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The team photo, the birthday party, the class trip: great shots, except they are full of other people's children. Posting them means exposing kids who are not yours. HideFace finds faces in the picture so you can cover the ones you did not get permission for, and keep your own child in view if you want.
It runs on your computer, so family photos are never uploaded to a server to be scanned. Open a single photo or a whole album, choose who to cover, check the result, and export a version that is safe to share.
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Cover the classmates you did not get permission for, keep who you want
It usually comes up around other people’s children: a team photo, a birthday party, a class trip, a recital. You want to post the moment, but the frame is full of kids whose parents did not agree to have them online. Covering those faces lets you share the memory without making that decision for other families.
You do not have to hide everyone. HideFace lists each face it finds, so you can keep your own child visible and cover the rest, or cover everyone if you prefer. For a whole album, drop the folder in and it runs detection on each photo, so you are not editing them one at a time. Detection is not guaranteed, so give each photo a look before the album goes out.
Covering a face is the biggest step, but it is not the only identifying detail in a photo. Before you post, glance for a few common giveaways:
HideFace covers faces; it does not read jersey names or strip location data, so handle those separately. Cropping or reframing the shot before you share takes care of most of them.
For family photos a soft blur or a cheerful emoji keeps the picture warm while still hiding who is who. If you want something more final, a solid shape gives full coverage. Whatever you pick, the exported copy is flattened, so the cover is part of the pixels and there is no original layer to peel back later.
Yes. Select the faces you have permission to show and HideFace covers everyone else.
Yes. Drop in a folder and HideFace detects faces in each photo, so you can export the whole batch together.
No. Detection and covering happen on your computer. Family photos are never uploaded.
A soft blur or an emoji keeps the photo warm; there are nine styles if you want something stronger.
The cover is baked into the exported pixels, so there is no removable original layer underneath. For a child who must not be recognizable, pick solid coverage, a strong mosaic, or heavy pixelation rather than a light blur.