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Sort and find my photos

Search your photo library by what is in it.

Search your photo library by what is in it. The tools below run on your computer. Most of them are free, and the work stays on your machine.

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Works offline · Free options

We don't list a photo-library app with CLIP search yet. A vision model can still describe a picture so you know what is in it.

Easiest way to start

LM Studio + Qwen2.5-VL 7B

A friendly desktop app with a model browser and a chat window.

Will it run on my computer?

Check my computer
Local or cloud?4 shown

Most tools here are free.

HONEST COMPARISON

Local AI or cloud for sort and find my photos?

Reviewed Oct 2026

  • Privacy: Local winsA description need not leave your PC
  • Cost: TieApple Photos and a local model are both free to start
  • Quality: Cloud winsA real photo library finds people and places
  • Ease: Cloud winsIt is already where the photos live

Local AI

A local vision model can describe a picture. It is not a photo library.

  • Descriptions stay on your machine
  • Useful for one photo you cannot place

Where it falls short

  • We do not list a local photo library with search
  • It will not organize a 10-year camera roll
See local tools for this task ↓

Cloud & apps

Photo libraries already sort by face, place and thing. That is the tool for a big collection.

Our take

Use a photo library to sort a collection. A local vision model only helps you describe a single picture.

Choose local if…

  • You have one mystery photo
  • The picture cannot be uploaded

Choose cloud if…

  • You have years of photos
  • You want faces and places

How to do it in 3 steps

  1. Install LM Studio from its official guide: LM Studio's app guide.
  2. Open the Qwen2.5-VL 7B page and check the traffic light for a few kinds of computer.
  3. Follow that official guide. This site does not add its own install steps.

Questions

Does this upload my files?
No. The tools on this page are meant to run on your computer.
What does it cost?
Most options are free. A few apps are a one-time purchase, and a few models need a computer with more memory.
What if it will not fit?
Use Check my computer, or turn on the lighter memory filters. A red light on the model page means the file is too big.

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