The Excire Search Keyword Transfer allows for transferring Excire keywords to the Lightroom catalog either interactively, image by image, or in batch mode. Excire Search creates its own keyword hierarchy to not interfere with already existing Lightroom keywords.
Once the keywords have been transferred, all the Lightroom filters and search functions can be used to work with the Excire keywords. Note that Keyword Transfer is only available in Excire Search Pro.
Note: Note: Furthermore we recommend to backup the Lightroom catalog before transferring keywords in batch mode.
The interactive mode allows for semi-automatic tagging based on the keywords found by Excire Search.
1 With this option activated, the selected Excire Search keywords will be automatically transferred to the Lightroom catalog as you switch to the next photo. You need not hit the ‘Transfer’ button.
2 This field shows the keywords found by Excire Search. You may deselect keywords before transferring the remaining keywords to Lightroom. Manual transfer is accomplished by hitting the ‘Transfer’ button.
3 Here you can select and deselect the type of keywords to be transferred.
4 This field can be used to manually add keywords in the Lightroom format: the old-fashioned way.
For opening the user dialog use the corresponding menu entry ‘Transfer Keywords’ under Library→Plug-in Extras→Excire Search. or the shortcuts ⌥⌘Y (macOS) or Ctrl+Alt+Y (Windows).
1 With this option activated, the selected Excire Search keywords will be automatically transferred to the Lightroom catalog as you switch to the next photo. You need not hit the ‘Transfer’ button.
2 This field shows the keywords found by Excire Search. You may deselect keywords before transferring the remaining keywords to Lightroom. Manual transfer is accomplished by hitting the ‘Transfer’ button.
3 Here you can select and deselect the type of keywords to be transferred.
4 This field can be used to manually add keywords in the Lightroom format: the old-fashioned way.
For opening the user dialog use the corresponding menu entry ‘Transfer Keywords’ under Library→Plug-in Extras→Excire Search. or the shortcuts ⌥⌘Y (macOS) or Ctrl+Alt+Y (Windows).
The batch mode allows for a quick transfer of multiple keywords to multiple images.
1 Here you may select to transfer the keywords for all images in the catalog or only the images in the filmstrip.
2 The arrows can be used to deactivate keywords, i.e., to select keywords that will not be transferred in batch mode.
3 Activating this option will let you deactivate a complete keyword tree by just clicking on a parent node. For example, should you not be interested in animal keywords you select the ‘animal’ tag instead of having to choose all individual animal keywords.
4 If you select the ‘Restore manually deleted keywords’ option, keywords that have been deleted manually after a previous keyword batch transfer will be now restored. If you wish to protect the changes you made by manually deleting Excire keywords, you should deselect this option.
Excire will, by default, only assign a keyword to the first image in a stack. The option ‘Transfer tags to all photos in a stack’ will force the Keyword Transfer to assign the keywords to all images in the stack. Note this option is only visible, if the option ‘For stacks, only initialize the top photo’ is enabled in the Excire Search section of the Lightroom, plug-in manager.
For opening the user dialog use the corresponding menu entry ‘Transfer Keywords’ (Library→Plug-in Extras→Excire Search) or its shortcut ⌥⌘Y (macOS) or Ctrl+Alt+Y (Windows).
