Search Your Photos by Description — Locally

Type what you're looking for and Lap finds it. All AI processing runs on your machine, not in the cloud.

Lap AI photo search showing text-based image search results

Lap's local AI search lets you find photos the way you remember them — "sunset at the beach", "red bicycle", "grandma's birthday cake". The search model runs locally on your computer, so your photos are never analyzed in the cloud.

How it works

  1. 1. Describe what you're looking for — Type "sunset at the beach" or "red bicycle" — search matches what's in the image, not the filename.
  2. 2. Search runs locally — The AI model (CLIP) runs on your hardware via ONNX Runtime — nothing is uploaded.
  3. 3. Combine with filters — Narrow by date or folder first, then search within the results for precision.
  4. 4. Find similar shots — Use visual similarity to surface other photos from the same moment.

Key capabilities

Text search

Describe what you're looking for in plain words.

Visual similarity

Find photos that look like a selected image.

Subject detection

Locate people, places and objects automatically.

Face clustering

Group photos of the same person together.

Local processing

All AI runs on-device — nothing leaves your machine.

Multilingual

Search in 50+ languages.

Who it's for

  • Finding one specific photo among thousands by describing it
  • Searching in 50+ languages when English keywords don't fit
  • Grouping photos of the same person with face clustering

FAQ

Does AI search upload my photos?

No. The AI models (CLIP, InsightFace) run locally via ONNX Runtime. Your photos never leave your computer.

Do I need an internet connection?

No. AI search works fully offline after the models are downloaded.

Which languages are supported?

Lap supports search in 50+ languages.

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