I built Teserra, an "Obsidian for images", a native Mac library that keeps everything in plain folders

Hi r/SideProject! For the past four months I've been building Teserra on evenings and weekends: a visual library for the Mac. Why I built it . Most image libraries keep your files inside their own database. If the app changes direction or shuts down, your collection is stuck there. I wanted the opposite: plain folders you can open with anything, today or in ten years. What it does - Saves images, video, fonts, screenshots and web pages into plain folders on your Mac. Next to each file, a small text file holds its title and tags. Delete the app and nothing is lost, like an Obsidian vault. - Finds things by description: type "a statue in a beam of light" and the picture comes up. The search model runs on your Mac, no account, no API key. - Option-click any image or video in your browser to save it (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Arc, Dia, Brave, Edge…). - A local MCP server, so Claude Code or Cursor can browse and tag your library. How it's built. Tauri (Rust) and React. Twelve releases in September, mostly driven by early testers' feedback. How. it's $29 once with a 14-day free trial (30% off until Oct 16 with EARLYBIRD). I'd love blunt feedback: is the "files stay files" idea worth paying for, and what would make you switch from what you use today? teserra.app