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Description:
Library and daemon that is an efficient search engine and triplestore
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Oct 31, 2024
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Databases
Tags: search database semantic indexing gnome rdf
Install: brew install tracker
About:
Tracker is a semantic data storage and search engine for desktop and mobile environments. It provides a powerful triplestore for RDF data and integrates deeply with the GNOME desktop to index files, emails, and other content for fast, metadata-rich search.
Key Features:
  • Efficient full-text and metadata search engine
  • RDF-based triplestore for semantic data management
  • Desktop integration for indexing files and applications
  • Runs as a low-priority daemon to minimize resource impact
  • Provides libraries (libtracker-sparql) for application integration
Use Cases:
  • Building desktop search functionality for Linux applications
  • Creating or managing applications that require local semantic data storage
  • Indexing personal file collections (documents, images, music) for fast retrieval
Alternatives:
  • Recoll – GUI-focused desktop search tool, less emphasis on semantic triplestore backend
  • Baloo – KDE's file indexing and search framework, similar desktop integration but different ecosystem
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Oct 31, 2024 7:28am 3 VERSION_BUMP 5efa2483
Oct 31, 2024 12:28am 3 VERSION_BUMP d26f5bd9
Sep 13, 2024 7:26pm 1 VERSION_BUMP c166b5f1
Oct 20, 2023 2:10am 0 VERSION_BUMP 88380783
Oct 19, 2023 7:49pm 0 VERSION_BUMP d07210fb
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