media apps need: cover images, background art, and structured descriptions.
Undo any change — even after you close and reopen the app. Batch undo is supported too.
Output follows the conventions each media server expects. Pick your preferred format in settings.
Choose from built-in naming profiles (Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi, Emby) or create your own custom format.
Already organized your files? Check if anything's changed upstream and update only the info that's different.
Quickly see what's organized, what's missing info, and what needs attention — at a glance.
Need more than movies and TV? Install plugins for additional content types. The app stays clean; plugins do the rest.
A free TMDB API key is all you need to get started. Paste it in Settings on first launch.
Video Tagger is a desktop app — like a word processor, but for your video library. It runs on your machine and works with your files. No telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting — your library structure never leaves your disk.
There's no cloud service storing your library. The app doesn't upload your videos, your file names, or your folder structure. When it looks up movie info, the request goes directly from your computer to TMDB — we're not in the middle.
Payments are handled by Paddle, a trusted payment processor. The app never sees your credit card. License activation is designed to work without sending your library data anywhere.
Read the full Privacy Policy →To be completely clear about what this tool does and doesn't do:
Everything is written right next to your videos. Nothing goes to the cloud.
Final pricing will be announced at launch.
For trying things out on a small collection.
For full libraries and ongoing upkeep.
Safety features — preview, conflict detection, undo — are always included. Never paywalled.
Public download will be available after signing and notarization. We're working on Windows support and will announce it when ready. The app doesn't come with a built-in TMDB key — you'll paste your own free key in Settings on first launch.