Note for existing Excire Foto customers: Excire Foto users have to keep in mind for testing that the previous Excire database will be modified when the program is started for the first time. Thus a switch back to version 1.3 is not possible without a backup. We therefore recommend creating a backup before using Excire Foto 2022. How to do this is described in the following forum posts: LINK 1 and LINK 2
| Excire Foto | Excire Foto Trial Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple databases | ||
| JPG, PNG & BMP | ||
| RAW formats | ||
| Load EXIF data | ||
| Load IPTC metadata | ||
| IPTC Manager & Editor | ||
| Load stars, ratings, label | ||
| Load keywords | ||
| Save metadata | ||
| Export photos | ||
| Share via Dropbox | ||
| Share via Google Drive | ||
| Find similar photos | ||
| Find by keyword | ||
| Find faces | ||
| Find people | ||
| Find similar photos with external photo | ||
| Find people with external photo | ||
| Show GPS data in Google Maps | ||
| Assign keywords | ||
| Create collections | ||
| Assign stars, flags & color labels and search for them |
| Supported Languages | German & English |
| Current version | 2.2.1 |
| CPU | Multicore processor with 64-bit and AVX support Older AMD processors like AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T and AMD Phenom(tm) II X (also known as AMD Athlon II X4 640) are not supported. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are not supported. |
| Operating System | macOS 10.14 (or newer) or Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Memory | 8GB RAM. 16GB or more are recommended. |
| Storage | The Excire databases use about 250 MB of disc space for 100.000 photos and additional 25GB for previews of highest quality in case that a preview is generated for each photo. |
| Supported Languages | English & German |
| Current version | 3.1.1 |
| CPU | Multicore processor with 64-bit and AVX support Older AMD processors like AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T and AMD Phenom(tm) II X (also known as AMD Athlon II X4 640) are not supported. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are not supported. |
| Operating System | macOS 10.14 (or newer) or Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Memory | 8GB RAM. 16GB or more are recommended. |
| Storage | The Excire databases use about 250 MB of disc space for 100.000 photos and additional 25GB for previews of highest quality in case that a preview is generated for each photo. |
Excire Search is the perfect solution for all Adobe Lightroom Classic users. The smart Lightroom plugin analyzes and tags photos automatically and extends Lightroom with powerful AI search functions. With just a few clicks, Excire Search finds exactly the photos you are looking for. This makes image management fun again and hours of image searching a thing of the past.
Available for Windows and macOS and now brand new in the 2022 version with integrated duplicate finder!
| Supported Languages | German, English, French, Italian & Spanish |
| Current version | 3.1.1 |
| CPU | Multicore processor with 64-bit and AVX support Older AMD processors like AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T and AMD Phenom(tm) II X (also known as AMD Athlon II X4 640) are not supported. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are not supported. |
| Operating System | macOS 10.14 (or newer) or Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Lightroom (Classic) | Version 6 (or newer) |
| Memory | 8GB RAM. For huge catalogs (> 100.000 photos) we recommend 16GB or more. |
| Storage | 375 MB available HD space for basic installation and further HD space for storage of image feature data, e.g. an Adobe Lightroom Catalogue of 100000 images requires about 800 MB of additional HD space. |
Note: Using this software does not require an active internet connection.
Excire Analytics is an innovative extension for Excire Foto that provides valuable insights into your photographic work.
Use the numerous functions and settings of Excire Analytics to make better purchasing decisions for future photo equipment, learn from the evaluations and improve your photo skills.
Excire Analytics requires at least Excire Foto version 2.0 and can be activated by entering an activation code. Simply enter such a code in your Excire Foto version in the settings in the tab „Licence“. The corresponding functions will then be activated and the required components will be installed.
| Supported Languages | English & German |
| Current version | 2.1.1 |
| CPU | Multicore processor with 64-bit and AVX support Older AMD processors like AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T and AMD Phenom(tm) II X (also known as AMD Athlon II X4 640) are not supported. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are not supported. |
| Operating System | macOS 10.14 (or newer) or Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Memory | 8GB RAM. 16GB or more are recommended. |
| Storage | The Excire databases use about 250 MB of disc space for 100.000 photos and additional 25GB for previews of highest quality in case that a preview is generated for each photo. |
Excire Foto 2022 is a powerful and innovative software designed for easy photo management and quick content-based browsing. Numerous smart features help you get organized and find the photos you are looking for.
These are the highlights of the new 2022 version:
We recommend Windows users to install the Microsoft Raw image extension: Download
| Supported Languages | English & German |
| Current version | 2.2.1 |
| CPU | Multicore processor with 64-bit and AVX support Older AMD processors like AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T and AMD Phenom(tm) II X (also known as AMD Athlon II X4 640) are not supported. Intel Core 2 Duo processors are not supported. |
| Operating System | macOS 10.14 (or newer) or Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Memory | 8GB RAM. 16GB or more are recommended. |
| Storage | The Excire databases use about 250 MB of disc space for 100.000 photos and additional 25GB for previews of highest quality in case that a preview is generated for each photo. |
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