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face_recognition – Fast Python Facial ID for Your Apps (57k+ GitHub stars)

Name: face_recognition – Fast Python Facial ID for Your Apps (57k+ GitHub stars)
Author: ageitgey

Easily add reliable face detection and recognition to Python projects or CLI workflows. Ideal for founders building security, auth, or AI features without deep ML expertise.

56,806 stars+14★ this week13,679 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Sep 29Updated 6/25/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Face_recognition is a Python library that provides simple facial recognition capabilities, allowing you to identify and compare faces in images.

When to use it

•You need to authenticate users based on their facial identity
•You want to automate the process of tagging people in photos
•You're building a surveillance system that requires face detection and recognition

Ready-to-paste prompt

python -m face_recognition `face_recognition examples/obama.jpg examples/biden.jpg -e`

Heads up: Make sure you have the dlib library installed, which is a requirement for face_recognition, and also ensure you're using a compatible version of OpenCV, as face_recognition uses it under the hood

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Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/face-recognition && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/face-recognition/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/face-recognition/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How face_recognition – Fast Python Facial ID for Your Apps (57k+ GitHub stars) works

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Free to inspect

Face_recognition – Fast Python Facial ID for Your Apps (57k+ GitHub stars) is a small Python project (~2.7k lines across 28 code files, plus 2 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 2 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~2.7k lines · 28 code files · 22 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Python · Docker

No API keys detected

Python 79%Dockerfile 16%Makefile 5%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
face_recognition/__init__.py
Inside face_recognition/ — the main logic begins here
4
examples/alex-lacamoire.png
A worked example — copy this to get going

What's in each folder

face_recognition/Core code — the actual logic4 files

examples/Examples you can copy50 files

docs/Documentation12 files

docker/Deployment / infrastructure6 files

tests/Tests — proof it works9 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)2 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyExamples includedMIT licenseUpdated 2 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/face-recognition && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/face-recognition/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/face-recognition/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

ageitgey

Language

Python