
Originally Posted by
Saracen999
You do realise this was months ago?
@B0redom, if (unlikely) you're still looking, the most mainstreaM (but not free) answeris Lightroom. Or, Lightroom linked to Photoshop for heavier editing.
If it's just the "asset management" bit you need, Adobe Bridge is pretty much the same as the organisational bit (tagging, star-rating, colour coding, etc) bit of Lightroom. It is completely free, though you will need an Adobe CC account (also free). It can then like to ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) for the develop bit, which os also free BUT you need a valid licence toa CC product, like Photoshop, Premiere, etc, that isn't. Moreover, if you get some time in the future and decide to cancel the paid Adobe situation, I would expect to find that the Bridge bit continues to work, but the ACR bit doesn't.
Next, you can still use (free) Bridge but link to something like Affinity Photo (not free, but currently (lockdown price, very cheap) for the develop/editing bit. I like that solution.
Alternatively, there's very impressive software like Capture 1, though it'll cost you. Not cheap at all, but very good.
Or a still impressive but much cheaper product, ACDSee. I like this one too and have used it on and off since it was a newbie back in the 90s. More recently, though, Extensis Portfolio (don't ask about cost) and Photoshop, but I'm dumping Photoshop since my current version is ancient and I'm not paying a rental.
There are numerous other options, from Neofinder and RawTherapee (the latter, again, free) upwards.
Personally, if (like me) you won't rent Adobe stuff and are reluctant to fork out £300 (cheaper for some single camera-maker versions, but not my Canon) for Capture 1. the best I can suggest is Bridge + Affinity Photo, or ACDSee (Ultimate, in my case, but there are several stages).