Best Photo Picker

Face grouping ? 0.55

More groupsFewer groups

Controls how strict the matcher is when deciding whether two faces are the same person. Move left if strangers end up in one group; move right if one person is split across several. Regroup rebuilds all person groups from scratch using the new threshold — faces stay attached to photos, but who they're grouped with may change.

Face detection ? 0.20

Fewer facesMore faces

Higher finds more faces but may include false positives.

Pet detection ? 0.20

Fewer petsMore pets

Lower catches small or distant pets but may include false positives. Default 0.20 is tuned for cats on furniture.

Group detection ? 3

More groupsFewer groups

How many photos two people must share before they form a group in the Groups view. Lower surfaces one-off get-togethers; higher keeps only recurring constellations. Takes effect the next time Groups loads.

Face recognition quality ? 0.65

Catch moreHigher quality

How confident the detector must be before recognizing a face for person grouping. Default is optimized — raise if you see non-faces (hands, toys) in person groups, lower if people are missing. Requires re-analysis.

Minimum face size ? 0.20%

Catch distantIgnore small

Minimum face area as percentage of image. Lower catches distant faces in landscapes but may add noise. Default 0.20% ≈ 40×40 pixels at 1024px. Requires re-analysis.

Embedding quality gate ? 0.25

Accept moreStricter

Minimum quality score (frontality, sharpness, size) for a face to enter person grouping. Higher reduces noise but may miss profile shots. Requires re-analysis.

Analysis resolution ? 1024 px

FasterMore detail

Higher catches smaller faces in group shots but takes longer.

Duplicate detection ? 0.92

Catch moreExact only

Lower catches crops and slight edits too.

Thumbnail quality ? 64 px

SmallerSharper

Larger thumbnails look sharper but use more memory.

Follow shortcuts ?

Scan inside aliases and linked folders. Turn on if your photos are on an external drive or NAS.

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