Open source image-search projects
Every project in the registry tagged image-search, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
High-performance vector database for GenAI applications
Fast, scalable vector database for AI applications
AI-native vector database for intuitive applications
Developer-friendly OSS embedded retrieval library for multimodal AI. Search More; Manage Less.
Python Script to download hundreds of images from 'Google Images'. It is a ready-to-run code!
An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries
Browser extension for reverse image search, available for Chrome, Edge and Safari
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source image-search projects are there?
This registry tracks 7 projects tagged image-search, with 127,397 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Milvus at 46,563 stars.
Are these image-search projects free to use?
Yes — 6 of the 7 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which image-search project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these image-search projects still maintained?
5 of the 7 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.