Chroma

Chroma is an open-source data infrastructure and vector database developed for AI applications. It supports Python and JavaScript clients, performs tokenization, embedding and indexing automatically. It offers the possibility of creating, querying and filtering collections with in-memory working mode and permanent storage options.

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chroma-core · Databases & Vector Infrastructure

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Vector DatabaseAIragpythonApache-2.0

Common commercial products in this category: Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora

What can it do?
  • With the in-memory client, you can set up a fast prototype and switch to permanent storage or client-server mode when needed.
  • You do automatic indexing by adding text documents and metadata from them to the collection.
  • Using query text, you search for the most similar results within the collection and apply filtering.
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  • • High number of open issues (972)
User reviews
  • • NeutralHacker News

    Chroma: Ubisoft's internal tool used to simulate color-blindness

    “> If you take 2 minutes to read the user guide of both softwares, the difference is obvious. > Reshade requires you to select the game executable and inject tools into the executable > Chroma does not require you to point to the game Did we read the same user guide? As per…”

  • • NeutralHacker News

    Chroma: Ubisoft's internal tool used to simulate color-blindness

    “> can be injected into any game without modifying any engine / game code This sentence is an oxymoron... Once you inject code, you have modified the original code. That isn't always possible or desired. If you take 2 minutes to read the user guide of both softwares, the…”

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