Face recognition photo organizer
Organize Photos by Person with Face Recognition
SnapByFace detects faces in your photo library, lets you identify people with a single reference photo, and finds every photo of each person — all processed locally on your computer.
What it does
From unsorted library to person-based results
Traditional photo organizers sort by date, location or file name — none of which answer the question most people actually care about: "Show me every photo of this person." Face recognition changes the basis of organisation from metadata to the visual content itself.
SnapByFace uses face detection and recognition to scan your photo library, extract face embeddings, and compare them against reference photos you provide. The result is a person-centred view of your library — without uploading anything or relying on a cloud service.
How it works
Detect, recognise, organise
Add reference photos
One clear photo per person, named after them. The file name becomes the person's label in results. Sub-folders are scanned recursively.
Scan and detect faces
Point SnapByFace at your photo folders. It reads each image, detects faces, and stores 512-dimension embeddings locally — building a searchable face index.
Browse by person
Select any person to see every photo where they appear, ranked by similarity. Export the results to any folder for delivery or archiving.
What you get
A person-based view of your library
Face detection across formats
JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, WebP and HEIC/HEIF photos are all scanned for faces. No pre-sorting or format conversion needed.
One reference photo per person
No manual tagging sessions. Drop one clear photo per person into the People folder, and SnapByFace handles the rest.
Export by person
Select a person, review the matches, and export every photo where they appear — with original timestamps intact.
Local processing
Detection, recognition and organisation all happen on your own computer. No cloud service, no account, no upload.
Face recognition photo organizer: frequently asked questions
Can SnapByFace organize my photos by person?
Do I need to manually tag each photo?
Does it work with large photo libraries?
Are my photos uploaded to a cloud service?
Start organizing photos by person
Download SnapByFace and let face recognition organize your library. The free trial runs a full local scan — no account, no upload.