A topic I see frequently is the subject of movie cataloging. How can catalog my movies? What’s the best application for cataloging my movies? Where can I find movie cataloging software? The list goes on and on.

There’s no perfect answer to this problem because everyone’s needs are slightly different. There are a number of apps with a solid feature set capable of address this problem without too much difficulty. Mac users are already familiar with the particularly wonderful app Delicious Library.

Windows users get more choices, but none quite lives up to Delicious, although a few come close. I’m partial to Movie Collector because it does the best job at handling foreign language titles I enjoy and inputs movie info via barcode. The closest thing to Delicious Library for Windows users is MediaMan, which handles barcode data elegantly and just plain looks good. EMDB is probably your best bet if you are simply looking for a free tool to catalog movies. It’s feature set isn’t on par with Movie Collector or MediaMan, but it is free. A less elegant solution, Media Catalog Studio handles both audio and video files, with more emphasis on digital media rather than shiny disks.

Tags: dvd cataloging, media management, dvd organizer