Show HN: I built an AI-Powered semantic search for Mac

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Index your files for quick search. Runs locally!

Demo.mov

Models used:

  • PyPDF2
  • pytesseract
  • beautifulsoup4
  • python-docx

There are two portions - backend which does heavy lifting creating embeddings and frontend which communicates using rest APIs.

./start-frontend.sh ./start-backend.sh

The following build process creates a .dmg file that can be installed.

outputs into dist_electron/ folder.

Run/install it!

And then, Ctrl + Space or Cmd + Space shows/hides the search!

Additional shortcuts (when in search):

  • Backspace to go back to input
  • Esc to close
  • Top/Bottom arrows to navigate and Enter to open folder
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