FaceTracker

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1014 stars · 352 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ofxFaceTracker is an openFrameworks addon for real-time non-rigid face tracking, based on Jason Saragih's FaceTracker C++ library and OpenCV. It provides facial landmark detection, pose estimation, expression analysis, and blink detection with examples for creative coding projects.

Use cases

• track facial landmarks from a webcam in real time
• detect blinks and facial expressions in creative coding projects
• get 3D face pose for AR-style face augmentation
• stream face tracking data over OSC to Max, Pure Data, or Processing
• build face substitution or face mesh effects

When to choose

• you are working in openFrameworks with older OpenCV versions and need face tracking
• you want proven examples for expression analysis and blink detection
• you need OSC output of face data for prototyping in visual programming environments

When to avoid

• you are using openFrameworks 0.11.0 or later with OpenCV 4, where this addon breaks
• you need a commercially licensed tracker without negotiating with the original FaceTracker author
• you need actively maintained, modern face tracking

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

computer-vision image-processing computer-vision graphics cpp cross-platform windows face-tracking openframeworks opencv facial-landmarks osc real-time creative-coding clm macos linux ios

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