Find images by Exif date

[Carlos]

Hello,
It is possible to to find images in a folder by taken date?
If so can you tell me how?

[jkm]

Yes it is possible. It's a bit clunky currently because XnViewMP doesn't support browsing by EXIF metadata, and the fields it can search are very limited.

Since Date Taken is one of the supported fields, there are two ways you can do it in the current version, 1.9.3:

1. Go to the folder you want and hit Ctrl-F (or ... in the Quick Filter) to bring up the search dialog. Make sure your folder and other options are set correctly. In the conditions area, click Add, and pick EXIF->Date Taken. Then adjust the Date taken condition as necessary. You can save the search, or fill out the folder field for a different directory if you want.

2. Use labels. The Quick Filter can search on label content. To configure this, go to Settings->Thumbnail->Labels. Add an entry that looks like this:

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Taken: {EXIF:Date Taken [m/d/Y H:M:S]}

and hit OK. Then, in the Quick Filter search field, you can just type a date, like 7/16/2025 and it will instantly start matching as you type. This method is restricted to the set of files currently displayed in the browser.

For other exif fields that XnViewMP does not search (lots, including all makernotes) you can use the #2 labels method.

I hope that makes sense. Does this help?