I built the most over-engineered Deal With It emoji generator
Hi, all! Author here. What started as a small tool I built for a job interview, became "The Most Over-engineered Deal With It Emoji Generator": - All operations done fully client-side - no backend, no private data leaves your browser. - Uses machine learning models (MediaPipe Face Detector task) to automatically scale and position glasses on the detected faces. - Extensive customization options for glasses: - Placement of glasses anywhere on the input image (including slightly going outside it). - Change the size of glasses. - No limit on the number of glasses. - Flip the glasses vertically…
I built the most over-engineered Deal With It emoji generator launched on October 15, 2024 with 832 votes, #9 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
This tool generates "Deal With It" emoji images by automatically detecting faces and placing customizable sunglasses on them using machine learning. Users can adjust glasses size, position, and style, add multiple pairs, and export as animated GIFs with customizable frame rates and looping. All processing happens in the browser with no data sent to servers, making it suitable for anyone wanting to create quick meme-style images without privacy concerns.
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Most over-engineered Deal With It emoji generator - all done securely in your browser for free.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi, all! Author here. What started as a small tool I built for a job interview, became "The Most Over-engineered Deal With It Emoji Generator": - All operations done fully client-side - no backend, no private data leaves your browser. - Uses machine learning models (MediaPipe Face Detector task) to automatically…
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