PixoateGet a headcount from one crowd photo
No more counting heads row by row. Upload a photo of your event, class or gathering and get an attendance figure with every person marked — in seconds.
- Counts dense crowds as well as small groups
- Great for event attendance and classroom headcounts
- Free daily allowance · no signup · files deleted automatically
- Free counts carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge · watermark-free with Premium
Works with JPG, PNG, WEBP · Free up to 20 MB, Premium 50 MB
Drop a crowd or group photo — get back a headcount with every person marked
Tips for an accurate count
• A higher-up, wider shot captures more people
• Raise sensitivity if some people are missed in small groups
• If people are turned away or in profile, turn on “Include people facing away” — it counts them too, not just visible faces, and never counts one person twice
About the People Counter
The people counter picks the right engine for your photo: small groups are detected person by person with verifiable numbered boxes, while dense crowds switch to an AI crowd-density engine built for gatherings where bodies overlap and detectors undercount. Estimate attendance at events, take classroom or meeting headcounts and check crowd density from a single picture — no manual tallying required.
How It Works
1. Upload a photo of the group or crowd
2. AI detects each person
3. Adjust sensitivity to catch more or fewer
4. Read the headcount and download the marked image
Perfect For
• Event and party attendance
• Classroom and meeting headcounts
• Crowd-density checks
• Queue and footfall estimates
What you can do with People Counter
Everything this tool helps you accomplish — no learning curve, no setup.
- Count people in a photo or crowd automatically
- Estimate event attendance from a single image
- Tally heads in classrooms and gatherings
- See each counted person marked on the image
- Include people facing away from the camera
- Turn on max accuracy for dense crowds
- Fine-tune detection for small or distant faces
Settings information
5 settings
Every control in People Counter, explained — what it does and when to use it.
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- ConfidenceSliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0.05
- Re-filters the marked people after a count — slide toward Only confident to drop doubtful marks or toward Show more to include faint ones; the headcount updates instantly.
- Overlay stylePresets
- Sets how counted people appear on the preview — dots, a density heatmap, both, or a clean image — so you can verify the headcount visually.Options: BothDotsHeatNone
- Include people facing awayOn / Off
- Counts people turned away, in profile, or whose face is hidden — not just visible faces — while never counting one person twice and never counting legs alone as a person. For genuinely dense crowds it escalates to a density estimate.
- Max accuracy (slower)On / Off
- Runs every counting engine on the photo and cross-checks their results for the most dependable headcount, taking a little longer to process.
- Detection sensitivitySliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0.5
- Controls how eagerly people are marked, from Strict to Lenient — raise it if people in small groups are missed, lower it if things that are not people get counted.
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Try it nowFrequently Asked Questions
It picks the right engine for your photo. In small groups every visible face counts as exactly one person — someone sitting, crouching or partly hidden is never counted twice — and people facing away from the camera are added from a full-body check, each with a numbered box you can verify. Dense gatherings switch automatically to an AI crowd-density engine, trained on crowd datasets, that keeps counting where bodies overlap and detectors lose track.
usageYes — dense crowds are handled by a dedicated crowd-density engine built for exactly that case, with a heatmap and dots showing where the count comes from. For the best results use a higher-up, wider shot with the crowd fully in frame.
qualityYes — use the Object Counter for items like coins, pills, parts and products.
featuresYes, free with no signup. Free downloads of the marked-up image carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge; with Premium that same download is watermark-free. Photos are uploaded only to process and deleted automatically afterwards — we never keep or share them.
privacyYes — it works as a crowd counter from a single image. Upload one wide, higher-up photo of the gathering and it boxes each person it detects and reports the headcount, so you can estimate attendance at events, concerts, classrooms or protests without counting by hand. For the best estimate, take the shot from above so fewer people overlap.
usageLeave it on Auto and it detects small groups person-by-person and switches to the crowd-density engine for packed scenes. If a dense crowd is being under-counted, raise the Sensitivity slider so overlapping heads are still counted; if a sparse scene is over-counting, lower it. Switch the Result overlay to heatmap to see where the density is concentrated, or dots to check individual detections against the total.
featuresHow People Counter helps you get it done
Real problems it solves every day — for businesses, creators, and everyday tasks. Find the use case that fits you and start in seconds.
Event & Conference Attendance Reconciliation
Photograph the room or venue and get an instant headcount to reconcile against ticket sales or RSVP lists, without a door-clicker or manual tally.
Crowd-Size Estimates for Rallies & Protests
Get an unbiased crowd estimate from a single overhead or wide photo using the AI crowd-density engine, built for exactly the dense, overlapping-bodies case where a hand count fails.
Retail Footfall & Queue Snapshots
Count shoppers in a queue or at a storefront from one photo to spot-check footfall or queue length at a specific moment, with no camera system required.
Classroom & Meeting Attendance Registers
Take one photo of the room and get an instant headcount for an attendance register instead of a manual roll call.
Venue Capacity & Fire-Safety Spot Checks
Check a room or venue against its stated capacity limit from a single photo — a quick compliance spot-check before doors open to the public.
Transit Platform & Waiting-Area Crowd Checks
Photograph a train platform, bus stop or waiting area to get an instant headcount or density estimate for capacity and crowding decisions, without installing a dedicated people-counting camera system.