Really good paper on finding photos with duplicate content (https://cecs.uci.edu/~papers/icme06/pdfs/0000353.pdf). I have been working on a utility based on it that scans my photo library (~21,000 photos, some of which are duplicates due to faulty imports), and it has worked well even on my old dual-core laptop.

Apple Photos can also scan for duplicates, but there is no way to manually start the scan (it is supposed to run in the background but rarely does), so I had to find a better solution #imageeditor #imagemanagement

Engadget: Google is reportedly planning to unveil a Pinterest alternative at I/O 2025 . “Google is set to debut a new feature that The Information describes as ‘Pinterest-like’ at its annual I/O developer conference next week. It reportedly shows users image results, based on their queries, that can give them ideas for fashion and interior design. Users can then save the images in different […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/engadget-google-is-reportedly-planning-to-unveil-a-pinterest-alternative-at-i-o-2025/

I'm looking for free offline image management software supporting tagging/searching images. I want to be able to use it with already existing local folders for stuff like character tokens, maps, inspo images etc. Has to work on Windows since that's the system on the computer I DM from. Any recs?

#fedihelp #fedirecs #ttrpg #dnd #dm #software #foss #assetmanagement #imagemanagement