# WebDevSimplified/Face-Detection-JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/WebDevSimplified/Face-Detection-JavaScript
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/face-detection-javascript
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-08-17T15:20:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2663, "days_push": 746, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1033, forks 1358 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.331111+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript example project by Web Dev Simplified demonstrating real-time face detection in the browser using face-api.js and the webcam. It serves primarily as a tutorial/demo codebase with documented bug fixes for modern browsers and low-end devices.

## Use cases
- detect faces from webcam in the browser
- learn how to use face-api.js
- example of real-time face detection with JavaScript
- get started with browser-based face detection
- fix getUserMedia deprecation in face detection code

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, easy-to-follow example of browser face detection
- you are following a tutorial on face-api.js and webcam access

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, maintained face detection library
- you need server-side or mobile face detection
- you need features beyond basic face detection like tracking or recognition pipelines

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: computer-vision, image-processing
- domain: computer-vision, web-development, tutorials
- platform: browser
- tags: face-detection, face-api, webcam, tutorial, demo-project, javascript

## Member repositories
- WebDevSimplified/Face-Detection-JavaScript (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.331111+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:06:38.957022+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WebDevSimplified/Face-Detection-JavaScript (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.331111+00:00, sha 85da0f226158)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/face-detection-javascript (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:09.611875+00:00, sha d461e2f232ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.