Lumen

Roadmap

Where Lumen is going.

Plans change, and there are no dates. If something matters to you, say so on GitHub.

Next

What is being worked on now.

Offline edition

A second build with no internet permission at all. You download the model files on a computer, import them, and Lumen checks each one before use.

F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid

Lumen in the app stores that degoogled phones use, with reproducible builds.

Lumen AI 1.0

Lumen's search, text, face and subtitle engines are a library other apps can use, on Maven Central. Version 1.0 makes its API stable.

More phones

Testing on Pixels with GrapheneOS, Samsung phones, Android 11 to 13, phones with less memory, and libraries of 50,000 photos or more.

Planned

Decided, not started.

Your language

Lumen in other languages, with a language setting of its own. First drafts for the most asked-for languages, then fixes from native speakers on Weblate.

Spoken in Videos

Search what people say in your videos. A more accurate speech model also makes better subtitles.

Sounds

Find videos by the song in them. Lumen recognises the same song across your clips on the phone, and you name it once.

Lumen Lab

A benchmark app that tests how Lumen runs on your phone, including experimental NPU support. You can share the results, and see other phones on this site.

Google Play

For people who want updates through the Play Store. The GitHub and F-Droid builds stay.

Later

Wanted, after the above.

Memories

Looking back at a day, a trip or a year.

Duplicates

Find duplicate photos and similar shots, and clean them up.

Basic editor

Crop, straighten and flip, saved as a copy or over the original.

Widget

A photo frame on your home screen with a photo from an album you choose.

App shortcuts

Long-press the icon to go straight to Search, Videos or Favorites.

Material 3 Expressive

An optional Android-style look, next to the current one.

Hindi and Telugu

Better search and text reading for Indian languages.

Shipped

In Lumen today. See the changelog.

  • Smart Search, text in photos and videos, People
  • Live Text on photos and paused videos
  • Offline subtitles
  • Details sheet with maps
  • Hidden, with encryption
  • Scheduled indexing
  • Liquid Glass and Reduce Blur settings
  • In-app updates
  • Lumen AI, the smart features as a library (early)

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