diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-windows-avalonia.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-windows-avalonia.yml
index 3d3c18e..4666242 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-windows-avalonia.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-windows-avalonia.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ env:
   PROJECT_PATH: imagecatalog/ImageCatalog 2.csproj
   PUBLISH_DIR: artifacts/publish/win-x64
   ARTIFACT_NAME: imagecatalog-windows-avalonia
-  NUGET_SOURCE_NAME: Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS
-  NUGET_SOURCE_URL: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/79509532/packages/nuget/index.json
+  NUGET_SOURCE_NAME: Nuget-Forgejo-AIFotoONLUS
+  NUGET_SOURCE_URL: ${{ vars.AIFOTOONLUS_NUGET_SOURCE_URL || format('{0}/api/packages/{1}/nuget/index.json', github.server_url, vars.AIFOTOONLUS_PACKAGE_OWNER || github.repository_owner) }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: docker
     env:
-      NUGET_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NUGET_USERNAME }}
-      NUGET_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NUGET_PASSWORD }}
+      FORGEJO_PACKAGE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_PACKAGE_USERNAME }}
+      FORGEJO_PACKAGE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_PACKAGE_TOKEN }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate NuGet secrets
         run: |
           set -eu
-          if [ -z "${NUGET_USERNAME}" ]; then
-            echo "secrets.NUGET_USERNAME is required"
+          if [ -z "${FORGEJO_PACKAGE_USERNAME}" ]; then
+            echo "secrets.FORGEJO_PACKAGE_USERNAME is required"
             exit 1
           fi
-          if [ -z "${NUGET_PASSWORD}" ]; then
-            echo "secrets.NUGET_PASSWORD is required"
+          if [ -z "${FORGEJO_PACKAGE_TOKEN}" ]; then
+            echo "secrets.FORGEJO_PACKAGE_TOKEN is required"
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
 
           dotnet nuget update source "${{ env.NUGET_SOURCE_NAME }}" \
             --source "${{ env.NUGET_SOURCE_URL }}" \
-            --username "${NUGET_USERNAME}" \
-            --password "${NUGET_PASSWORD}" \
+            --username "${FORGEJO_PACKAGE_USERNAME}" \
+            --password "${FORGEJO_PACKAGE_TOKEN}" \
             --store-password-in-clear-text \
             --configfile "${temp_config}"
 
diff --git a/Catalog.code-workspace b/Catalog.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ebf33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Catalog.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		},
+		{
+			"path": "../AIFotoONLUS"
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		"commentTranslate.hover.enabled": false
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NuGet.Config b/NuGet.Config
index 79cf275..e0e2d2b 100644
--- a/NuGet.Config
+++ b/NuGet.Config
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!--
   Repository-level NuGet.Config to control which sources are queried for which
-  packages. This prevents the GitLab feed from being queried for all package
+  packages. This prevents the Forgejo feed from being queried for all package
   IDs (which causes 401 errors for packages hosted on nuget.org).
 
   Usage:
   - Keep this file in the repository root so `dotnet restore` picks it up by default.
-  - CI still needs to add the `GitLab` source credentials at runtime (we do this
+  - CI still needs to add the `Forgejo` source credentials at runtime (we do this
     from the pipeline using `dotnet nuget add source ...`), but the mapping below
-    ensures only the listed package ID patterns are requested from the GitLab feed.
+    ensures only the listed package ID patterns are requested from the Forgejo feed.
 -->
 <configuration>
   <packageSources>
     <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS" value="https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/79509532/packages/nuget/index.json" />
+    <add key="Nuget-Forgejo-AIFotoONLUS" value="https://forgejo.maddoscientisto.net/api/packages/maddo/nuget/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
 
