ageitgey / face_recognition
The world's simplest facial recognition api for Python and the command line
Why this job: works in the areas we cover, but does not say which job it does
What it does
Recognize and manipulate faces from Python or from the command line with the world's simplest face recognition library.
Get started
No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 4 months ago
- Stars
- 56,891
- +29 this week
- Licence
- MIT
- Allows business use
- Downloads for
- None listed
- No release files
- Latest version
- v1.2.2
- Released 8 years ago
- Built with
- Python
- 79% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- Not stated
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 44% closed
- 776 still open
- Pull requests
- 95 merged
- 57 waiting
- Releases
- 2
- 0 in the last year
- Contributing guide (opens in new tab)
- No security policy
- No code of conduct
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More: languages, topics and project record
Languages
- Python 79%
- Dockerfile 16%
- Makefile 5%
Topics
- machine-learning
- face-detection
- face-recognition
- python
Project record
- JobOther AI tools
- StatusListed
- Commits241
- Forks13,654
- Watching1,536
- Stars in 28 days+116
- CreatedMar 3, 2017
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 8, 2026