cidre
Local-first search intelligence for macOS
$ cidre search "sunset photos"
1. IMG_7202.jpg
"Golden sunset over the ocean from a beach"
Score: 0.92
2. vacation_23.png
"Mountain sunset with orange and purple sky"
Score: 0.87
Your files. Your photos. Your machine. Nothing leaves the laptop.
How it works
1
Index
Gemma 4 describes and categorizes your photos, documents, videos, and notes.
2
Embed
Descriptions are converted to vectors and stored locally in SQLite.
3
Search
Queries are matched instantly via semantic similarity. No LLM call needed.
Features
- Photos, docs, videos, notes
- Apple Photos integration
- Auto-categorization
- Background file watching
- Choose your embedding model
- 100% local — powered by Ollama
Get started
$ pip install cidre
$ cidre init
$ cidre add ~/Documents
$ cidre add --photos
$ cidre index
$ cidre search "sunset photos"