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Try this Smart Search

Its a search tool, made by me, which includes descriptive image search, descriptive file search based on the contents, and the normal searches as well, it is moreptimized and with a better ui

Descriptive-Image-Search

Search your local images using natural language descriptions.
Built using OpenAI's CLIP model.

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Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/basilbenny1002/Descriptive-Media-Search
   cd Descriptive-Image-Search

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the app:

   python main.py

4. On first run, the app will download the required CLIP model from the internet.

Note: If the model download fails, try:

• Running the script as Administrator (on Windows)
• Enabling Developer Mode (Settings > Privacy & security > For developers)

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How to Use

1. When the app launches, choose the folder that contains your images.
2. Click Start to begin generating image embeddings.
3. A progress bar will appear (⚠ currently, elapsed and remaining time are broken).
4. Once embedding is complete, the app will take you to the search interface.
5. Type a description and click Search.
6. Click on any image to open it.

Embeddings are saved and reused. You only need to regenerate them if new images are added.
Auto-detecting changes and updating embeddings is a planned feature.

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Features

• Search images by describing them (e.g., "a group of friends at a beach")
• Uses CLIP to match descriptions to image content
• Simple GUI
• Click on images to open them
• Reuses saved embeddings to avoid reprocessing

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Planned Improvements

• Automatically detect and update embeddings when images change
• Show elapsed and remaining time during embedding

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Screenshots

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Files

• app.py – GUI elements
• functions.py – Helper functions
• main.py – App logic and entry point
• assets - Contains image files for the readme

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Contact

For any questions or further information, feel free to reach out at basilbenny1002@gmail.com.