Import tags from a different database

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi all,

I am proud to announce that I am currently revising the whole
digiKam.org contents for a huge update/formatting/improvements. The
FAQ for example was not up-to-date for many years ago. I created a new
FAQ entry about this topic :

https://www.digikam.org/documentation/faq/#how-to-import-tags-from-another-program

Other FAQ entries are planned, based on the mailing list posts and
also the subreddit community group messages that I moderate actively.
See the updated support web page for details:

https://www.digikam.org/support/#join-the-digikam-community-group-on-reddit

Best regards

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 17 nov. 2025 à 21:14, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> 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
> thomas.weg at abwesend.de:
> > 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
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