SAM3 LiteText
SAM3 LiteText replaces SAM3's large text encoder with a compact MobileCLIP student, so concept prompts like “apple” or “forklift” run comfortably on laptops. You get the full SAM3 prompt toolkit for masks, boxes and rotated boxes at a fraction of the memory.
Install
boat model install sam3-litetextWithout a tag BOAT installs sam3-litetext:S0. Tags install side by side, so you can keep several.Download: 2.2 GB of weights.
You will be asked to accept the model's license on first install. Add --accept-license to accept it non-interactively. Read the terms
Tools
What SAM3 LiteText adds to the annotation editor. Each example loops what you do and what comes back.
Text to Mask
Text promptMasks
Type a class name such as “apple” and press Enter. BOAT previews every matching mask before you apply them.
- Preview, then apply
Text to Boxes
Text promptBounding boxes
Type a class name such as “car” and press Enter. BOAT previews every matching bounding box before you apply them.
- Preview, then apply
Box prompt
BoxMasks
Draw one or more boxes — add negative boxes to exclude areas — to segment exactly those objects.
- Preview, then apply
- Multiple prompts
- Negative prompts
Point prompt
PointsMasks
Click on the object, and add negative points to carve out what doesn't belong, to get a precise mask.
- Preview, then apply
- Multiple prompts
- Negative prompts
Auto search
BoxMasks
Draw a loose box around an object. The model finds the object inside and returns a tight mask.
- Preview, then apply
Auto search
BoxRotated boxes
Draw a loose box around an object. The model finds the object inside and returns a tight rotated box.
- Preview, then apply
Platforms
BOAT picks the runtime profile that matches your machine. Only that profile's code is downloaded.
macOS · Metal
Apple silicon (MPS)
Linux · CUDA 12.8
NVIDIA, incl. Blackwell
Linux · CUDA 12.6
NVIDIA GPUs
Linux · CPU
x86_64 CPU
License
BOAT's adapter code is Apache-2.0. The model's own code and weights keep their upstream license:Custom.
License terms shown at install
SAM3 is provided under Meta’s SAM License.
By continuing, you acknowledge that your use of SAM3 must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and Trade Controls. You confirm that you are not the target of Trade Controls and that you will not use, or permit others to use, SAM3 for:
- activities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR);
- military or warfare purposes;
- nuclear industries or applications;
- espionage; or
- the development or use of guns or illegal weapons.
Bundled license files: BOAT-APACHE-2.0.txt, EFFICIENTSAM3-LICENSE.txt, NOTICE.md, UPSTREAM-LICENSE.txt
Package details
- Package
- sam3-litetext
- Version
- 0.0.1
- Type
- Common model
- BOAT Core
- ≥ 0.1.0 · < 1.0.0
- Idle unload
- 300s (change with
boat model setup) - Inference timeout
- 600s
- Manifest SHA-256
- d7866026581ccc061cb2e290ab7a2db7572d6bc11c2393e1af1b61de5a9e1e79
Upstream notice
BOAT adapter code is Apache-2.0. Upstream model code and weights keep their own licenses. Model: sam3-litetext (SAM3-LiteText, MobileCLIP-S0 ctx16 student text encoder) Pinned weight provenance is in ../weights.json. Vendored code revisions, when present, are recorded in ../vendor/UPSTREAM_REVISION. The local macOS adaptations are retained. Runtime dependencies are installed from pinned distributions with their own license files.