A file lives in one folder — but it can have as many tags as you like.
Quick answer: Leave files in their existing folders and add topic tags such as Invoices or Kitchen. Each file can have several tags. With Tag+ in Productivity Plus Pack, tag supported files from the right-click menu and use navigation-pane filters to find matching files in indexed locations, without moving or duplicating them.
Is the invoice for the kitchen project filed under Invoices or under Kitchen? With folders you have to pick one. With tags, it can be both — and the file stays right where it is.
Tag+ from Productivity Plus Pack brings tags into File Explorer, and its filters work like virtual folders that always show every file with a given tag, wherever it's stored.
Use what's built into Windows, the tools you already have, or Productivity Plus Pack — they work well together.
Libraries and Quick access gather folders in one place, and Windows Search can save searches — but a file still belongs to just one folder.
Tag+ gives every tag its own filter in the navigation pane, and a visual query builder for your own views.
Set a filter folder to apply a tag or rating to supported files you drag onto it — organizing by tags becomes as quick as moving files.
More about Tag+ · Full Tag+ guide · Read: How to Tag PDFs, Documents and More in Windows · Read: Folders vs Tags: Which Is Better for Organizing Files? · Read: Why Windows Search Isn't Finding Your Files - and How to Fix It · More how-to guides
No. Tags work alongside your folders - use folders for where files live, and tags for what they are about.
From Windows Search, so they include files in any location Windows Search indexes.
Yes. Tag Sense AI suggests tags for documents and images using local AI, and the suggested tags work in your filters like any other.
Try every feature free for 30 days, no account or credit card needed. After the trial, choose a one-time payment for the direct download or a monthly subscription for the Microsoft Store edition.
