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Search photos by meaning

Duplicate & blurry photo cleaner

All AI runs on your Mac

Included in Mac App Membership

Get Private Photo AI and every other SunTeame Mac app for $9/month or $99 once.

AI Photo Search & Cleaner for Mac

Private Photo AIfor Mac

Your photo library, finally searchable — and it never leaves your Mac.

Private Photo AI is an intelligent assistant for your Photos library. It understands what is in your photos and videos, helps you find anything in seconds, and shows you what is safe to clean up. Every AI model runs locally on your Mac, so your photos, videos, recognized text and AI index are never uploaded.

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See Private Photo AI in action

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Key features

Why choose Private Photo AI

Find any photo by describing it, clear out duplicates, similar and blurry shots, and relive your best days. Every AI model runs locally on your Mac.

  • Search by meaning: type “beach at sunset” or “dog and ball” and find it

  • Text inside photos is searchable too — passports, receipts, Wi-Fi passwords

  • Smart Cleaner for duplicates, similar shots, blurry photos, screenshots and large videos

  • Events timeline that picks the top 10% of shots from photo-heavy days

  • AI Locations estimates where a photo was taken when it has no GPS

  • Every AI model runs locally — nothing is uploaded

In detail

Everything Private Photo AI can do

Search by meaning

Stop scrolling through years of photos. Just type what you remember. Search understands meaning, objects and text, so you do not need albums, tags or keywords. It works best with English phrases.

  • “red bag”, “dog and ball”, “beach at sunset”
  • “passport”, “receipt”, “wifi password” — text inside photos is searchable too
  • Combine ideas: “airport and suitcase”

Smart Cleaner

See exactly what is cluttering your library, sorted into clear categories. Nothing is ever deleted automatically: you review, select and confirm, and deleted items go to Recently Deleted in Photos.

  • Duplicates and visually similar photos, with the best shot suggested
  • Blurry photos, bad exposure and closed eyes
  • Screenshots and documents
  • Large videos that take the most space

Events

Photo-heavy days become events on a timeline. Private Photo AI picks the top 10% of shots from each one, so you can keep the best and clear the rest in a couple of clicks.

AI Locations

No GPS in a photo? A local Core ML model can estimate where it was taken and show it on a map.

Library at a glance

A dashboard shows how much of your library is analyzed, how storage is split between photos and videos, how much space you could free, and what AI found.

Built for Mac

  • Native sidebar layout and keyboard shortcuts
  • Full-size viewer with zoom, video playback and a details panel
  • Optimized for Apple silicon

Private by design

All analysis happens on your Mac. Your photos, videos, recognized text and AI index are never uploaded. Search and cleanup work offline (maps need an internet connection).

Requirements

macOS 26 or later · Access to your Photos library, which you can change at any time in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Photos

Languages

English and Russian

Technical foundation

Built with Core ML, Vision and PhotoKit — MobileCLIP for semantic search, Vision for text recognition and a local Core ML model for locations.

Use cases

Where Private Photo AI fits

  • Find a photo from years ago by describing it

  • Locate a receipt, passport or Wi-Fi password in your library

  • Free up space by clearing duplicates, blurry shots and large videos

  • Keep only the best shots from a trip or event

FAQ

Private Photo AI questions

How do I search my photos by description on a Mac?

Open Private Photo AI and type what you remember, such as “beach at sunset” or “dog and ball”. Search understands meaning, objects and text inside photos, so you do not need albums, tags or keywords. It works best with English phrases.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. Every AI model runs locally on your Mac. Your photos, videos, recognized text and AI index are never uploaded.

Can it find duplicate and similar photos?

Yes. Smart Cleaner groups duplicates and visually similar photos and suggests the best shot. It also finds blurry photos, bad exposure, closed eyes, screenshots, documents and large videos.

Will it delete photos automatically?

No. Nothing is ever deleted automatically. You review, select and confirm, and deleted items go to Recently Deleted in Photos.

Can I search for text inside photos?

Yes. Text in photos is recognized on your Mac, so you can search for things like “passport”, “receipt” or “wifi password”.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Search and cleanup work offline. Only the maps for locations need an internet connection.