PimEyes facial recognition search engine

PimEyes is a tool that enables users to upload and search for matching images on the web. It uses facial recognition technology to create geometric  'faceprints' of images submitted and found online.

Created in 2017 by Polish software developers Łukasz Kowalczyk and Denis Tatina, PimEyes was commercialised in 2020 and purchased in 2021 by Georgian academic Giorgi Gobronidze. 

The tool started life as a way for stalkers and others to pry into the lives of celebrities, before pivoting to become a product