Finding things
Finding something is the whole point, so there are four ways in.
Text search
Section titled “Text search”Type what you remember. The search is exact and fuzzy — typos and half-remembered names still match names, descriptions, and tags. Filter by area (covers the whole subtree) or by tag.
Photo search
Section titled “Photo search”Drop in a photo and Stache finds items that look like it — powered by local CLIP embeddings computed on your own hardware, nothing leaves the machine.
Barcode
Section titled “Barcode”Scan a product barcode (camera, or a wedge scanner like a Zebra handheld — rapid keystrokes ending in Enter). Stache detects the code and does a free-tier lookup against Open*Facts databases; a miss just means “no info found” — it never blocks filing.
Scan the bin
Section titled “Scan the bin”Sometimes the fastest answer: scan the label on a shelf or bin and look at its contents — every nested level included.