-  <!-- Map private package IDs to the GitLab source; everything else uses nuget.org -->
+  <!-- Map private package IDs to the Forgejo source; everything else uses nuget.org -->
   <packageSourceMapping>
-    <packageSource key="Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS">
-      <!-- Add patterns for your private packages hosted in GitLab -->
+    <packageSource key="Nuget-Forgejo-AIFotoONLUS">
+      <!-- Add patterns for your private packages hosted in Forgejo -->
       <package pattern="AIFotoONLUS.*" />
       <package pattern="AIFotoONLUS.Core" />
     </packageSource>
diff --git a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaMainWindow.axaml.cs b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaMainWindow.axaml.cs
index 2de8d3f..8ebe952 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaMainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaMainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Platform.Storage;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 
 namespace ImageCatalog_2;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public partial class AvaloniaMainWindow : Window
         DataContext = _model;
 
         Opened += (_, _) => SyncThemeStateFromCurrentTheme();
+        Closing += AvaloniaMainWindow_Closing;
 
         // Let DataModel marshal callbacks onto Avalonia UI thread.
         _model.UiInvoker = action => Dispatcher.UIThread.Invoke(action);
@@ -135,6 +137,29 @@ public partial class AvaloniaMainWindow : Window
         };
     }
 
+    private bool _isStoppingFaceEncoderForClose;
+
+    private async void AvaloniaMainWindow_Closing(object? sender, CancelEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (_isStoppingFaceEncoderForClose || !_model.IsFaceEncoderRunning)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        e.Cancel = true;
+        _isStoppingFaceEncoderForClose = true;
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _model.StopFaceEncoderAsync("Arresto face encoder in chiusura...", waitForExit: true);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _isStoppingFaceEncoderForClose = false;
+            Close();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void ToggleTheme_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         _isDarkTheme = !_isDarkTheme;
diff --git a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml
index 7f7f3ae..2beb773 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml
+++ b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
     <ScrollViewer>
         <StackPanel Margin="4" Spacing="6">
             <TextBlock Text="Face Recognition Encoder" FontWeight="Bold" />
-            <TextBlock Text="Esegue face_encoder.exe usando la cartella Destinazione corrente come --images e un file .pkl come --out."
+            <TextBlock Text="Esegue il face encoder usando la cartella Destinazione corrente come --images e un file .pkl come --out."
                        TextWrapping="Wrap" Opacity="0.8" />
 
             <TextBlock Text="Eseguibile" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,4,0,0" />
             <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto" ColumnSpacing="6">
                 <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="face_encoder:" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                <TextBox Grid.Column="1" Name="FaceExecutablePathTextBox" Text="{Binding FaceExecutablePath, Mode=TwoWay}" Watermark="C:\\tools\\face_encoder.exe" />
+                <TextBox Grid.Column="1" Name="FaceExecutablePathTextBox" Text="{Binding FaceExecutablePath, Mode=TwoWay}" Watermark="C:\\tools\\face_encoder_cpu.exe" />
                 <Button Grid.Column="2" Name="FaceSelectExecutableButton" Click="SelectFaceExecutable_Click" Width="104" Margin="6,0,0,0">
                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Spacing="6">
                         <iconPacks:PackIconMaterial Kind="FileOutline" Width="14" Height="14" />
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@
                 </Button>
             </Grid>
 
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="12">
+                <CheckBox Content="Ricorsivo (--recursive)" IsChecked="{Binding FaceRecursive, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                <CheckBox Content="Usa GPU"
+                          IsChecked="{Binding UseFaceGpu, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                          IsEnabled="{Binding FaceGpuOptionEnabled}" />
+            </StackPanel>
+            <TextBlock Text="Se l'eseguibile termina con _cpu o _gpu, il checkbox GPU cambia automaticamente il file usato. Se non c'e il suffisso, viene trattato come CPU."
+                       TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                       Opacity="0.75" />
+
             <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*,Auto,Auto" ColumnSpacing="6">
                 <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="Sorgente:" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                 <TextBox Grid.Column="1" Name="FaceDestinationPathTextBox" Text="{Binding DestinationPath, Mode=OneWay}" IsReadOnly="True" />
@@ -56,12 +66,14 @@
             </Grid>
 
             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6" Margin="0,6,0,0">
-                <Button Name="FaceRunButton" Content="Esegui Face Encoder" Click="RunFaceEncoder_Click" />
-                <TextBlock Name="FaceStatusTextBlock" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                <Button Name="FaceRunButton" Content="Esegui Face Encoder" Command="{Binding StartFaceEncoderCommand}" />
+                <Button Content="Stop" Command="{Binding StopFaceEncoderCommand}" />
+                <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{Binding FaceStatusMessage}" />
             </StackPanel>
 
