Photo Importer

Photo Importer is a simple tool designed to help you easily import and organize photos and videos from your camera. Photo Importer renames photos, organizes them into a structured folder format (year/month/day), has the option to geotag photos using GPX files and add custom metadata. Videos can also be imported with the same organizational features (minus geotagging).

Note

This is a hobby project created to meet my personal needs for photo and video organization. While designed initially for my workflow, I aim to make it a generalized and user-friendly program. Any contributions or suggestions to improve it are highly appreciated!

✨ Features

• Photo and Video Importing: Import photos and videos into a structured folder hierarchy.
• File Renaming: Renames files to "CameraName Time Original-Filename" for better organization.
• RAW File Separation: Automatically separate RAW photos into a dedicated RAW folder.
• Geotagging Support: Use a GPX file to geotag photos based on location data.
• Metadata Support: Add a creator name (or in the future other custom metadata) to photos during import.
• Video Support: Import and organize videos with the same structure (excluding geotagging).

🔧 Planned Features

• More folder structure customization options.
• Customized file renaming.
• Additional metadata customization settings.

🚀 Installation

1. Visit the Releases page on GitHub.
2. Download the appropriate file for your system:
   • Windows: Download the installer (photo-importer-amd64-installer.exe ) or the standalone binary (photo-importer-win.exe).
   • Linux: Download the standalone binary (photo-importer-linux).

For detailed Linux integration, such as creating a desktop entry, refer to your distribution's documentation.

🛠️ Usage

1. Connect your camera or storage device to your computer.
2. Launch the program and select source and destination folders.
3. Configure options like:
   • RAW file separation.
   • Metadata (currently only creator name).
   • Geotagging (if a GPX file is provided).
4. Start the import process.

⚠️ Reporting Issues

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please report them on the issue tracker.

⚙️ Local Development Setup

Photo Importer is built using Go and the Wails framework. To set up a local development environment:

1. Follow the Wails installation instructions to ensure all necessary dependencies are installed.
2. Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

   git clone https://github.com/TheRedScreen64/photo-importer.git
   cd photo-importer

3. Build and run the application:

   wails dev

♥️ Acknowledgements

Special thanks go to the developers of ExifTool by Phil Harvey and the Wails framework.

📜 License

Photo Importer is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.