Soon after you got your digital camera (or started scanning photos), you probably started thinking about how you're going to organize and manage all your photos. Your computer's hard drive can quickly become a mess and important photos almost impossible to find. There are lots of software options to help you organize your digital images, from your computer's built-in file system to very expensive and powerful database packages. If you want to be able to find your digital images in five years, you need to get systematic about how you handle them. Software can help.

Photo organization software, usually called "image management" or browser software, helps you download, categorize, view, and otherwise organize digital photos. Most allow the photographer to add keywords and search by multiple criteria like file type, date created, camera, or keywords. The most sophisticated image management software creates a database with thumbnails that can track images archived on separate hard drives, CDs, DVDs, or anywhere else. Most image management software also includes simple image editing features like resizing, cropping, and colour correction.

Also worth trying

Picasa

 Amateur Phtographers  love this cross-platform photo management software from Google for its ease-of-use and impressive feature set

I-Photo & Aperture

For Mac users

Online services

Flikr

Beloved for its tagging, sharing, and off-site backup features, Flickr is the standout for users looking to share and organise their photos online