If you're like me you have 1,000s of photos on your hard drive, and when you want one, you have to try to remember dates, or sift through 100's to find just the right one.

There's a better way! There are quite a few free tools available online that can help you get the job done. However, with a bit of investment in photo management software, you can get more professional solutions to file your photographs. These shareware tools come with a trial period so you can evaluate the product before you purchase it.

ACDSee Pro
This software offers you much more than just photograph-organization. It also allows you to process them from external devices such as DVDs, scanners or digital cameras and you can publish them with ease. It supports over 100 different JPEG and RAW file formats and has a full-featured image editor.

Price: $59.95
Source: ACDSee Pro


Ashampoo Photo Commander
The most powerful feature of this tool is that of categorization so that you do not have to hunt around all over the place for your photographs. The interface is well organized and you can burn your images onto external media such as CDs and DVDs.

Price: GBP 34.99
Source: AShampoo Photo Commander


Firegraphic
This multi-purpose shareware acts as a photo editor, multimedia player as well as organizer. The user interface is appealing and simple to use. Apart from photographs, it also supports sounds and videos and is highly customizable.

Price: $49.95
Source: Filegraphic


MAGIX Photo Manager Deluxe
Take complete control of your photographs with this shareware that can even be used by professionals. You can easily manage your digital photographs with this tool and arrange them with ease. It is easy to use irrespective of whether you are a novice or well experienced in the world of photo editing and has a modern and easy to use interface.

Price: $59.99
Source: MAGIX Photo Manager Deluxe Resco Photo Manager
This tool is one of the most highly voted tools for photo organization and comes with a complete image management interface with great features. It allows you to add effects, edit pictures and organize them in an easy way.

Price: 24.95
Source: Resco Photo Manager


Zoner Photo Studio
This shareware is powerful, comprehensive and feature-rich and allows you to do much more than merely organize your photographs. It has a very powerful editing interface that permits you to work even with RAW files. If you have a huge bunch of photographs that you would like to work on, its batch processing capabilities and intuitive interface will leave you with nothing lacking.

Price: $89
Source: Zoner Photo Studio