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Mirowl
Search all your screenshots via a local OCR-powered AI
97 followers
Search all your screenshots via a local OCR-powered AI
97 followers
A frictionless, local-first Mac app to index and search all your screenshots and image assets. Built with Rust/Tauri for zero footprint and powered by native macOS Vision for 10x OCR accuracy. Optional cloud, no tracking—just pure utility.
I like the local-first approach. Is Mirowl currently macOS-only, or are there plans for a Windows version in the future?
Mirowl
Mirowl
@deepakgupta23 Great question! We started on Mac because we wanted to leverage the native macOS Vision engine and a Rust core for high-performance, local-first search.
While a mobile version would be cool, we’re currently 100% focused on making the desktop 'Screenshot Graveyard' a thing of the past first. We want to be the best possible tool for the workstation workflow!
The screenshot graveyard is so real lol. i had 400+ files just sitting there, and finding anything was pure chaos.
what actually got me was the local-only part. every other tool is like 'oh we'll just upload this to our servers' and you're just supposed to be okay with that? Hell no.
this just works. quietly, privately, no drama. exactly what a utility app should be.
Mirowl
@aditya_utage i love that description exactly what a utility app should be. no drama and quietly private was the whole mission. digital clutter is loud enough already so the tool to fix it needs to be invisible.
I have, like, thousands of unnamed screenshots just sitting there because once they get buried, it’s basically impossible to find them again.I've never really preferred cloud storage for screenshots/files because of the privacy aspect, so the fact that this works mostly on-device is probably the biggest selling point for me.
Mirowl
@diksha_k that buried feeling is exactly what drove me to build this. i have folders with thousands of shots too and the cloud privacy tax was always a dealbreaker for me. glad the on-device focus is hitting the mark for you.
SDRx
Mirowl
Finally, a tool for the thousands of screenshots I swear I’ll organize “later.” 😅 The local OCR + privacy-first architecture makes this stand out. Looking forward to trying it out!
Mirowl
@khushi_ranwa Haha, I was exactly the same! 'Later' never comes until you have a way to search it instantly. Really glad the local-first approach resonates with you - privacy was my top priority when developing this. Hope it helps you kill the clutter!