Local detection
Face detection runs on your hardware. It does not need an internet connection and does not call a cloud vision service.
Local face detection
Put a name to the faces you know.
Live Gallery detects faces and groups the people in your library on your PC. There is no cloud face database, no upload and no account.
- Runs locally
- Works offline
- No face upload
How recognition works
Detection, grouping, then your names.
The app finds faces in your photos and proposes people. You confirm the names. The face data and the names remain on your machine; they are never sent away for matching.
Names you choose
You name a person once. The app then offers that person across the rest of the library, with a count of the photos they appear in.
No face database online
There is no remote face database and no account to link the library to. The face grouping is part of your local catalogue.
Scan the library
During indexing the worker detects faces and stores the local face records with the image.
Group into people
Faces are clustered into suggested people. The People page shows named and unnamed groups.
Name and correct
Give a person a name, merge obvious fragments and revisit the suggestions when the library changes.
The honest part
Recognition has limits
- Detection is not identification. The app does not tell you who someone is; it proposes groups for you to name.
- Small, obscured, profile or very old faces can be missed or grouped imperfectly.
- Face grouping is a local convenience, not a security or surveillance product.
Good questions
Facial recognition, answered.
Are my faces uploaded?
No. Face detection and grouping run locally. The photo app contains no network code; only the separate installer handles updates.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Face detection and grouping do not require an internet connection.
Does it recognise pets?
No. The People feature is built around human faces, not pets or general object recognition.
Keep exploring
Related features.
Facial grouping
One person, not twenty clusters.
Merge fragments, name unknown people and keep a face library from splintering.
Tags
Tags that survive the app.
Read existing keywords, add your own tags, and filter with real counts.
Browse the library
Browse by face, tag and location.
Dedicated people, tags and locations views, plus folder and date filters. Search and object recognition are coming.
See it on your own library
Bring the folder.
Keep the originals.
Download the free beta, point it at a folder and try this on your own photos. No account, no upload, no card.
Windows 11 · Free 5,000-photo beta · No account needed