smartscanapp/smartscan-android

Turn your images and videos into a personal knowledge base

What it solves

SmartScan is an Android application that transforms a user's gallery of images and videos into a searchable, organized personal knowledge base. It solves the problem of forgetting where specific information is stored within a vast collection of screenshots, images, and videos.

How it works

The app uses on-device processing to analyze media files. It can generate image descriptions and group media into "Concepts" based on meaning. It allows users to search via text, images, or tags, and supports both automatic grouping of similar media (Auto Collections) and manual curation via tags.

Who it’s for

Android users who save a large number of screenshots and media files and need a more efficient way to rediscover and organize their saved information.

Highlights

  • On-device processing: Ensures privacy and offline functionality.
  • Multimodal search: Search using text, images, or tags.
  • Curation tools: Automatic grouping of similar media and manual tagging.
  • AI-powered descriptions: Automatically generates descriptions for images to improve searchability.
  • Duplicate detection: Identifies and duplicate media files to clean up storage.

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