Re: Import tags from a different database
Maik Qualmann <[email protected]>
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digiKam-8.8.0 can import tags from a text file in the Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalogue format. This is a text file with tags on each line; hierarchy is achieved using tabs. https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-10-19-8.8.0_release_announcement/#tag-management Maik Am Montag, 17. November 2025, 20:59:14 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb [email protected]: > Good evening, > > I have a database from another program for tagging. Unfortunately, the > program is not running anymore but I have full access to the sqlite > database. What is the best way to import these tags into digikam? > Identification can be done via the file name, as this is unique. Not every > picture is already in digikam - Is there a way to import csv files for this > case? > - Should the tags be written directly into the Digikam database? What needs > to be considered here, i.e., what dependencies need to be taken into > account sending direct sql commands? - Should I create xmp files from the > old database and then import them with a dummy picture? > Best regards, > Thomas