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solo-silo

solo-silo is an offline ai-powered file browsing app with semantic search capabilities. built with privacy as a core principle, all ai processing happens locally on your machine - no cloud, no data sharing, just you and your memories.

key features​

  • semantic search: find photos using natural language like "sunset over mountains" or "dogs playing in snow"
  • face recognition: automatic face detection and clustering to organize photos by people
  • object detection: identify animals, objects, and scenes in your photos and videos
  • ocr capabilities: extract and search text from images
  • audio transcription: transcribe audio and video content locally
  • multiple silos: create separate collections for different photo libraries
  • 100% offline: all ai models run locally after initial download (~2gb)

privacy first​

silo runs entirely on your machine:

  • no data sent to the cloud
  • no internet required after setup
  • all ai processing happens locally
  • your photos stay on your device

ai models​

silo uses state-of-the-art open-source ai models:

  • clip: semantic embeddings for visual search
  • deepface: face detection and recognition
  • yolo: object and animal detection
  • easyocr: optical character recognition
  • whisper: audio transcription
  • faiss: vector similarity search
  • hdbscan: intelligent face clustering

use cases​

  • organize large photo collections without manual tagging
  • find specific memories using natural language
  • group photos by people automatically
  • search for text in images
  • discover photos by content (animals, objects, scenes)
  • maintain privacy while using powerful ai features