             <TextBlock Text="Output comando" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="0,6,0,0" />
             <TextBox Name="FaceOutputTextBox"
+                     Text="{Binding FaceCommandOutput}"
                      IsReadOnly="True"
                      AcceptsReturn="True"
                      TextWrapping="Wrap"
diff --git a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml.cs b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml.cs
index 98295dc..59a025d 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/AvaloniaViews/FaceAiTabView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Platform.Storage;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace ImageCatalog_2.AvaloniaViews;
 
 public partial class FaceAiTabView : Avalonia.Controls.UserControl
 {
-    private readonly ILogger<FaceAiTabView> _logger;
-
     public FaceAiTabView()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        _logger = Program.ServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(ILogger<FaceAiTabView>)) as ILogger<FaceAiTabView>
-            ?? NullLogger<FaceAiTabView>.Instance;
     }
 
     private async void SelectFaceExecutable_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ public partial class FaceAiTabView : Avalonia.Controls.UserControl
 
         var files = await storageProvider.OpenFilePickerAsync(new FilePickerOpenOptions
         {
-            Title = "Seleziona face_encoder.exe",
+            Title = "Seleziona face_encoder_cpu.exe o face_encoder_gpu.exe",
             FileTypeFilter =
             [
                 new FilePickerFileType("Eseguibile") { Patterns = ["*.exe"] },
@@ -160,167 +152,6 @@ public partial class FaceAiTabView : Avalonia.Controls.UserControl
         OpenInExplorer(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory) ? path : directory);
     }
 
