Meme Search
AI-powered meme search engine. Automatically extracts descriptions from images using vision-language models, then indexes with vector embeddings for semantic and keyword search.
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Still maintained? Yes: 42 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.3.2 (Aug 2026).
Comparisons in Search Engines: Algolia alternatives, Google Search alternatives.
At a glance
Meme Search quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 766
- Last commit
- 11 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.3.2, Aug 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Use AI to index your memes by their content and text, making them easily retrievable for your meme warfare pleasures."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Meme Search scores 92/100, #7 of 16 in Search Engines: 42 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.3.2, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 766 stars add 11.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 8.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
42 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.3.2 released 3 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 11.5 / 20
766 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 42
- Last 90 days
- 180
- Last 12 months
- 11 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 16 tools in Search Engines by health , between Fess (#6) and Websurfx (#8) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v2.3.2 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 766 |
| Open issues | 3 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | meme-search/meme-search ↗ |
Meme Search vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Meme Search (Search Engines), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeiliSearch | 99 | 60k | MIT | yesterday |
| OpenSearch | 97 | 14k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Typesense | 97 | 27k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Manticore Search | 96 | 12k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Hister | 95 | 6.2k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Meme Search (this tool) | 92 | 766 | Apache-2.0 | 11 days ago |
Meme Search: common questions
Is Meme Search still maintained?
Meme Search had 42 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 11 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.3.2, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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