Why Early Access?

“Picdex already does its main job: it reads the titles written in your screenshots, such as a post, a comment or a list that names an anime, a manga or a film, and files them into an offline library on your PC. We are releasing it in Early Access because real screenshot collections are far more varied than our own test set, which comes mostly from Instagram. Your reports of misread or missed titles are the most direct way for us to improve recognition, and your feedback will decide what we work on next.”

Approximately how long will this software be in Early Access?

“Roughly 5–6 months. Picdex already does its main job; we will use that time to make recognition more accurate on real screenshots, guided by your reports, and to fix the problems you run into. If the estimate changes, we will say so in a Steam announcement and update this answer.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“These are plans, not promises. What we plan to work on:
- Better recognition, guided by the titles you report as misread or missed, including on screenshots from apps our tests cover less well.
- An optional Steam Workshop mode, off by default, for sharing title cards with other Picdex users. Without it, Picdex keeps working fully offline, exactly as it does now.
Whether each of these ships, and in what form, depends on technical checks and on your feedback. Plans may change during Early Access.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Everything listed here works today:
- Picdex reads the titles written in your screenshots of posts and comments, such as a comment or a list that names an anime, a manga or a film, using an AI model that runs on your own PC. It reads words; it does not recognise a work from a drawing, a cover or a video frame. A frame with no caption is reported as having no title.
- On a separate test set of our own screenshots, mostly from Instagram, Picdex currently puts about 65% of the works they name under the right title in the right category, and we are working on raising that number. Matches it is unsure about wait in a review queue, where you accept, correct or skip them, and any decision it made can be changed. Your results may be better or worse, depending on your screenshots.
- Fully offline by default: no account, and your screenshots never leave your computer. One optional online feature, dictionary updates, stays off until you turn it on.
- Export of your library to an Excel file.
- Fully offline by default: no account, and your screenshots never leave your computer. Two optional online features, a manga lookup and dictionary updates, stay off until you turn them on.
- Ukrainian and English interface. Recognition also runs without a dedicated graphics card, much more slowly.”

Will this software be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We don't plan to change the price when Picdex leaves Early Access. If that changes, we will announce it in advance in a Steam news post. All later updates are included at no extra cost.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Please use the Picdex discussion boards on Steam to report misread titles, bugs and ideas. Picdex does not send reports by itself, so a report contains only what you choose to post; Admin → "Collect diagnostics" writes a report file you can attach if you want to. We answer on the boards and describe what changed in a Steam news post with every update.”