Facial recognition search engines
Now, the web is filled with such tools, but it is best to focus on the ones with very good track records over the years. With that in mind, were going to limit ourselves to the top five, or better yet, the top five from our point of view. If you don’t like it, well, please share your own in the comment section and let’s have a worthy discussion.
How to search for a face on the web
You can use any one of these free Face Search Engines for finding faces on the Internet:
1] PimEyes
Having the ability to search for faces from over 10 million websites is an awesome superpower, and that is what PimEyes will deliver to the table. Yes, it’s very similar to Google Search in how it operates, but if you’re not a fan of the guys in Silicon Valley, then PimEyes is a great alternative. Interestingly enough, users can search with four different photos at the same time to narrow down results. TIP: Take a look at some of these Google search engine alternatives like Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.
2] PicTriev
We find PicTriev quite different from the others because it focuses on look-alike celebrities. If you want to determine which celebrity you might resemble, then PicTriev is your best bet. Just upload your photo, or add it via a URL and go. Bear in mind that it only supports the JPEG image format, and the size must be up to 200 KB. If your picture is larger, please make it smaller via an image editor before moving forward with your plan.
3] BetaFace
What we have here in BetaFace is a program that is similar to PicTriev in how it identifies photos. Simply upload the image, or use an active URL, and from there, the search engine will come up with similar or the same faces in a jiffy. If needed, the user can go one step further by comparing faces from BetaFace with other search engines such as Wikipedia and others. It’s the perfect online tool for those who want to compare photos in bulk, though we doubt many will use it for that. In terms of speed, well, it all depends on the setting you’ve selected. Choose the Best Face Only option for better quality, but expect processing to take a little longer than usual. Read: Best People Search Engines to Find Anyone easily.
4] Google Images
By now, we should all have heard of Google Search seeing as it is the number one search engine platform on the planet. Now, we suspect you must have heard of Google Images, but did you know the ability is there to search with an image instead of text? Yep, it is possible. Bu visiting the website, you can choose to click on the camera icon to upload an image, then search. The search results will likely show the exact image or others like it. You see, this is great for when you want to search for a particular face, and because this is Google, the chances of success are pretty high. There are other ways to improve your search results. After searching for an image, please add “&imgtype=face” to the URL then hit the Enter key on your keyboard, and voila, magic. Read next: How to find Similar Images Online using Reverse Image Search. Did we miss any?
