# Rclip (open-source image editor)

> Rclip is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Grep for images – local, offline image search for the terminal. It has 1,015 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at yurijmikhalevich/rclip.

[[Blog]]( [[Demo on YouTube]]( [[Paper]]( Search any folder by what its images contain. Use natural language, an example image, or both – without tagging, uploading, or importing your files into a photo library.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/rclip |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,015 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | v4.0.1 (Sep 19, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 23, 2026 |

## Install

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install rclip
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/rclip

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