-    private async void RunFaceEncoder_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        var executableBox = this.FindControl<Avalonia.Controls.TextBox>("FaceExecutablePathTextBox");
-        var outputFolderBox = this.FindControl<Avalonia.Controls.TextBox>("FaceOutputFolderTextBox");
-        var outputLogBox = this.FindControl<Avalonia.Controls.TextBox>("FaceOutputTextBox");
-        var statusBlock = this.FindControl<TextBlock>("FaceStatusTextBlock");
-        var runButton = this.FindControl<Avalonia.Controls.Button>("FaceRunButton");
-
-        if (executableBox is null || outputFolderBox is null || outputLogBox is null || statusBlock is null || runButton is null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (DataContext is not DataModel model)
-        {
-            statusBlock.Text = "DataContext non valido.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var executablePath = executableBox.Text?.Trim().Trim('"') ?? string.Empty;
-        var outputFilePath = outputFolderBox.Text?.Trim().Trim('"') ?? string.Empty;
-        var imagesFolder = (model.DestinationPath ?? string.Empty).Trim().Trim('"');
-
-        model.FaceExecutablePath = executablePath;
-        model.FaceOutputFolderPath = outputFilePath;
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(executablePath) || !File.Exists(executablePath))
-        {
-            statusBlock.Text = "Percorso eseguibile non valido.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(imagesFolder) || !Directory.Exists(imagesFolder))
-        {
-            statusBlock.Text = "Cartella Destinazione non valida.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputFilePath))
-        {
-            statusBlock.Text = "Inserisci il file di output .pkl.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (!string.Equals(Path.GetExtension(outputFilePath), ".pkl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            statusBlock.Text = "Il file di output deve avere estensione .pkl.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            var outputDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(outputFilePath);
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputDirectory))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _logger.LogError(ex, "Unable to create face output directory for file: {OutputFilePath}", outputFilePath);
-            statusBlock.Text = "Impossibile creare la cartella del file di output.";
-            return;
-        }
-
-        runButton.IsEnabled = false;
-        statusBlock.Text = "Esecuzione face encoder in corso...";
-        outputLogBox.Text = string.Empty;
-
-        var outputLines = new StringBuilder();
-        var errorLines = new StringBuilder();
-
-        try
-        {
-            var imagesFolderArg = NormalizeDirectoryPathArgument(imagesFolder);
-            var outputFileArg = NormalizeFilePathArgument(outputFilePath);
-
-            var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-            {
-                FileName = executablePath,
-                WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(executablePath) ?? Environment.CurrentDirectory,
-                UseShellExecute = false,
-                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
-                RedirectStandardError = true,
-                CreateNoWindow = true,
-            };
-            processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--images");
-            processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(imagesFolderArg);
-            processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--out");
-            processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(outputFileArg);
-
-            using var process = new Process { StartInfo = processStartInfo, EnableRaisingEvents = true };
-            process.OutputDataReceived += (_, args) =>
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args.Data))
-                {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                lock (outputLines)
-                {
-                    outputLines.AppendLine(args.Data);
-                }
-            };
-
-            process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, args) =>
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args.Data))
-                {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                lock (errorLines)
-                {
-                    errorLines.AppendLine(args.Data);
-                }
-            };
-
-            if (!process.Start())
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Avvio face_encoder.exe fallito.");
-            }
-
-            process.BeginOutputReadLine();
-            process.BeginErrorReadLine();
-            await process.WaitForExitAsync().ConfigureAwait(true);
-
-            var summary = new StringBuilder();
-            summary.AppendLine($"Exit code: {process.ExitCode}");
-
-            if (outputLines.Length > 0)
-            {
-                summary.AppendLine();
-                summary.AppendLine("STDOUT:");
-                summary.Append(outputLines);
-            }
-
-            if (errorLines.Length > 0)
-            {
-                summary.AppendLine();
-                summary.AppendLine("STDERR:");
-                summary.Append(errorLines);
-            }
-
-            outputLogBox.Text = summary.ToString();
-            statusBlock.Text = process.ExitCode == 0
-                ? "Face encoder completato."
-                : $"Face encoder terminato con errore (code {process.ExitCode}).";
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _logger.LogError(ex, "Face encoder execution failed.");
-            outputLogBox.Text = ex.ToString();
-            statusBlock.Text = "Errore durante esecuzione face encoder.";
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            runButton.IsEnabled = true;
-        }
-    }
-
     private static void OpenInExplorer(string? path)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
@@ -345,31 +176,4 @@ public partial class FaceAiTabView : Avalonia.Controls.UserControl
             // Ignore failures when opening Explorer.
         }
     }
-
-    private static string NormalizeDirectoryPathArgument(string value)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-        {
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-
-        var normalized = value.Trim().Trim('"');
-        var root = Path.GetPathRoot(normalized);
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(root) && normalized.Length > root.Length)
-        {
-            normalized = normalized.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
-        }
-
-        return normalized;
-    }
-
-    private static string NormalizeFilePathArgument(string value)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-        {
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-
-        return value.Trim().Trim('"');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs b/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
index 206c602..1a62dd2 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 #if WINDOWS
 using System.Drawing.Text;
 #endif
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
         public ICommand SelectModelsFolderCommand { get; }
         public ICommand SelectCsvOutputCommand { get; }
         public ICommand StartAiCommand { get; }
+        public ICommand StartFaceEncoderCommand { get; }
+        public ICommand StopFaceEncoderCommand { get; }
 
         private readonly ITestService _service;
         private readonly ILogger<DataModel> _logger;
@@ -54,6 +57,14 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
         private readonly VisualSettingsViewModel _visual;
         private readonly PicSettings _picSettings;
         private readonly IMapper _mapper;
+        private readonly AsyncCommand _startFaceEncoderCommand;
+        private readonly AsyncCommand _stopFaceEncoderCommand;
+        private readonly object _faceEncoderProcessLock = new();
+        private Process? _faceEncoderProcess;
+        private CancellationTokenSource? _faceEncoderWatcherTokenSource;
+        private Task? _faceEncoderWatcherTask;
+        private bool _hasStartedFaceEncoderInSession;
+        private bool _isUpdatingFaceExecutableSelection;
 
