THthunderbong·Apr 21, 2026Submission
Lap: An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries
3 points · Open discussionjulyx10
lap
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lap
An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries
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An offline-first photo manager for large local libraries
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What Hacker News says
3 sourcesShow HN: Lap – Fast photo browsing for libraries (Rust and Tauri)
I’ve been a software engineer for 10+ years and a hobby photographer for even longer.
Over time my family archive grew to 100k+ photos and videos, and browsing it smoothly on macOS became surprisingly hard.
So I started building Lap app.
The current focus (v0.1.6) is simple:
fast local photo library browsing and management
- Smooth scrolling through very large libraries
- Works directly on your existing folders (no import/catalog)
- Fully local
Planned next: deduplication, photo comparison tools, and RAW support.
2 points · Open discussionShow HN: Lap – A local-first AI photo manager built with Tauri and Vue 3
Hi HN,
I built Lap because I couldn’t find a good local-first photo manager
that supports AI search while keeping everything offline and private.
Lap is a native desktop app built with Tauri (Rust) + Vue 3.
Features:
• AI-powered local image search (offline)
• Efficient browsing of large photo libraries
• Face recognition & metadata grouping
• No cloud, privacy-first
GitHub:
https://github.com/julyx10/lap
Looking for early feedback and ideas!
1 points · Open discussion