{"repo":"UIC-InDeXLab/Needle","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/UIC-InDeXLab/Needle","clone":"git clone https://github.com/UIC-InDeXLab/Needle.git","description":"Needle: A Database for Image Content Retrieval using Natural Language Queries","language":"Jupyter Notebook","stars":14,"topics":["database","generative-ai","natural-language"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"databases-storage","readme_excerpt":"🪡 Needle: A Database for Image Content Retrieval Needle is a deployment-ready system for Image retrieval, designed to empower researchers and developers with a powerful tool for querying images using natural language descriptions. It’s based on the research presented in our paper, introducing a novel approach to efficient and scalable retrieval. 🚀 Why Needle? - Seamlessly retrieve image content from large datasets. - Extendable and modular design to fit various research needs. - Backed by cutting-edge research for accurate and robust retrieval. - 200% improvement over CLIP from OpenAI --- 🎥 Demonstration Watch as Needle transforms natural language queries into precise image retrieval results in real time. 🎨 Interactive Demo Try Needle's capabilities with our interactive demo! Experience the complete workflow from text queries to image retrieval. What you'll experience: - 🖼️ Image Generation : AI-generated images from text prompts - 🔍 Similarity Search : Find similar images from curated datasets - ⚡ Real-time Results : See performance metrics and timing - 🎛️ Full Interface : Explore all Needle features in a demo environment --- ⚙️ Installation Needle is a self-contained desktop app for macOS and Linux. No Docker, PostgreSQL, or Milvus required — metadata (SQLite), vectors (LanceDB), and on-device image generation all run locally inside the app. 🚀 Download an installer (Recommended) Grab the installer for your platform from the releases page: - macOS: Needle x.y.z.dmg -","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/UIC-InDeXLab","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/UIC-InDeXLab/Needle/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}