sist2
sist2 indexes files and provides search tools, with its project page noting that development is in an early stage.
About sist2
sist2 is an open source file system indexer and search tool. It scans directories to extract text, metadata and thumbnails from common file types, then provides a web interface for searching, tagging and viewing disk utilisation statistics.
It supports Elasticsearch and SQLite search backends and can scan recursively inside archive files, with optional OCR for ebooks and images. The project page notes early development, and archive handling has limits including single-threaded scanning and limited support for seek-dependent media formats.
Key features
- Incremental directory scanning with multi-threaded processing
- Extracts text and metadata from common file types
- Generates thumbnails for supported files
- Recursive scan inside archive files
- OCR for ebooks and images via tesseract options
- Manual tagging in UI and automatic tagging via scripts
Best for: People with local file collections on Linux or Windows who want to index and search file contents and metadata.
Good for
- Open source with Docker Compose and Linux and Windows executables
- Offers Elasticsearch and SQLite search backend options
- Handles many file types including contents inside archives
Watch out for
- Project states it is in early development
- Archive files are scanned sequentially by a single thread
- Support for seek-dependent media inside archives is limited
sist2 at a glance
- Website
- github.com/simon987/sist2
- Category
- Software & Utilities › File Utilities
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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sist2 FAQ
What backends can sist2 use for search?
Elasticsearch version >= 6.8.X, ideally >= 7.14.0, or SQLite which requires no installation.
Can sist2 search inside archive files?
Yes, it scans files inside zip, tar, 7z and similar as if in the file system, including archives inside archives.
How is OCR enabled?
Use --ocr-lang with --ocr-images and/or --ocr-ebooks for ebook or image types, after installing tesseract language data files.
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