diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 991aeafe..92338745 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,4 +127,27 @@ uvicorn main:app --reload
 
 The frontend will be available at `localhost:8000` 
 
+## 🗂️ Using Local Directories
 
+In addition to GitHub Public repo URLs, you can now use local directories with the CLI and Python package.
+
+### CLI usage with local directories
+
+```bash
+# Basic usage with local directory
+gitingest /path/to/local/directory
+
+# See more options
+gitingest --help
+```
+
+### Python package usage with local directories
+
+```python
+from gitingest import ingest
+
+# Ingest from a local directory
+summary, tree, content = ingest("/path/to/local/directory")
+```
+
+By default, this won't write a file but can be enabled with the `output` argument.
diff --git a/src/gitingest/ingest.py b/src/gitingest/ingest.py
index eac20818..52fbc460 100644
--- a/src/gitingest/ingest.py
+++ b/src/gitingest/ingest.py
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ def ingest(source: str, max_file_size: int = 10 * 1024 * 1024, include_patterns:
         if query['url']:
             # Get parent directory two levels up from local_path (../tmp)
             cleanup_path = str(Path(query['local_path']).parents[1])
-            shutil.rmtree(cleanup_path, ignore_errors=True)
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+            shutil.rmtree(cleanup_path, ignore_errors=True)
+        elif Path(source).is_dir():
+            # If the source is a local directory, no need to clean up
+            pass
diff --git a/src/gitingest/ingest_from_query.py b/src/gitingest/ingest_from_query.py
index 2991b093..3ffc610e 100644
--- a/src/gitingest/ingest_from_query.py
+++ b/src/gitingest/ingest_from_query.py
@@ -338,4 +338,3 @@ def ingest_from_query(query: dict) -> Dict:
         return ingest_single_file(path, query)
     else:
         return ingest_directory(path, query)
-
diff --git a/src/templates/components/github_form.jinja b/src/templates/components/github_form.jinja
index ec6054ef..61ec0f31 100644
--- a/src/templates/components/github_form.jinja
+++ b/src/templates/components/github_form.jinja
@@ -86,6 +86,52 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="mt-4 relative z-20 flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-start">
+            <!-- File input for local directories -->
+            <div class="w-[200px] sm:w-[250px] mr-9 mt-4">
+                <div class="relative">
+                    <div class="w-full h-full rounded bg-gray-900 translate-y-1 translate-x-1 absolute inset-0 z-10"></div>
+                    <div class="flex relative z-20 border-[3px] border-gray-900 rounded bg-white">
+                        <input type="file" 
+                               id="local_directory"
+                               name="local_directory" 
+                               webkitdirectory
+                               directory
+                               class="py-2 px-2 bg-[#E8F0FE] focus:outline-none w-full">
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="mt-4 relative z-20 flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-start">
+            <!-- Checkbox to select between local directory and remote repo -->
+            <div class="w-[200px] sm:w-[250px] mr-9 mt-4">
+                <div class="relative">
+                    <div class="w-full h-full rounded bg-gray-900 translate-y-1 translate-x-1 absolute inset-0 z-10"></div>
+                    <div class="flex relative z-20 border-[3px] border-gray-900 rounded bg-white">
+                        <input type="checkbox" 
+                               id="local_directory_checkbox"
+                               name="local_directory_checkbox" 
+                               class="py-2 px-2 bg-[#E8F0FE] focus:outline-none w-full">
+                        <label for="local_directory_checkbox" class="py-2 px-2 bg-[#E8F0FE] focus:outline-none w-full">Local Directory</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="w-[200px] sm:w-[250px] mr-9 mt-4">
+                <div class="relative">
+                    <div class="w-full h-full rounded bg-gray-900 translate-y-1 translate-x-1 absolute inset-0 z-10"></div>
+                    <div class="flex relative z-20 border-[3px] border-gray-900 rounded bg-white">
+                        <input type="checkbox" 
+                               id="remote_repo_checkbox"
+                               name="remote_repo_checkbox" 
+                               class="py-2 px-2 bg-[#E8F0FE] focus:outline-none w-full">
+                        <label for="remote_repo_checkbox" class="py-2 px-2 bg-[#E8F0FE] focus:outline-none w-full">Remote Repo</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
         {% if show_examples %}
         <!-- Example repositories section -->
         <div class="mt-4">
@@ -101,4 +147,4 @@
         </div>
         {% endif %}
     </div>
-</div> 
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+</div> 
diff --git a/src/templates/components/result.jinja b/src/templates/components/result.jinja
index 00b6f934..edf25d5c 100644
--- a/src/templates/components/result.jinja
+++ b/src/templates/components/result.jinja
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                                             class="px-4 py-2 bg-[#ffc480] border-[3px] border-gray-900 text-gray-900 rounded group-hover:-translate-y-px group-hover:-translate-x-px transition-transform relative z-10 flex items-center gap-2">
                                             <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                                                 <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
-                                                    d="M8 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-1M8 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M8 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m0 0h2a2 2 0 012 2v3m2 4H10m0 0l3-3m-3 3l3 3" />
+                                                    d="M8 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-1M8 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 002-2M8 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m0 0h2a2 2 0 012 2v3m2 4H10m0 0l3-3m-3 3l3 3" />
                                             </svg>
                                             Copy
                                         </button>
@@ -93,23 +93,24 @@
                                         class="px-4 py-2 bg-[#ffc480] border-[3px] border-gray-900 text-gray-900 rounded group-hover:-translate-y-px group-hover:-translate-x-px transition-transform relative z-10 flex items-center gap-2">
                                         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                                             <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
-                                                d="M8 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-1M8 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M8 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m0 0h2a2 2 0 012 2v3m2 4H10m0 0l3-3m-3 3l3 3" />
-                                        </svg>
-                                        Copy
-                                    </button>
+                                                d="M8 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2v-1M8 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012-2m0 0h2a2 2 0 012 2v3m2 4H10m0 0l3-3m-3 3l3 3" />
+                                            </svg>
+                                            Copy
+                                        </button>
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="relative">
-                                <div
-                                    class="w-full h-full rounded bg-gray-900 translate-y-1 translate-x-1 absolute inset-0">
+                                <div class="relative">
+                                    <div
+                                        class="w-full h-full rounded bg-gray-900 translate-y-1 translate-x-1 absolute inset-0">
+                                    </div>
+                                    <textarea
+                                        class="result-text w-full p-4 bg-[#fff4da] border-[3px] border-gray-900 rounded font-mono text-sm resize-y focus:outline-none relative z-10"
+                                        style="min-height: {{ '600px' if content else 'calc(100vh-800px)' }}"
+                                        readonly>{{ content }}</textarea>
                                 </div>
-                                <textarea
-                                    class="result-text w-full p-4 bg-[#fff4da] border-[3px] border-gray-900 rounded font-mono text-sm resize-y focus:outline-none relative z-10"
-                                    style="min-height: {{ '600px' if content else 'calc(100vh-800px)' }}"
-                                    readonly>{{ content }}</textarea>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
     </div>
-{% endif %}
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+{% endif %}