*** This is a new feature request. For someone coming from another DAM platform (Lightroom, Photo Mechanic, etc.) or using Digikam as their first DAM, it would be helpful to have the ability to import a structured hierarchical keyword list text file (.txt) into Digikam that would then create a keyword / tags tree automatically. This would save time building a new structured keyword / tag tree within the tags editor. Many other DAMs have this as a feature which would simplify tag creation in Digikam. It may be possible to do this import using the EXIFTool backend plugin. ***
Can you provide a sample a text file supported with other applications to see the data format used ?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 444966 ***
This has been marked as a duplicate of another feature request (Bug 444966) which I saw once I posted. However, the original request to import a structured keyword list has not been resolved (or Digikam cannot import a tabbed text file to created the keyword tag tree rather than manually build it within Digikam)?
the story continue in bug 444966
Git commit 1eb1fbffb46ba60907a3bb0cf9ba7f1ec1d7808a by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 27/07/2025 at 18:05. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. add function to export all tags to a file This function is in progress; initially, only a digiKam-specific format will be supported, with additional formats being considered later. Related: bug 444966 M +86 -0 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.cpp M +6 -0 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.h https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/1eb1fbffb46ba60907a3bb0cf9ba7f1ec1d7808a
Git commit 3972b5cc2994a337a3c818c5f09d702119a448f3 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 27/07/2025 at 18:52. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. add function to import all tags from a file This function is in progress; initially, only a digiKam-specific format will be supported, with additional formats being considered later. Related: bug 444966 M +71 -2 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.cpp M +6 -0 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.h https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/3972b5cc2994a337a3c818c5f09d702119a448f3
Git commit 32ca5c9842bfd93ed885b43391a022bd03083f31 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 02/08/2025 at 20:38. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. add import Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalogue files Related: bug 444966 M +44 -12 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/32ca5c9842bfd93ed885b43391a022bd03083f31
Git commit f05f902b22d803b0be0caeae5b3dc79baeaa7ce5 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 03/08/2025 at 05:44. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. add export Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalogue files Related: bug 444966 FIXED-IN: 8.8.0 M +2 -2 NEWS M +34 -16 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/f05f902b22d803b0be0caeae5b3dc79baeaa7ce5
Git commit 75879816da046d59169363ae205862024e6217e1 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 03/08/2025 at 09:13. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. add possibility to import/export tags to selected tag Related: bug 444966 M +52 -8 core/libs/tags/manager/tagsmanager.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/75879816da046d59169363ae205862024e6217e1
I've been waiting for this feature for a very long time. Thanks to the person who announced it and to the developers.
It would also be nice to have: At the end of the process, it would be good to have a window that informs the user about the success or failure of the process.