         // ComboBox collections
         public List<string> AvailableFonts { get; }
@@ -93,6 +104,10 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
             SelectModelsFolderCommand = new RelayCommand(SelectModelsFolder);
             SelectCsvOutputCommand = new RelayCommand(SelectCsvOutput);
             StartAiCommand = new AsyncCommand(StartAiAsync);
+            _startFaceEncoderCommand = new AsyncCommand(RunFaceEncoderAsync, CanRunFaceEncoder);
+            _stopFaceEncoderCommand = new AsyncCommand(() => StopFaceEncoderAsync("Arresto richiesto dall'utente."), CanStopFaceEncoder);
+            StartFaceEncoderCommand = _startFaceEncoderCommand;
+            StopFaceEncoderCommand = _stopFaceEncoderCommand;
 
             SelectSourceFolderCommand = new RelayCommand(SelectSourceFolder);
             SelectDestinationFolderCommand = new RelayCommand(SelectDestinationFolder);
@@ -104,6 +119,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
 
             // Load available fonts
             AvailableFonts = LoadAvailableFonts();
+            RefreshFaceExecutableCapabilities();
         }
 
         private async Task StartAiAsync()
@@ -192,7 +208,18 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
         public string FaceExecutablePath
         {
             get => _ai.FaceExecutablePath;
-            set => _ai.FaceExecutablePath = value;
+            set
+            {
+                var normalizedValue = value ?? string.Empty;
+                if (string.Equals(_ai.FaceExecutablePath, normalizedValue, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    RefreshFaceExecutableCapabilities();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                _ai.FaceExecutablePath = normalizedValue;
+                RefreshFaceExecutableCapabilities();
+            }
         }
 
         public string FaceOutputFolderPath
@@ -201,6 +228,38 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
             set => _ai.FaceOutputFolderPath = value;
         }
 
+        public bool FaceRecursive
+        {
+            get => _ai.FaceRecursive;
+            set => _ai.FaceRecursive = value;
+        }
+
+        public bool FaceGpuOptionEnabled => _ai.FaceGpuOptionEnabled;
+
+        public bool UseFaceGpu
+        {
+            get => _ai.UseFaceGpu;
+            set => SetUseFaceGpu(value);
+        }
+
+        public bool IsFaceEncoderRunning
+        {
+            get => _ai.IsFaceEncoderRunning;
+            private set => _ai.IsFaceEncoderRunning = value;
+        }
+
+        public string FaceStatusMessage
+        {
+            get => _ai.FaceStatusMessage;
+            private set => _ai.FaceStatusMessage = value;
+        }
+
+        public string FaceCommandOutput
+        {
+            get => _ai.FaceCommandOutput;
+            private set => _ai.FaceCommandOutput = value;
+        }
+
         // Race upload settings
         public string ApiLogin
         {
@@ -393,6 +452,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
             }
 
             NotifyPropertyChanged(e.PropertyName);
+            UpdateFaceEncoderCommandStates();
         }
 
         private void OnRaceUploadPropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
@@ -1272,6 +1332,549 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
             }
         }
 
