faceprints ☆

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Description:
Detect and label images of faces using local Vision.framework models

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.1.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: vision macos cli images privacy

Install: brew install faceprints

About:
Faceprints is a command-line tool that leverages Apple's local Vision.framework to detect and analyze faces within images without sending data to the cloud. It provides detailed metadata for each detected face, including geometric coordinates and quality metrics, enabling privacy-preserving image processing. This utility is ideal for developers and researchers needing to automate face detection tasks on macOS securely.

Key Features:

Uses local, on-device Vision.framework for privacy
Outputs structured JSON data for easy parsing
Command-line interface for automation and scripting
No external dependencies or cloud services required

Use Cases:

Automated tagging of personal photo archives
Pre-processing datasets for computer vision research
Building privacy-focused image management tools

Alternatives:

face_recognition – Python library that often requires cloud APIs or complex local model setup, unlike Faceprints' native macOS integration.
dlib – C++ toolkit requiring compilation and manual model management, whereas Faceprints uses built-in system APIs.

License: MIT

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 2:25pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e67904fc