xevrion/gyotaku

What it solves

It addresses the difficulty of finding specific information buried within thousands of screenshots. By automatically indexing the text content of your screenshots, it allows you to search for them using keywords, dates, or folder locations, effectively turning your screenshot collection into a searchable database.

How it works

It runs entirely offline on your local machine. It monitors your designated screenshot folders and uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) models—specifically PaddleOCR via ONNX Runtime—to extract text from images. This text is then indexed using SQLite FTS5 for fast, typo-tolerant retrieval. When you trigger the search interface, you can type queries to instantly find and highlight matching screenshots.

Who it’s for

It is designed for Linux, macOS, and Windows users who frequently take screenshots and need a fast, private, and efficient way to retrieve information from them without relying on cloud-based services.

Highlights

• Privacy-first: All processing happens locally with no telemetry or cloud accounts.
• High Performance: Searches thousands of screenshots in milliseconds with minimal memory usage.
• Hardware Agnostic: Runs efficiently on both GPU and CPU-only systems.
• Advanced Search: Supports partial word matching, typo-tolerance, and filters for date and folder.
• User-Friendly: Includes features like bulk deletion, image/text copying, and keyboard-driven navigation.