I'm in a bit of a bind here. I've got over 100,000 screenshots, and I'm trying to find specific images that contain certain words. I recently lost some important information, and I really need to locate those screenshots because they might have what I'm looking for. Is there any software out there that can scan through this massive amount of images and help me find the ones with specific text? I don't mind if it takes a while; I just want to avoid the hassle of searching manually. Thanks!
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Try using the built-in Windows Photo app. It's pretty solid with text searches and even lets you copy text if you need it.
If your images are stored in iCloud Photos or something similar, you might be able to do a simple search that could bring them right up.
I'll check out Google Photos. I never knew they could do that. Thanks.
You could also try Claude; it might help with scanning for text in your screenshots too.
I'll give that a try. Thank you!
If you're on macOS, the Photos app can search for text in images pretty effectively. I bet Google's equivalent works similarly, but you might need workarounds on Windows.
I hope that works! I'm on Windows, though, haha. Thanks!
My iPhone can search text in the photos almost instantly! If you can load your screenshots onto your phone, that might be a fast way to find what you need.
If the phone can scan 100k+ images faster than my PC, I'll give it a shot. I've heard Google Photos might help too, so I’ll try that. Thanks for the suggestion!
Cool! I didn’t know Photos could do that, thought I'd need specialized software. I'll check it out tomorrow along with the other tips. Thanks!