Schenesort v2.4.1

A cli tool for managing wallpaper collections with model generated metadata, sweet tui, and sql metadata querying.

schenesort takes a directory of random wallpapers, with random filenames, and uses olama with a decent vision model to:

• look at each wallpaper
• rename the wallpaper to something sensible
• drop a XMP sidecar with metadata about the file

Once you have a collection of wallpapers re-named with metadata sidecars, run the indexer over it to create a sqlitedb that can be queried to retrieve suggestions based on tags, colours, names and the like. Then use get to get a wallpaper path feh $(schenesort get -1 -p) or hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "eDP-1,$(schenesort get -1 -p)"

Installation

uv tool install schenesort

For development:

git clone https://github.com/sthysel/schenesort.git
cd schenesort
uv sync

Quick Start

To generate metadata you need a olama server serving llava nearby, it takes a minute to set one up see ollama setup.

# Generate metadata for images
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers -r

# Index the collection
schenesort index ~/wallpapers

# Generate thumbnails for gallery
schenesort thumbnail ~/wallpapers -r

# Browse with gallery (thumbnail grid with filters)
schenesort gallery

# Browse single images with TUI
schenesort browse ~/wallpapers

# Query wallpapers
schenesort get --mood peaceful --screen 4K
schenesort get -1 -p | xargs feh  # random wallpaper

Commands

Command	Description
browse	Terminal UI browser with image preview and metadata
gallery	Thumbnail grid browser with filters
thumbnail	Generate thumbnail cache for gallery
index	Build SQLite index for fast querying
get	Query wallpapers by metadata attributes
stats	Show collection statistics from index
config	Show or create configuration file
sanitise	Rename files to Unix-friendly format
validate	Check image extensions match file content
cleanup	Delete orphaned XMP sidecars
info	Show collection file statistics
describe	AI-rename images based on content (Ollama)
models	List available Ollama models
collage	Create a collage grid from matching wallpapers
metadata show	Display XMP sidecar metadata
metadata set	Manually set metadata fields
metadata generate	Generate metadata with AI (Ollama)
metadata update-dimensions	Add image dimensions to existing sidecars
metadata embed	Embed sidecar data into image files

Terminal UI Browser

Browse your wallpaper collection with image preview and metadata display:

schenesort browse ~/wallpapers
schenesort browse ~/wallpapers -r  # recursive
schenesort browse                  # uses paths.wallpaper from config
schenesort get --mood peaceful -b  # browse query results

Keyboard shortcuts:

Key	Action
j / Down	Next image
k / Up	Previous image
g / Home	First image
G / End	Last image
+ / -	Zoom in/out
q	Quit

The TUI uses textual-image for rendering, which auto-detects terminal graphics support (Sixel, iTerm2, Kitty).

Gallery Browser

Browse your indexed collection with a thumbnail grid and filter panel:

# Open gallery browser
schenesort gallery

# Pre-filter results
schenesort gallery --mood peaceful
schenesort gallery --tag nature --style photography

The gallery requires an indexed collection (schenesort index) and cached thumbnails for fast loading.

Generate Thumbnails

# Generate thumbnails for a directory
schenesort thumbnail ~/wallpapers

# Recursive with progress bar
schenesort thumbnail ~/wallpapers -r

# Force regenerate all thumbnails
schenesort thumbnail ~/wallpapers --force

# Clear thumbnail cache
schenesort thumbnail ~/wallpapers --clear

Thumbnails are cached at ~/.cache/schenesort/thumbnails/ (320x200 JPEG).

Gallery keyboard shortcuts:

Key	Action
j / Down	Move down
k / Up	Move up
h / Left	Move left
l / Right	Move right
g / Home	First image
G / End	Last image
Enter	Open detail view
Tab	Switch panel
Escape	Clear filters
r	Refresh
q / Ctrl+C	Quit

Detail view shortcuts:

Key	Action
j / Down	Next image
k / Up	Previous image
Escape / q	Back to grid

Collection Indexing and Querying

Build a SQLite index for fast querying across your entire collection:

# Build/update the index
schenesort index ~/wallpapers
schenesort index ~/wallpapers --rebuild   # rebuild from scratch
schenesort index ~/wallpapers --prune     # remove deleted files

# Query wallpapers
schenesort get --tag cyberpunk
schenesort get --mood peaceful --style photography
schenesort get --screen 4K --subject landscape
schenesort get --color blue --time sunset
schenesort get --min-width 3840
schenesort get -q "mountain"              # text search

# Random selection
schenesort get --random -n 10             # 10 random wallpapers
schenesort get -1                         # single random wallpaper
schenesort get -1 --mood dramatic         # random with filter

# Browse results in TUI
schenesort get --mood peaceful --browse   # open matches in browser
schenesort get --style photography -b     # short form

# For scripting (paths only)
schenesort get -1 -p                      # just the path
feh $(schenesort get -1 -p)               # set random wallpaper
hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "eDP-1,$(schenesort get -1 -p)"

# View collection stats
schenesort stats

The database is stored at $XDG_DATA_HOME/schenesort/index.db (default: ~/.local/share/schenesort/index.db).