+        public async Task StopFaceEncoderAsync(string reason, bool waitForExit = true)
+        {
+            var trackedProcess = GetTrackedFaceEncoderProcess();
+            var ownsProcess = false;
+            var process = trackedProcess;
+
+            if (process is null)
+            {
+                process = FindConfiguredFaceEncoderProcess();
+                ownsProcess = process is not null;
+            }
+
+            if (process is null)
+            {
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() =>
+                {
+                    IsFaceEncoderRunning = false;
+                    FaceStatusMessage = "Face encoder non in esecuzione.";
+                }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() => FaceStatusMessage = reason).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var gracefulStopRequested = TryRequestFaceEncoderStop(process);
+                if (waitForExit)
+                {
+                    var exited = await WaitForProcessExitAsync(process, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    if (!exited)
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+                            exited = await WaitForProcessExitAsync(process, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Unable to terminate face encoder process {ProcessId}", process.Id);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() =>
+                    {
+                        IsFaceEncoderRunning = !exited && IsProcessAlive(process);
+                        FaceStatusMessage = exited
+                            ? "Face encoder arrestato."
+                            : gracefulStopRequested
+                                ? "Segnale di arresto inviato al face encoder."
+                                : "Arresto forzato del face encoder richiesto.";
+                    }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (ownsProcess)
+                {
+                    process.Dispose();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool CanRunFaceEncoder()
+        {
+            return !IsFaceEncoderRunning;
+        }
+
+        private bool CanStopFaceEncoder()
+        {
+            return IsFaceEncoderRunning;
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateFaceEncoderCommandStates()
+        {
+            _startFaceEncoderCommand?.RaiseCanExecuteChanged();
+            _stopFaceEncoderCommand?.RaiseCanExecuteChanged();
+        }
+
+        private async Task RunFaceEncoderAsync()
+        {
+            if (IsFaceEncoderRunning)
+            {
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Face encoder gia in esecuzione.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var executablePath = NormalizeFilePathArgument(FaceExecutablePath);
+            var outputFilePath = NormalizeFilePathArgument(FaceOutputFolderPath);
+            var imagesFolder = NormalizeDirectoryPathArgument(DestinationPath);
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(executablePath) || !File.Exists(executablePath))
+            {
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Percorso eseguibile non valido.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(imagesFolder) || !Directory.Exists(imagesFolder))
+            {
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Cartella Destinazione non valida.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputFilePath))
+            {
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Inserisci il file di output .pkl.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.Equals(Path.GetExtension(outputFilePath), ".pkl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Il file di output deve avere estensione .pkl.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var outputDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(outputFilePath);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(outputDirectory))
+                {
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Unable to create face output directory for file: {OutputFilePath}", outputFilePath);
+                FaceStatusMessage = "Impossibile creare la cartella del file di output.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            FaceExecutablePath = executablePath;
+            FaceOutputFolderPath = outputFilePath;
+            FaceCommandOutput = string.Empty;
+            FaceStatusMessage = "Esecuzione face encoder in corso...";
+
+            var outputLines = new StringBuilder();
+            var errorLines = new StringBuilder();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = executablePath,
+                    WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(executablePath) ?? Environment.CurrentDirectory,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                    RedirectStandardError = true,
+                    RedirectStandardInput = true,
+                    CreateNoWindow = false,
+                };
+
+                processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--images");
+                processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(imagesFolder);
+                processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--out");
+                processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(outputFilePath);
+
+                if (FaceRecursive)
+                {
+                    processStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--recursive");
+                }
+
+                using var process = new Process { StartInfo = processStartInfo, EnableRaisingEvents = true };
+                process.OutputDataReceived += (_, args) => AppendFaceProcessOutput(outputLines, args.Data);
+                process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, args) => AppendFaceProcessOutput(errorLines, args.Data);
+
+                if (!process.Start())
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Avvio face encoder fallito.");
+                }
+
+                _hasStartedFaceEncoderInSession = true;
+                EnsureFaceEncoderWatcherStarted();
+                TrackFaceEncoderProcess(process);
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() => IsFaceEncoderRunning = true).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                process.BeginOutputReadLine();
+                process.BeginErrorReadLine();
+                await process.WaitForExitAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var summary = BuildFaceEncoderSummary(process.ExitCode, outputLines, errorLines);
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() =>
+                {
+                    FaceCommandOutput = summary;
+                    FaceStatusMessage = process.ExitCode == 0
+                        ? "Face encoder completato."
+                        : $"Face encoder terminato con errore (code {process.ExitCode}).";
+                }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Face encoder execution failed.");
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() =>
+                {
+                    FaceCommandOutput = ex.ToString();
+                    FaceStatusMessage = "Errore durante esecuzione face encoder.";
+                }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                ClearTrackedFaceEncoderProcess();
+                await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() => IsFaceEncoderRunning = ComputeIsFaceEncoderRunning()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task WatchFaceEncoderProcessAsync(CancellationToken token)
+        {
+            using var timer = new PeriodicTimer(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+
+            try
+            {
+                while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false))
+                {
+                    if (!_hasStartedFaceEncoderInSession)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    var isRunning = ComputeIsFaceEncoderRunning();
+                    if (isRunning != IsFaceEncoderRunning)
+                    {
+                        await InvokeOnUiThreadAsync(() => IsFaceEncoderRunning = isRunning).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                // App shutdown.
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void EnsureFaceEncoderWatcherStarted()
+        {
+            if (_faceEncoderWatcherTask is not null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _faceEncoderWatcherTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            _faceEncoderWatcherTask = WatchFaceEncoderProcessAsync(_faceEncoderWatcherTokenSource.Token);
+        }
+
+        private void RefreshFaceExecutableCapabilities()
+        {
+            if (_isUpdatingFaceExecutableSelection)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var executableName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(NormalizeFilePathArgument(_ai.FaceExecutablePath));
+            var supportsGpu = executableName.EndsWith("_cpu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || executableName.EndsWith("_gpu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var useGpu = supportsGpu && executableName.EndsWith("_gpu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            _ai.FaceGpuOptionEnabled = supportsGpu;
