# qmd

> Local search engine for your docs

A CLI that searches notes and documents with local hybrid search.

- Source: https://github.com/tobi/qmd
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Stars: 30164
- Forks: 1883
- Contributors: 84
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Latest release: v2.8.3 (2026-08-16)
- Purpose: AI & LLM tooling, Developer tools, RAG & vector DBs
- Runs on: CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 73/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 11/15
- Readiness: 5/15

## Alternatives

- [Milvus](https://diggithub.com/milvus-io/milvus.md): Cloud-native vector database
- [Qdrant](https://diggithub.com/qdrant/qdrant.md): High-performance vector database and search engine
- [Chroma](https://diggithub.com/chroma-core/chroma.md): Open-source embedding database for AI apps
- [Weaviate](https://diggithub.com/weaviate/weaviate.md): Open-source vector database
- [Zvec](https://diggithub.com/alibaba/zvec.md): In-process vector database
- [MarkItDown](https://diggithub.com/microsoft/markitdown.md): Convert Office files and PDFs to Markdown for LLMs
- [Docling](https://diggithub.com/docling-project/docling.md): Get your documents ready for generative AI
- [MinerU](https://diggithub.com/opendatalab/MinerU.md): Convert PDFs and Office docs to LLM-ready Markdown

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/tobi/qmd
Updated: 2026-10-03