Collage Generation

Create a collage grid from wallpapers matching query criteria:

# Create a 6x6 collage (default)
schenesort collage output.png --mood peaceful

# Create a 4x4 collage of landscape images
schenesort collage wall.png --subject landscape --cols 4 --rows 4

# Custom tile size (default: 480x270)
schenesort collage collage.png --tile-width 640 --tile-height 360

# Combine filters
schenesort collage night_cities.png --time night --subject urban --cols 3 --rows 2

schenesort collage landscape.png --cols 4 --rows 4 --tile-width 640 --tile-height 360 --tag landscape

Option	Description	Default
--cols	Number of columns	6
--rows	Number of rows	6
--tile-width	Width of each tile in pixels	480
--tile-height	Height of each tile in pixels	270
--random	Select images randomly	True

All get query filters are supported: --tag, --mood, --color, --style, --subject, --time, --screen, --min-width, --min-height, --search.

Metadata Management

Store metadata in XMP sidecar files (.xmp) alongside images without modifying the original files.

Metadata Fields

Field	Description
description	Short description (used for filenames)
scene	Detailed scene description
tags	Keywords/tags
mood	Visual mood (peaceful, dramatic, mysterious, etc.)
style	Art style (photography, digital art, illustration, etc.)
colors	Dominant colors
time_of_day	Time depicted (day, night, sunset, etc.)
subject	Primary subject (landscape, urban, nature, etc.)
width / height	Image dimensions in pixels
recommended_screen	Best screen size (4K, 1440p, 1080p, etc.)
source	Source URL or info
ai_model	Model used for metadata generation

Generate Metadata using ollama

# Preview what would be generated
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers --dry-run

# Generate metadata and rename files
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers -m llava

# Generate without renaming
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers --no-rename

# Overwrite existing metadata
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers --overwrite

# Use remote Ollama server
schenesort metadata generate ~/wallpapers --host http://server:11434

Update Dimensions Only

Add dimensions to existing sidecars without re-running AI inference:

schenesort metadata update-dimensions ~/wallpapers -r

Manual Metadata

# Show metadata
schenesort metadata show image.jpg

# Set fields manually
schenesort metadata set image.jpg -d "Mountain sunset landscape"
schenesort metadata set image.jpg -t "nature,sunset,mountains"
schenesort metadata set image.jpg -a "peaceful"  # add tag
schenesort metadata set image.jpg -s "https://unsplash.com/..."

Embed into Image Files

Write metadata directly into images (requires exiftool):

schenesort metadata embed ~/wallpapers -r

Filename Sanitation

The sanitise command makes filenames Unix-friendly:

schenesort sanitise ~/wallpapers --dry-run
schenesort sanitise ~/wallpapers -r

Rule	Example
Lowercase	HelloWorld.JPG → helloworld.jpg
Spaces → underscore	my file.jpg → my_file.jpg
Remove punctuation	file(1)!.jpg → file1.jpg
Collapse underscores	a___b.jpg → a_b.jpg
Strip leading/trailing _-	_file_.jpg → file.jpg

Cleanup Orphaned Sidecars

Delete XMP sidecar files that have no corresponding image:

schenesort cleanup ~/wallpapers --dry-run
schenesort cleanup ~/wallpapers -r

Configuration

Schenesort follows XDG Base Directory spec:

• Config: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/schenesort/config.toml (default: ~/.config/schenesort/config.toml)
• Data: $XDG_DATA_HOME/schenesort/index.db (default: ~/.local/share/schenesort/index.db)

# Show current config
schenesort config

# Create default config file
schenesort config --create

Config file format:

[ollama]
# Ollama server URL (leave empty for localhost:11434)
host = "http://server:11434"

# Default vision model
model = "llava:13b"

[paths]
# Default wallpaper collection path
wallpaper = "~/wallpapers"

Command-line options override config file settings.

Ollama Setup (Arch Linux)

# Install
yay -S ollama ollama-cuda  # for NVIDIA GPU

# Start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ollama

# Pull a vision model
ollama pull llava           # ~4GB
ollama pull llava:13b       # ~8GB, better quality

# List available models
schenesort models

Yazi Plugin

A Yazi previewer plugin that displays XMP metadata alongside image previews.

Installation

# Copy plugin
mkdir -p ~/.config/yazi/plugins/schenesort.yazi
cp schenesort.yazi/main.lua ~/.config/yazi/plugins/schenesort.yazi/

# Install exiftool config for custom namespace
mkdir -p ~/.config/ExifTool
cp schenesort.yazi/schenesort.config ~/.config/ExifTool/

# Install exiftool
sudo pacman -S perl-image-exiftool  # Arch

Add to ~/.config/yazi/yazi.toml:

[plugin]
prepend_previewers = [
    { mime = "image/*", run = "schenesort" },
]

See schenesort.yazi/README.md for details.

XMP Sidecar Format

~/wallpapers/
├── mountain_sunset.jpg
├── mountain_sunset.jpg.xmp   ← metadata stored here
├── cyberpunk_city.png
└── cyberpunk_city.png.xmp

Metadata is stored in standard XMP format, compatible with digiKam, darktable, and Lightroom.

Screen Size Recommendations

Images are tagged with recommended screen sizes based on resolution:

Screen	Resolution
8K	7680x4320
5K	5120x2880
4K	3840x2160
Ultrawide 4K	5120x2160
Ultrawide 1440p	3440x1440
1440p	2560x1440
1080p	1920x1080
720p	1280x720

An image is recommended for a screen size if it can cover the screen without upscaling.