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Life & fun · August 11, 2025

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I built a desktop app that indexes your media locally

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Cosmos is a desktop application that creates a local index of your media files. It allows users to organize and search through their personal media collection stored on their computer. The app works entirely on-device, keeping media data private without requiring cloud uploads. It's designed for anyone looking to better manage and discover their locally stored photos, videos, documents, or other media files.

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