100% on-device · no cloud · no tracking

Your photos.
Your computer.
Nobody else's.

Facegroup organizes your entire photo library — grouping faces, recognizing objects and scenes, reading text in images, and making it all instantly searchable. Every bit of it runs on your own machine.

Buy Lifetime — $99 Subscribe — $50/yr
macOS · one-time purchase or subscription · 14-day refund
Photos never uploaded No account required No tracking or analytics Works offline
See it in action

Watch Facegroup work

A quick look at how Facegroup brings a photo library to life — entirely on your own machine.

What it does

A smart photo library that respects your privacy

All the organization of a modern cloud photo service, with none of the cloud.

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Face grouping

Automatically finds and groups the same person across your whole library. Name them once, find them forever.

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Object & scene labels

Recognizes what's in every photo — beaches, dogs, birthday cake, mountains — so you can search by content, not filenames.

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Text search (OCR)

Reads text inside your photos — signs, receipts, screenshots — and makes it fully searchable.

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Multiple sources

Index photos from local folders, your Apple Photos library, and more. Your originals stay exactly where they are.

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Instant full-text search

One search box across faces, labels, text, dates, albums, and events. Find any photo in seconds.

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Entirely local

Every model runs on your computer. Nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and it all works with the internet off.

A closer look

Everything in one place, finally findable

Three of the things people use Facegroup for every day.

People

Find everyone, automatically

Facegroup detects every face in your library and groups the same person together — across years, cameras, and sources. Give a group a name once and every photo of them is a click away.

  • Automatic face grouping with merge & rename
  • Works across all your photo sources
  • Runs on-device — faces never leave your Mac
A family photo with each person's face boxed and named, and the detected people listed in the sidebar
Search

Search your photos like a search engine

One box searches across faces, objects, scenes, text found in images, dates, albums, and events. Type "beach 2019" or "whiteboard notes" and get exactly what you meant.

  • Full-text search with instant suggestions
  • Filter by people, labels, objects, and more
  • Reads text inside images (OCR)
Search results filtered by labels, objects, and people, with a faceted filter sidebar and active filter chips
Understanding

It knows what's in your photos

On-device models recognize objects and scenes and tag every photo, so you can browse by what's actually pictured — not by filename or folder. Open any photo to see detected faces, objects, and text laid right over the image.

  • 80+ object classes plus rich scene labels
  • Bounding boxes for faces, objects, and text
  • All computed locally, no cloud calls
A photo with detected faces, objects, and text outlined by bounding boxes, with labels and people listed in the sidebar

Your library never leaves your machine

Other photo apps send your most personal images to someone else's servers for "AI features." Facegroup runs the same kind of AI — face recognition, object detection, OCR — entirely on your own hardware. There is no cloud to breach, no account to leak, and no company quietly training on your family photos.

Pricing

Buy once, or stay current

Own the version you buy forever, or subscribe to get every future update as it ships.

Lifetime
$99 one time
Pay once and own the version you buy — yours to keep and use forever, no subscription.
  • Every feature, fully unlocked
  • Yours permanently — no recurring charges
  • Includes support for your purchased version
  • Runs 100% on your computer
  • Use on up to 3 of your devices
Buy Lifetime
Subscription
$50 / year
Or $5/month. Always the latest Facegroup, with every new feature and model update the moment it ships.
  • Every feature, fully unlocked
  • All updates & new features included
  • Ongoing support across every update
  • Latest AI model improvements
  • Active while subscribed — cancel anytime
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Questions

Frequently asked

Do my photos get uploaded anywhere?

No. Facegroup processes everything on your own computer. Your photos, faces, and metadata never touch a server, and the app works with no internet connection. The only time it goes online is a brief license check and an optional update check.

What's the difference between Lifetime and Subscription?

Lifetime ($99) is a one-time purchase — you own the version you buy and can keep using it forever, with no recurring charges. Subscription ($50/year or $5/month) always gives you the latest version with every new feature and model update as it ships, for as long as you're subscribed. If you cancel the subscription, it stops — to own a copy permanently, choose Lifetime.

Is support included?

Yes — both Lifetime and Subscription include support. With a Lifetime license, support covers the version you purchased. With a Subscription, support is ongoing and covers every update for as long as you're subscribed. Just email support@facegroup.io — we typically reply within two business days.

Which platforms are supported?

Facegroup currently runs on macOS. It requires ImageMagick to be installed for full format support (the app will guide you if it's missing). Windows support is planned.

How many devices can I use one license on?

Up to 3 of your own devices per license. You can deactivate a device at any time to free up a slot if you switch machines.

Do you offer refunds?

Yes — if Facegroup isn't for you, request a refund within 14 days of purchase.

Where are my photos and data stored?

Your original photos stay exactly where they already live (local folders, your Apple Photos library, etc.). Facegroup only stores thumbnails and a local searchable index in your user Application Support folder.