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Local AI setup

Keep AI work on-device where possible.

FenSight can recommend an on-device AI setup for search and enrichment. Local AI keeps files on your machine and avoids API costs where hardware and model support are available.

FenSight can recommend an on-device AI setup for search and enrichment. Local AI keeps files on your machine and avoids API costs where hardware and model support are available.

  • Settings -> AI Search recommends local ONNX CLIP setup first.
  • Optimize for this PC can inspect hardware and suggest advanced local models without changing providers on its own.
  • Ollama vision models are available for captioning workflows where configured.
  • OpenAI API remains available for users who prefer a hosted provider.

Connected guides

Follow these related pages when the workflow crosses into setup, search, organization, export, security, or another board-level system.