Why I'm Building Pomniter //
The story behind transforming accidental phone clutter into an intelligent, searchable memory bank.
Screenshots Are Unindexed Thoughts
Think about how you use screenshots today. You see a clever code optimization on Twitter, an important slide during a lecture, a flight confirmation, or a LeetCode pattern you want to review before job interviews.
You hit snapshot because you think, "I'll need this later." But weeks later, when you actually need it, that screenshot is buried under hundreds of receipts, memes, and random captures. The memory exists in your head, but the machine can't connect your thought to the image.
From Breadcrumb to Pomniter
While "Breadcrumb" conveyed the idea of following a trail, Pomniter speaks directly to the cognitive core of the app: human memory augmentation. We don't just leave crumbs behind; we want the system to truly remember and comprehend our visual discoveries.
What We Refuse to Build
- ✕No complex folder hierarchies that you have to manually organize every Sunday.
- ✕No strict exact-keyword search boxes that fail if you spell one word differently.
- ✕No invasive cloud telemetry that sells or trains public models on private notes.
Nikunj Maheshwari
I'm a software developer with a deep interest in machine learning, mobile systems, and full-stack web applications. I build tools that solve daily friction in how engineers and learners interact with technology.
Engineering Foundation
- • Front-end Web: Next.js 16 + Vanilla CSS Modules
- • Mobile Companion: Android & Flutter
- • AI Processing: Multimodal Vision + Embeddings
- • Vector Search: HNSW / Cosine Similarity Index
- • Domain: pomniter.nikunjmaheshwari.in