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Privacy-first semantic search for your files, photos, and code — runs completely locally.
2 starsRust
Smart Local Search – open-source local AI search for files and photos
by dan99nik·Mar 12, 2026·2 points·0 comments
AI Analysis
●●SolidCozyNiche Gem
Local CLIP + OCR + semantic search without sending files to any cloud.
Strengths
- •Multi-modal search covers text, code, OCR image text, and CLIP visual descriptions
- •Incremental indexing with content hashing avoids re-processing unchanged files
- •100% local processing architecture makes accidental data leaks architecturally impossible
Weaknesses
- •Local AI search category has Recall, Raycast AI, and Spotlight alternatives emerging
- •Zero stars suggests very early - model download UX and edge cases untested at scale
Category
Target Audience
Privacy-conscious users, developers wanting local file search
Similar To
Recall.ai · Raycast File Search · Everything + AI plugins
Post Description
I built Smart Local Search – a privacy-first local AI search tool.
It finds files, photos and code by describing them.
Everything runs locally: - no cloud - no telemetry - open source
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