snapotter-hq/SnapOtter
Open-source, self-hosted file-processing tool. Convert, compress, OCR, transcribe & run local AI across image, video, audio, PDF & documents, via UI, REST API & pipelines. Your files never leave your network. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 11
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 157
- days_rel: 35
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 47
Adoption not part of the score
2362 stars · 115 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SnapOtter is an open-source, self-hosted file-processing suite offering 200+ tools across image, video, audio, PDF, and document modalities, including conversion, compression, OCR, transcription, metadata stripping, and local AI features. It is deployed as a single Docker container and operated through a web UI, REST API, and automated pipelines, keeping all files on your own infrastructure.
Use cases
- convert and compress images, video, and audio without uploading to cloud services
- run OCR on scanned PDFs and images locally
- transcribe audio and generate video subtitles on my own server
- strip metadata from files for privacy compliance
- batch-process files through automated pipelines via REST API
- self-hosted CloudConvert or Smallpdf alternative for an air-gapped network
- remove backgrounds, upscale, or colorize photos with local AI
- process sensitive documents on-premise for compliance
When to choose
- you need a wide range of file-processing tools behind one self-hosted UI and API
- data privacy, air-gapping, or compliance rules forbid sending files to third-party cloud converters
- you want a homelab-friendly single Docker container with optional GPU acceleration
- you want to replace multiple SaaS tools (CloudConvert, Smallpdf, TinyPNG, Otter.ai) with one stack
When to avoid
- you only need PDF-specific workflows and prefer a lighter, PDF-only tool
- you need a managed cloud service with no self-hosting overhead
- you lack the hardware for local AI features like transcription or image enhancement
- AGPL-3.0 licensing is incompatible with your usage or distribution model
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing video-processing audio-processing ocr pdf speech-recognition file-upload http-server workflow-automation machine-learning files media pdf self-hosted privacy developer-tools self-hosted cross-platform file-conversion media-processing homelab air-gap compliance rest-api cloudconvert-alternative on-premise transcription metadata-stripping automation docker web-server linux
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/snapotter-hq/SnapOtter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3538d95741f5
- homepage: https://snapotter.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9be289350041
- site_page: https://docs.snapotter.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · c614cd279714
- site_page: https://docs.snapotter.com/guide/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f8979173dd5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| snapotter-hq/SnapOtter | main | 80 |
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