Queryable - Photo Search App2.1.6

A product that has reached #1 on the front page of Hacker News and topped the paid tools chart across all European countries, while ranking #2 in the US on the same day.

Queryable is an open-source, offline photo album search tool unlike anything you've used before.

Search your photos with natural descriptions like "two people by the sea," "a blonde woman holding a glass of red wine," "a girl in red on the lawn," or even emotional moments like "We fell in love." Queryable understands longer, more human descriptions instead of only simple tags.

New in this version: search in your own language. Non-English queries are translated on your device before searching, so your photos and your words never leave your phone.

You can also search by photo, filter results by time, batch-select and share, clean up duplicates more precisely, and view Live Photos and videos more reliably.

Pay once and use it forever. Queryable works completely offline after download, protecting the privacy of your photo library.

FAQ:

1. What languages can I search in?
You can search in your own language. Queryable translates your query on device before searching, while keeping the accuracy of the English search model. The app interface is currently localized in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

2. How is my photo privacy protected?
Queryable works completely offline. You can even disable the app's network permissions if you have privacy concerns.

3. How do I use it?
After downloading, build an index for your photos. This takes a few minutes depending on your library and device. On an iPhone 12 mini, Queryable processes about 2,000 photos per minute, and indexing is only required once.

Once indexing is complete, you can search instantly. When you add new photos, you can update the index at any time.

Contact:

- Email: myfancoo@gmail.com
- Twitter: @immazzystar
- GitHub: https://github.com/mazzzystar/Queryable

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Version History Clean Up Similar Photos gets a major upgrade:

• Newly added photos are processed incrementally—no full library rescan needed.
• Browse and adjust groups while processing; progress and space estimates are saved automatically and can resume after interruptions.
• Keep or delete entire groups, with fixes for selection and preview mismatches.
• Faster large-library processing, an improved iPad layout, and better reliability with Limited Photos access.

All photo analysis remains completely on device to protect your privacy. 2.1.6 Aug 11 Bug fixes

• Fixed the favorite heart appearing to turn off after paging away and back in photo details, even though the favorite was saved correctly.
• Fixed the Similar Photos panel showing results for the wrong photo after returning from another similar photo’s details. 2.1.5 Aug 10 All-new "Clean Up Similar Photos"

• Similar photos are sorted into three tiers — Exact Duplicates, Near Identical, and Similar Scenes — so you know exactly what you're cleaning before you clean it
• One-tap clean for every tier: AI aesthetic scoring automatically keeps the best photo in each group, and the Similar Scenes tier asks for extra confirmation
• Keep as many photos per group as you like: tap the circles to pick any, keep the whole group in one tap, or tap any photo to compare full-screen
• Your progress is saved automatically — leave and come back anytime, even after force-quitting the app
• Photos only: videos are never touched
• Bulk deletion now asks for confirmation just once

Fixes & improvements

• Fixed scrolling getting stuck after entering multi-select
• Fixed swipe-to-select occasionally triggering "go back" 2.1.4 Aug 8 This update focuses on important fixes:

• Fixed search returning the same results no matter what you typed (mostly on beta versions of iOS)
• Fixed the app getting stuck on "Loading photos…" after choosing "Limited Access" for your photo library
• Fixed a launch crash on some devices with large photo libraries
• New "Similar Photos" button on the photo page — no more hidden swipe-up gesture
• Stability improvements and better compatibility with the latest iOS

Thanks to everyone who reported these issues. If anything comes up, feel free to reach out anytime. 2.1.3 Jul 27 New Features

- Search in Any Language - Type in your own language and Queryable finds the right photos. Non-English queries are translated on your device, so nothing leaves your phone and English search stays just as accurate.
- Search by Photo - Take a picture, or pick one from your library, to instantly find similar shots in your album.
- Filter by Time - Narrow any search to the last week, month, 3 months, 6 months, year, or a specific year.
- Batch Select & Share - Swipe across photos to select them, select all at once, then share or export in a single tap.
- Choose Which Duplicates to Keep - When cleaning up duplicates, you can now tick each photo individually to keep or remove exactly the ones you want.
- Live Photos & Originals - Share full-resolution originals, with full Live Photo and video playback.

Design

- A brand-new look with an Apple Photos-style grid, smooth zoom transitions, a floating glass search bar, and a cleaner first-time setup.
- Haptic feedback throughout for a more responsive feel.

Privacy

- Queryable now asks for photo access only when you actually search. Nothing is read from your library until you choose to.

Performance & Reliability

- Opens straight to search, with no black screen or launch delay.
- First search is now instant instead of a 2-3 second wait.
- Lower memory use on large photo libraries.
- Fixed video playback and Live Photos in the photo viewer.
- Fixed deleted photos sometimes still appearing in results.
- Fixed several crashes during search and indexing. 2.1.2 Jul 10 Performance

- 4x Faster Launch — App startup reduced from ~16s to ~4s on large libraries (60,000+ photos).
- Faster Search — Photo similarity search is now GPU-accelerated.

What's New

- Smarter Duplicate Detection — Completely rewritten algorithm with quality scoring. Duplicates are now grouped more accurately, and you can batch-delete them in one tap.
- iCloud Photo Hints — When viewing a blurry iCloud photo, an orange banner now guides you to download the full-resolution version.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed crash during long indexing sessions — Users with very large photo libraries no longer experience crashes when building the index.
- Fixed cancel button not responding — Tapping "Cancel" during indexing now stops immediately as expected.
- Fixed progress bar not appearing — The indexing progress bar now shows up right away instead of after a delay.

Improvements

- Adaptive layout — The UI now renders consistently across different iPhone and iPad screen sizes.
- Dynamic Type support — Text and icons now respect your system font size preference. 2.0.9 Mar 22 - add "A Year Ago Today" feature.
- polish UI. 2.0.8 07/14/2025 - Fixed an issue where search results would appear completely black after deleting photos from the album.
- Now requires iOS 18.0 or later version. 2.0.7 06/24/2025 - Fixed lag issues on some device models.
- Optimized UI display. 2.0.6 06/07/2025 More stable & smooth. 2.0.5 06/05/2025 Improve speed and stability. 2.0.4 06/04/2025 Optimize the duplicate photo deletion feature to reduce crashes. 2.0.3 05/27/2025 Fix the lag issue introduced in the previous version. 2.0.2 05/27/2025 - Now shows file size for all thumbnails.
- Improved video viewing experience. 2.0.1 04/28/2025 - You can now play videos in search results.
- Fixed the issue with swiping left/right for previous/next photo. 2.0.0 10/19/2024 Optimize product experience. 1.4.9 10/16/2024 Optimize model performance. 1.4.8 10/15/2024 - Pin feature: You can pin a specific photo to the top of a search result. 1.4.7 10/03/2024 - Fixed the issue where users were unable to view more images when using the image search feature.
- Added support for saving favorite photos. 1.4.6 09/09/2024 - New feature: Now you can find similar photos and delete them in bulk, a great feature for organizing your albums.
- Fixed an occasional crash issue when deleting photos. 1.4.5 09/04/2024 - fixed an issue where multiple selection deletion did not actually delete photos
- fixed an issue where the search bar accidentally triggered photo selection. 1.4.4 07/24/2024 - Supports multiple photo deletion selection. 1.4.3 07/20/2024 - You can now input a photo to search for similar photos. 1.4.2 07/19/2024 - Significantly improve the model's performance and speed, sorry you need to rebuild the index. 1.4.1 04/14/2024 - Now, you can open the app and update the index; there's no need to perform a search anymore. 1.4.0 04/03/2024