FileFinder v1.0.0

FileFinder v1.0.0 - Initial Release
Release Date: March 18, 2025

Welcome to the first stable release of FileFinder, an AI-powered desktop application designed to streamline file management! This version brings a robust set of features for searching, summarizing, and interacting with documents and images.

Key Features
Semantic Search: Find documents (DOCX, PDF, PPTX, TXT, XLSX) and images (JPG, PNG, etc.) using natural language queries with SentenceTransformers and ChineseCLIP.
OCR Support: Extract text from images and PDFs using Tesseract via an integrated API.
AI Summarization: Generate summaries of documents and OCR-extracted text through a chat interface.
Multilingual UI: Supports English and Chinese interfaces.
User-Friendly Design: Built with CustomTkinter, featuring dark/light mode and system tray minimization (Alt+Q to restore).
Windows Executable: Packaged as a standalone .exe and installer (FileFinder_Setup.exe).
Assets
FileFinder_Setup.exe: Windows installer (requires Tesseract and Poppler for OCR functionality—see README for setup).
Source code available in this repository.
Installation
Download FileFinder_Setup.exe from the assets below.
Run the installer and follow the prompts.
Configure API keys and directories via the setup wizard on first launch.
Notes
Ensure api_server.exe (or api_server.py) is running for full functionality (bundled launch attempted in .exe).
Config and index files are stored in %APPDATA%\FileFinder.
What’s Next?
DeepSearch: Enhanced context-aware search.
RAG Mode: Upload and discuss documents with AI.
Thanks to the open-source community for tools like CustomTkinter, SentenceTransformers, and Tesseract! Feedback and contributions are welcome—check out the GitHub repo!