+            _ai.UseFaceGpu = supportsGpu && useGpu;
+        }
+
+        private void SetUseFaceGpu(bool value)
+        {
+            if (!FaceGpuOptionEnabled)
+            {
+                if (_ai.UseFaceGpu)
+                {
+                    _ai.UseFaceGpu = false;
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (_ai.UseFaceGpu == value)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ai.UseFaceGpu = value;
+
+            var currentPath = NormalizeFilePathArgument(_ai.FaceExecutablePath);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(currentPath))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var extension = Path.GetExtension(currentPath);
+            var fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(currentPath);
+            var baseName = fileName.EndsWith("_cpu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                ? fileName[..^4]
+                : fileName.EndsWith("_gpu", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    ? fileName[..^4]
+                    : fileName;
+
+            if (string.Equals(baseName, fileName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                _ai.UseFaceGpu = false;
+                _ai.FaceGpuOptionEnabled = false;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var updatedFileName = $"{baseName}{(value ? "_gpu" : "_cpu")}{extension}";
+            var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(currentPath);
+            var updatedPath = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(directory)
+                ? updatedFileName
+                : Path.Combine(directory, updatedFileName);
+
+            if (string.Equals(updatedPath, currentPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _isUpdatingFaceExecutableSelection = true;
+            try
+            {
+                _ai.FaceExecutablePath = updatedPath;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _isUpdatingFaceExecutableSelection = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TrackFaceEncoderProcess(Process process)
+        {
+            lock (_faceEncoderProcessLock)
+            {
+                _faceEncoderProcess = process;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void ClearTrackedFaceEncoderProcess()
+        {
+            lock (_faceEncoderProcessLock)
+            {
+                if (_faceEncoderProcess is not null && _faceEncoderProcess.HasExited)
+                {
+                    _faceEncoderProcess = null;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                _faceEncoderProcess = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Process? GetTrackedFaceEncoderProcess()
+        {
+            lock (_faceEncoderProcessLock)
+            {
+                if (_faceEncoderProcess is null)
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                if (_faceEncoderProcess.HasExited)
+                {
+                    _faceEncoderProcess = null;
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                return _faceEncoderProcess;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Process? FindConfiguredFaceEncoderProcess()
+        {
+            var configuredExecutablePath = NormalizeFilePathArgument(FaceExecutablePath);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredExecutablePath))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var processName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(configuredExecutablePath);
+            foreach (var process in Process.GetProcessesByName(processName))
+            {
+                if (!IsProcessAlive(process))
+                {
+                    process.Dispose();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (IsMatchingProcessPath(process, configuredExecutablePath))
+                {
+                    return process;
+                }
+
+                process.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private bool ComputeIsFaceEncoderRunning()
+        {
+            var trackedProcess = GetTrackedFaceEncoderProcess();
+            if (trackedProcess is not null)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (!_hasStartedFaceEncoderInSession)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            using var discoveredProcess = FindConfiguredFaceEncoderProcess();
+            return discoveredProcess is not null;
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsProcessAlive(Process process)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return !process.HasExited;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsMatchingProcessPath(Process process, string configuredExecutablePath)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var processPath = process.MainModule?.FileName;
+                return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(processPath)
+                    && string.Equals(Path.GetFullPath(processPath), Path.GetFullPath(configuredExecutablePath), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool TryRequestFaceEncoderStop(Process process)
+        {
+            if (!IsProcessAlive(process))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+#if WINDOWS
+            if (Program.TrySendConsoleInterrupt(process.Id))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+#endif
+
+            try
+            {
+                return process.CloseMainWindow();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Unable to request graceful stop for face encoder process {ProcessId}", process.Id);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static async Task<bool> WaitForProcessExitAsync(Process process, TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            if (!IsProcessAlive(process))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            using var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource(timeout);
+            try
+            {
+                await process.WaitForExitAsync(cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                return !IsProcessAlive(process);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void AppendFaceProcessOutput(StringBuilder builder, string? line)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            lock (builder)
+            {
+                builder.AppendLine(line);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string BuildFaceEncoderSummary(int exitCode, StringBuilder outputLines, StringBuilder errorLines)
+        {
+            var summary = new StringBuilder();
+            summary.AppendLine($"Exit code: {exitCode}");
+
+            lock (outputLines)
+            {
+                if (outputLines.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    summary.AppendLine();
+                    summary.AppendLine("STDOUT:");
+                    summary.Append(outputLines);
+                }
+            }
+
+            lock (errorLines)
+            {
+                if (errorLines.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    summary.AppendLine();
+                    summary.AppendLine("STDERR:");
+                    summary.Append(errorLines);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return summary.ToString();
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeDirectoryPathArgument(string value)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            var normalized = value.Trim().Trim('"');
+            var root = Path.GetPathRoot(normalized);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(root) && normalized.Length > root.Length)
+            {
+                normalized = normalized.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+            }
+
+            return normalized;
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeFilePathArgument(string value)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            return value.Trim().Trim('"');
+        }
+
         // Note: These commands will trigger events that the View will handle to show dialogs
         // since dialogs require UI context
         public event EventHandler? SelectSourceFolderRequested;
diff --git a/imagecatalog/Models/SettingsDto.cs b/imagecatalog/Models/SettingsDto.cs
index 7d56b15..4b43a91 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/Models/SettingsDto.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/Models/SettingsDto.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2.Models
         [XmlElement("AI_FaceOutputFolderPath")]
         public string FaceOutputFolderPath { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
+        [JsonPropertyName("FaceRecursive")]
+        [XmlElement("AI_FaceRecursive")]
+        public bool FaceRecursive { get; set; }
+
         // Race upload settings
         [JsonPropertyName("ApiLogin")]
         [XmlElement("RaceUpload_Login")]
diff --git a/imagecatalog/Program.cs b/imagecatalog/Program.cs
index 99fb2da..550bd01 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/Program.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/Program.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ static class Program
     [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
     private static extern bool AllocConsole();
 
