What do you want to do?
3 use cases
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Find any file by describing what is in it
Pick folders, let DigUp index them on device, then search in plain words.
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ARahim3/DigUp - Personal productivity
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Install ARahim3/DigUp on my Mac, index <folders>, and help me find <thing I remember> by description. Tell me where the index is stored.
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Jump to the exact moment in a video or podcast
Search recordings and videos by what is said or shown and open them at that point.
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ARahim3/DigUp - Personal productivity
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Using ARahim3/DigUp, index my <recordings folder> and find the moments where <topic> comes up. List the files and timestamps.
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Search your code projects by what the code does
Turn on code search for chosen folders and find functions by describing them.
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ARahim3/DigUp - Personal productivity
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Enable code search in ARahim3/DigUp for <projects folder> only, then find where I implemented <behaviour>, and confirm it does not read code outside that folder.
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Quick start with DigUp
- Check you have what it needs: Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later, or Windows or Linux (beta).
- Open ARahim3/DigUp on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Install on Mac with
brew install --cask arahim3/tap/digup, or download for Windows or Linux (beta) - Pick the folders to search
- Wait for it to read the pictures, PDFs, documents, recordings and videos
- Describe what you want, for example the clause about pets in the lease
These steps come from our top use case, Find any file by describing what is in it, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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About this repo
- Who it is forAnyone with years of photos, scans, recordings and documents who cannot remember file names.
- Why it is hot5.7k stars, launched 17 days ago, talked about in 2 AI sources we track
- LanguageSwift
- Sourcegithub.com/ARahim3/DigUp · Back to Hot repos
Requirements
- Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later, or Windows or Linux (beta)
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Questions about DigUp
What is DigUp?
DigUp searches the files on your computer by what is in them: photos, PDFs, documents, recordings, videos and, if you turn it on, code. It runs Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2 on device through llama.cpp, so you describe what you want in your own words, in 100+ languages, and it jumps to the matching file, page or moment in a video or podcast. It is free, open source and available for Mac, with Windows and Linux in beta. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/ARahim3/DigUp.
How do I use DigUp?
Install on Mac with brew install --cask arahim3/tap/digup, or download for Windows or Linux (beta); then pick the folders to search; wait for it to read the pictures, PDFs, documents, recordings and videos. The use cases on this page give the full steps and a copy-paste agent prompt for each job.
Who is DigUp for?
Anyone with years of photos, scans, recordings and documents who cannot remember file names.
What can I do with DigUp?
3 use cases so far, for example: Find any file by describing what is in it; Jump to the exact moment in a video or podcast; Search your code projects by what the code does. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run DigUp?
Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later, or Windows or Linux (beta).
What are alternatives to DigUp?
Other hot AI repos in Personal productivity: Cleanyourtv, TV Detox, Hermes Agent, Open WebUI, OpenClaw.
Is DigUp safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.