An image management apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of types of additional information assigned to a plurality of images； a calculation unit that calculates a feature quantity of each of the images； an extracting unit that extracts, based on the feature quantity, additional information of the plurality of types of additional information； a control unit that generates one or more icons corresponding to the one or more types of additional information and displays the icons on a screen； an input unit that receives input according to a user's operation； a selecting unit that selects an image according to the signal； and an assigning unit that assigns to the selected image, when input of an operation signal associating the image selected by the image selecting unit with an icon selected by the user is received, additional information corresponding to the icon associated with the selected image.
