v1.11 — Folders browser, tag hierarchy, video editing, smarter navigation

MediaChips

Your metadata. Your tags. Your way to see the library.

Build the library interface that fits your collection — custom chips, rich tags, deep filters, and visual previews. Videos, images, audio, and text. Local. Private. No cloud.

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v1.11.1

Linux

AppImage for 64-bit systems

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Docker

Container image for NAS and servers

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Features

Custom chips

Any fields you need — not just tags and ratings. Build the schema that matches how you think.

Custom metadata chips on media cards
Custom metadata chips on media cards

Rich tags

Images, synonyms, nesting, categories, and tag pages — detailed cards, not flat labels.

Tags as rich cards with images and metadata
Tags as rich cards with images and metadata

Deep filters

Combine any fields, save presets, and dial in exact conditions until the list is right.

Filter by any field and save presets
Filter by any field and save presets

Visual previews

Storyboard grids, hover scrub, timeline peeks, and big preview — see the file before you open it.

Storyboard and timeline preview on each item
Storyboard and timeline preview on each item

View modes

Media, tags, and folders — inspector, sidebar, and layouts you can shape to the job.

Browser layout, card size, and view controls
Browser layout, card size, and view controls

Local & yours

No cloud, no accounts, no data leaving your machine. On your local network, open the library in a browser on phone, tablet, or another computer — every device stays yours.

Desktop app + LAN — library on every device at home
Desktop app + LAN — library on every device at home

Also built for…

Fast import

Path tags and enhance wizard after you add a folder.

Duplicates

Checks and fingerprints for large collections.

Local AI

CLIP Find scene and on-device faces.

Player

Timeline markers, chapters, Clip Studio.

Scrapers

Adult and TMDB metadata — plus library imports.

Library tools

Multiple databases, backup, password protection, SFW mode.

Still readable at scale

The same chips, tags, filters, and previews — still alive past 500,000 files.

500,000+ files. Grid stays fast — watch it scroll.
500,000+ files. Grid stays fast — watch it scroll.

Open source

Inspect the code. Trust the app. Shape it for your workflow.

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Transparent

Full source on GitHub.

Private by design

No telemetry — nothing leaves your machine.

Extensible

Fork and extend for your own setup.

Customer Reviews

Real feedback from users on AlternativeTo

★★★★★

I'm a filmmaker, and there are a lot of people like me after an app like mediaChips. The software is very nice with cool features. Not everyone likes working with the confusing and heavy Adobe Bridge, so mediaChips strikes me as the only one in its niche.

In particular, I highlight the bookmark feature, which does not exist in Adobe Bridge, which allows me to insert a descriptive comment on the video. The strip view mode is very handy for finding the text of the take that can be used, and including a comment.

Manoel LeiteFilmmaker
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News

MediaChips v1.11.0

Added

  • Folders browser — browse library and pending disk files together with back/forward history, filesystem operations, folder selection, and path synchronization after moves or renames
  • Tag hierarchy and organization — nested tag categories, tag reparenting, globally unique active tag names, safe Trash restore, color swatch filtering, and improved tag suggestions/path matching including CJK
  • Library Reset — clear media or tags from Database settings with progress and confirmation flows
  • Session Focus tag tray — work with multiple focused tags and apply them to the current selection
  • Video editing — trim videos in-player with copy/encode fallback and run cancellable video conversion jobs
  • Home Similar improvements — frame-based match previews, reason badges, score filtering, and more varied source items
  • Navigation and menus — mixed-grid keyboard navigation, unified selection controls, synced app menus, and Home widget context menus

Fixed

  • LAN / browser boot spinner — /api/config is available as soon as the server listens and no longer requires a login session
  • Filesystem safety and consistency — protect operations from symlink escapes, avoid overwrite conflicts, and keep watched-folder records stable when IDs are missing
  • Tag and filter behavior — improve OR filtering, tag restoration, autocomplete, path matching, and category handling
  • Player and preview behavior — restore timeline hover previews, keep edits synchronized, and prevent thumbnail flashing

Changed

  • Browser and inspector UI — unified bottom dock, refreshed folder controls, grid layouts, settings, dialogs, and media previews
  • Database and server startup — database discovery, migration/schema repair, watched-folder stability, and LAN startup behavior were hardened
  • Media processing — improved thumbnail validation, video previews, FFmpeg conversion, and filesystem safety checks

Full release history on GitHub

Contact the developer

Questions, bug reports, or feature ideas? Reach out via email or community channels.

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Coming from somewhere else? Bring metadata over with import plugins. Stash reads a database file; Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby connect via API. Scrapers fill in the rest. Stash · Plex · Jellyfin · Emby · TMDB · Adult scraper. Plugins

The MediaChips community shares custom metadata schemas, scraper configs, Docker and NAS setups, and migration guides on Discord and Reddit.