Remember WinFS? Yes, I am talking about the super-hyped, game changing file system from Microsoft that was supposed to be one of the pillars of Windows Longhorn (Vista). After numerous missteps, Microsoft ditched WinFS back in 2006. It’s a pity that WinFS couldn’t be realised, as it really did sound revolutionary.
So why am I rambling on about WinFS after all these years? The reason is Tabbles. Tabbles is a Windows Explorer alternative, which gives you a taste of what WinFS could have been. Don’t worry; you don’t need to format your disk to a brand new file system. Just download and run the relatively smallish installer to get started. In fact, if you prefer, you can also use the portable version, which doesn’t require installation.
The Tabbles philosophy is that you don’t need to remember where your documents are. Just remembering what they are about should be sufficient (to locate them). This utility allows you to organise files and folders into Tabbles (tag-bubble), which are both virtual folders and tags. Just like you do with tags, you can associate multiple Tabbles with a single file. It also has a pretty powerful auto-tag engine, which can automatically put files into Tabbles based on a predefined set of criterion. Tabbles can be used to even tag and organise online resources, tweets and email.
As mentioned earlier, Tabbles doesn’t integrate itself with Windows Explorer, and instead acts as an Explorer replacement. Tabbles was designed from ground up to look good and look good it does. The interface is slick enough to grab attention and make people actually want to use the utility. Make no mistake; Tabbles is a powerful application, which is aimed at sophisticated users. Yet at no point does it appear complicated or cluttered.
Once you have tagged your files appropriately, Tabbles can be a huge time saver. However, the main problem is that you need to spend a considerable amount of time settings up Tabbles. Auto-tagging is definitely a big help, but you will need to rely on manual tagging on a lot of instances to get the best out of this app. In the end, Tabbles does come off as being better suited to professionals and academics than casual users.
The free version allows tagging of only 1000 files, which makes it essentially useless. But, it will give you an idea of what Tabbles can do for you. The full version will set you back by 29.99$ for the home and portable licenses. The corporate edition, which features sharable Tabbles, costs 97.49$.
Tabbles Home License Giveaway
Tabbles has graciously agreed to sponsor 3 home licenses. Tabbles is a fantastic concept, which grows on you as you continue to fiddle around with it. Here’s how you can win a Tabbles Home license worth $29.99.
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Download Tabbles (5.56 MB)
Version Reviewed: 1.5.9 rev8
License: Shareware (Limited to 1000 tagged files)
Cost: $29.99 for Home Edition
Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP
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Tabbles sounds nice, looking forward to a free license, Will try the shareware till then
I’ve been testing Tabbles for a few days with the shareware edition and it works really well. I’d really love for it to have something like rule templates or something to make batch creating rules easier.
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I’ve been using Tabbles since it was offered on GAOTD.
It is very, very helpful.
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I subscribed and as Ande_1
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hey, it looks as a great app, I would surely love to use it. Thnx! 🙂
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Thanks for this giveaway! It is worth of software for organizing all your files in your machine…
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How cool is this? I definitely need more than 1000 files tagged! Thanks for the contest!
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Hi Pallab De,
Thanks for this giveaway opportunity. I have already subscribed to ur E-mail newsletter using the same email as in my comment here & confirmed subscription. I’m also following u on twitter. Following is my tweet.
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and my profile
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Please count me in this giveaway.
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Hello,
I am wanting to be participating in this giving away. Please count me in. I used my personal email for make a post. and i check that email daily, so my email is working.
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Mr. G.T.
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i do a tweet below:
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I’m using same personal email which i have input in 2 boxes above.
Please allow me to win, as i never win anything anywhere. Hope you will not mind.
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Thanks Pallab De,
Count me in please
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Hi , I would like to have one license of tabble as i am a hardcore pc user so i have to keep up many of my files on my fingertips for smooth working which is not a easy job by the way ,sometimes i forget ,where i kept my files , which delays my work . Tabble can help me a lot in doing my work faster. Following ur every move on twitter as @pantherchd as well as by email feeds . Twitted this among my followers on twitter ,here is my tweet http://twitter.com/pantherchd/status/19701214381 . Hope i win . Thanks in advance.
Hi,
i have subscribed to ur e-mail newsletter to get a bonus entry. sorry no twitter for me.
Please count me in. Using the trialware now & enjoying it.
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Another Great giveaway Pallab. I am using the shareware version and Tabbles is a great software.
reTweeted your post… But don’t want to win this contest, let other’s win it 🙂
Wow! That’s generous of you. Thanks for the RT. If you have no problem then I can exclude you. 🙂
Hi,
I am very impressed with Tabbles. It is something which is very useful.
I’m commenting with a valid email & have confirmed my Email Subscription also. Sorry no twitter for me.
Below feature is really a big surprise.
Tabbles can be used to even tag and organise online resources, tweets and email.
Please count me in.
Cg.
Good luck everyone
Hello Pallab,
After downloading and trying it out,I can definitely say that Tabbles is an innovative approach at file organization.Moreover,it’s aesthetic and intuitive interface is the icing on the cake.So definitely count me in the giveaway please.I have subscribed to the email feeds and tweeted this giveaway at: http://twitter.com/d4dhiraj/status/20007499779
Hi there,
I currently have Tagged Frog installed on my laptop for file tagging purpose.However it’s feature set is limited.On the other hand,Tabbles sports a plethora of features.So,given a chance I would love to make the switch.Hence,count me in the raffle.Since I am not present on any social networking site,I am unable to share this giveaway on any of them.Sorry for that.However,I have subscribed to the email newsletter.
Rose
when are the results coming?
Tonight.
colored buttons look cool , easy to use organizer
Sourish