# Free face recognition software

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-face-recognition-software/787950>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-face-recognition-software/787950 "2017-06-02T19:08:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-face-recognition-software/787950/1 "2017-06-02T19:08:57Z")

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I have a pile of photos, and would like to find free facial recognition software. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-face-recognition-software/787950/2 "2017-06-03T00:34:17Z")

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I just upload my photos to Google Photos (either explicitly or automatically through my Android phone’s camera). It groups them by person automatically (and I can also search for pictures of boats, bathtubs, dogs, etc.).

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**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-face-recognition-software/787950/3 "2017-06-05T01:33:49Z")

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For some reason, Google Photo doesn’t work for me. I get a message that I have to connect to the internet. I’m using Firefox. Maybe I should try Chrome.