Show HN: anygrep – semantic search over notes, PDFs and images, on the CPU

Category: cli-tool

Tags: semantic-search, embeddings, cli-tool, local-first, onnx, personal-knowledge-management

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

anygrep provides semantic search over local notes, PDFs, and images from the terminal using a single CPU-based embedding model (EmbeddingGemma 2 int8 ONNX). It maintains a persistent local index and offers both CLI and Python APIs, filling a gap between grep and heavy vector-DB setups for personal content search.

Target audience: developers and power users who want local semantic search over personal files

Repository: https://github.com/kuroko1t/anygrep · Python · MIT · 3 stars

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