LyAhn ba989b37b9 fix: four review issues (search cap, tagging pause, stale tag, walkdir)
- commands: semantic search doubling loop now returns when batch reaches
  the 8192 cap rather than re-fetching the same IDs forever when filters
  yield fewer than limit matches (P1 infinite loop)

- db/indexer: tagging worker checks is_tagging_job_processing instead
  of is_tagging_job_cancelled so paused jobs reset to 'pending' are also
  discarded; cancelled rows are deleted, paused rows kept for retry

- Lightbox: capture image id at form-submit time and compare against
  currentImageIdRef in the addUserTag callback, matching the guard
  already applied to the getImageTags effect

- indexer: WalkDir errors are no longer silently swallowed; paths under
  unreadable subtrees are excluded from the missing-file deletion pass
  using Path::starts_with (component-aware) so a transient permission
  error cannot cascade into data loss or affect sibling directories
2026-06-07 23:25:25 +01:00
2026-04-05 19:12:48 +01:00

Phokus

A local-first desktop media library for browsing, filtering, and curating image and video folders.

Features

  • Add and remove media folders; background indexing with live progress
  • Browse all media or filter by folder, type (image/video), favorites, or star rating
  • Filename search, semantic search (/s query), and tag search (/t tag)
  • Similar image search — find visually similar media by image or selected region
  • AI tagging via WD tagger (ONNX, CPU/DirectML) with confidence threshold control
  • Explore view — visual cluster map and tag cloud for browsing by theme
  • Duplicate finder — scan for exact duplicates by file hash with bulk delete
  • Lightbox preview with keyboard navigation, inline tag editing, and rating controls
  • Sort by date, name, size, rating, or duration
  • Grid density controls (compact / comfortable / detail)

Supported formats

Images Videos
jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp mp4, mov, m4v
tiff, tif, webp, avif, heic, heif webm

Stack

  • Tauri 2 + Rust backend
  • React 19 + TypeScript + Zustand
  • SQLite + sqlite-vec (vector search)
  • ONNX Runtime (ort) for AI tagging
  • Candle (Rust ML) for visual embeddings
  • FFmpeg sidecar for video thumbnails and metadata
  • Vite + Tailwind CSS v4

Development

Prerequisites: Node.js 20+, pnpm, Rust toolchain, Tauri system prerequisites for Windows.

pnpm install

# Run with hot-reload (frontend + Rust)
pnpm dev:app

# Frontend only
pnpm dev:vite

# Production build
pnpm build:app

How it works

  1. Add a folder from the sidebar — the Rust indexer walks it recursively.
  2. Supported files are written to SQLite with metadata (path, dimensions, media type, etc.).
  3. Background workers generate thumbnails, compute visual embeddings, and run AI tagging.
  4. Progress events stream back to the UI while the gallery updates incrementally.
  5. Embeddings power semantic search and the similar images feature via an HNSW index.
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Description
Local-first image gallery with semantic search and AI tagging (Tauri + React + Rust)
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