Manage Your Digital Photos and More with Xequte’s Smart Pix Manager

The 3.5 MB setup file downloads quickly and installs effortlessly. The first time you access the software, you’ll be given the opportunity to run through a quick wizard that will create a searchable index of your photos and other multimedia files.

This step is not required, and the software is fully functional without going through this process. However, if you want to get the most out of Smart Pix Manager, it’s worth spending the extra few minutes to walk through this wizard. On the other hand, if you’ve just purchased the software because there’s some project that you need to get to work on right away, skipping this step now is fine. You can always go back later when you

have more time and index your entire collection.

As part of this indexing process, Smart Pix will also give you the opportunity to assign keywords to your current image library. To help with this task, the software generates a number of suggested keywords based on the name of each file and the folder in which it resides. You can either assign keywords to individual photos, or save time by applying one or several keywords to an entire folder or selection of images.

If you’re mainly looking for a photo management application with advanced photo-editing capabilities, you’re probably better off with a program such as Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate that was designed specifically for this purpose. However, Smart Pix is perfect if you just want to perform basic photo-editing such as cropping, rotating, resizing, and red eye removal.

One very nice feature of Smart Pix is that you can perform photo edits in batches. This is especially useful and saves a lot of time if you want to resize and rename a large number of images for a special project.

In addition to these basic editing features, there are some more advanced options available. Smart Pix allows you to add text boxes, adjust colors and effects, and apply shadows, borders, and frames to images. Again, it’s not as powerful as the big-name photo editors, but it’s certainly a lot more than I expected to find in an application whose primary function is to manage files.