smarn is a local, open-source AI-powered feature for Linux that captures and stores screenshots of your activities every few seconds, allowing you to search for records of past activity using natural language.
smarn is designed as a Linux-exclusive counterpart to Windows Recall (although this is not the sole identity of this piece of software). We want to give Linux users a flavour of convenience without having to supply telemetry and surveillance data.
- The
transformerslibrary; more specifically the jinaai/jina-clip-v1 model - for text and image-embedding. (transformers) - An
sqlite-vecdatabase to store embeddings and image-paths as well as to search for them. (sqlite-vec) - Asynchronus running of services to ensure maximum concurrency and non-blocking operations.
- An intelligent, self-rate-controlling mechanism that reduces/increases the rate of screenshot captures based on similarity of the previous and current screenshots (hence reducing compute and wastage of storage space).
Forgot which website you saw those amazing shoes on? Know the description of a guy in a YouTube video you watched, but forgot everything else about the video? Ever wished for a personal archive of your on-screen activities that you could search as easily as Googling something? Here's why smarn is the answer:
- Never Lose Track of What You Saw
Forgot which website had that perfect pair of shoes? smarn can help you recall it by searching with a description like "red sneakers website."
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Search Screenshots with Natural Language
Want to find a YouTube video you were watching but only remember a vague description like "a guy explaining quantum mechanics"? smarn can locate the relevant screenshots for you. -
Privacy-Friendly
Unlike proprietary tools that siphon your data, smarn is open-source and Linux-exclusive, ensuring your activity stays local and secure. -
Storage Optimization
By analyzing the similarity of successive screenshots, smarn adjusts its capture frequency dynamically, conserving storage space and compute power.