Minos is primarily an image file manager that digital camera owners and image collectors are likely to find useful.
It has the following main features:
- Lossless batch rotation of all JPEG files in a given folder based on the embedded EXIF Orientation tag (if present).
- A fast Batch Rotation Sorting mode which supports a lossless batch rotation of JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF and RLE image files.
- A Triage Sorting mode which sorts images into two specific sub-folders (dump and keep) with a single press of an arrow key.
- A Category Sorting mode which sorts images into specific sub-folders associated with keys 1 - 9 and A -Z. The user can easily create and manage custom key to sub-folder associations.
- Functions to add and remove key prefixes for the sub-folders associated with Category Sorting keys as a memory aid (making it convenient to keep an Explorer window open beside Minos when using Category Sorting mode).
- Function key and button(s) to open Windows Explorer at the folder currently being browsed.
- Backup and restore functions for user customized key to sub-folder associations.
- Find and replace function for easily updating key to sub-folder associations in the event folders are moved to a different drive.
- Moving image files from the current folder to the parent folder or top level folder with a single key press (useful if, for example, a user sorts a file to the wrong sub-folder).
- Function key (and button) for fast moving or copying of image files from the current folder to a favorites folder that the user can specify in Settings.
- Optional moving, renaming and deleting camera RAW, JPEG and intermediate files together if they have the same name but a different file extension.
As an image browser, Minos has many other features such as full screen display, slide show, setting desktop wallpaper, reporting EXIF and IPTC image tags etc.