Show HN: A Fast, Offline Tool to Search Your Images by Text or Image

21 hours ago 2

Introducing Find That Image — A Private, Offline Image Search Tool

I'm excited to officially launch Find That Image, a privacy-first desktop app that helps you instantly locate photos stored on your computer using either natural language or image-based search.

Why I Built It

Like many of you, I've got folders full of images, reference materials, memes, screenshots, and inspiration. And like many of you, I've also wasted way too much time trying to find that one image I know I saved somewhere. Most image search solutions seemed to rely on cloud sync, uploading personal photos, or a manual tag system just to function.

So I built a better way.

What It Does

Find That Image lets you search your image folders in two ways:

🔤 Type a few words — like "sunset on a snowy mountain"
🖼️ Drop in an image — it’ll find visually similar ones

It works with:

English, Spanish, Japanese, French, and many more languages
JPG, PNG, and other common formats
Your existing folders — no need to move or re-organize anything

And it all runs fully offline, with zero cloud processing, no account, and no internet needed.

Key Features

✅ Search by image or text
🌐 Multilingual support out of the box
🔒 Private and offline – your photos never leave your device
⚡ Fast and lightweight – no GPU required
🧩 Drag and drop simplicity – both for adding folders and searching
💵 One-time payment – no subscriptions, no lock-in

Who It’s For

Photographers with huge local libraries
Designers and illustrators organizing visual references
Researchers with offline datasets
Meme collectors hunting through years of reaction images
Journalists and archivists managing assets
Anyone who’s ever asked: “Where’s that image I saved last month?”

Try it Free

The free version lets you try every feature: search, multilingual text input, and image matching, with up to 200 indexed images. No limits on how many times you search or how long you use it. You can keep this for free, forever.

If it works for you, unlock unlimited indexing with a one-time payment — no subscriptions, no extra fees, and free updates forever.

If you're a privacy-minded creative or just someone drowning in image folders, give Find That Image a try. I’d love your feedback and ideas.

Thanks for reading, and for supporting indie, offline-first tools!