I Built an AI Video Search Engine That Runs 99% Locally

Description

Edit Mind is a 99% local, open-source AI video indexing tool that helps you search through terabytes of video using natural language. 🎯 Key Features: - Local transcription using OpenAI Whisper - Face recognition & emotion detection - Object detection with YOLO - Scene analysis every 2 seconds - Natural language search powered by ChromaDB - Generate rough cuts & export to Final Cut Pro - Plugin architecture for custom analyzers 🔒 Privacy First: All processing happens on your machine. The only external API calls are for text embedding (Google) and search query parsing (Gemini). ⚡ Tech Stack: Electron, React, TypeScript, Python, ChromaDB, FFmpeg 🌟 This project is open source! Contribute at: https://github.com/iliashad/edit-mind 📦 Perfect for content creators with large video libraries who want fast, semantic search without uploading footage to the cloud. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - How it works 3:00 - UI walkthrough 4:30 - Rough cut generation 5:30 - Face labeling 6:30 - Tech stack & open source details