WIA-Loader Manual

WIA-Loader

WIA-Loader transfers images from a digital camera or memory card to your computer. It offers a wide variety of options to sort and rename images. Besides that, it can geocode images with GPS data (from GPX files) and automatically tag images with AI.

The program is called 'WIA-Loader' because it originally was only intended to transfer pictures through Windows' built-in WIA (Windows-Image-Acquisition) interface. A lot has changed since then: WIA has been replaced by WPD, memory cards and drives can be accessed directly, and some cameras can even be controlled over WiFi. So the name is really only 'historical' by now - if I ever come up with a better one, I'll rename it accordingly.

License

The program is available in a free and a paid version. The free version currently has a slightly reduced feature set; new features will only be added to the paid version going forward.

You can get the paid version either through the Microsoft App-Store, or you buy a license key directly on my homepage and activate it via File -> Activate license. Even if you bought the app through the Store, you can additionally claim a regular license on the license server, e.g. to use WIA-Loader without a Store account.

To use automatic image tagging with a cloud AI model (OpenAI) you additionally need your own API key, which you enter in the AI configurations. If you don't want any costs for the AI evaluation, you can use a locally running model (LLaVA or LM Studio) instead.

You can always find the latest version of the program on my homepage:
https://transfer.camera

The paid version is available in the Microsoft App-Store:
Go to the Microsoft App-Store

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