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool FreeConsole();
+
     [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
     static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int nStdHandle);
 
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ static class Program
     [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
     static extern bool AttachConsole(int dwProcessId);
 
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(uint dwCtrlEvent, uint dwProcessGroupId);
+
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool SetConsoleCtrlHandler(ConsoleCtrlDelegate? handlerRoutine, bool add);
+
     [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
     static extern IntPtr CreateFile(
         string lpFileName,
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@ static class Program
 
     private const uint GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000;
     private const uint OPEN_EXISTING = 3;
+    private const uint CTRL_C_EVENT = 0;
+
+    private delegate bool ConsoleCtrlDelegate(uint ctrlType);
 
     private static void RedirectConsoleOutput()
     {
@@ -58,6 +70,38 @@ static class Program
         Console.SetOut(standardOutput);
         Console.SetError(standardOutput);
     }
+
+    internal static bool TrySendConsoleInterrupt(int processId)
+    {
+        var hadConsole = GetConsoleWindow() != IntPtr.Zero;
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (hadConsole)
+            {
+                FreeConsole();
+            }
+
+            if (!AttachConsole(processId))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, true);
+            return GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_C_EVENT, 0);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            FreeConsole();
+            SetConsoleCtrlHandler(null, false);
+
+            if (hadConsole)
+            {
+                AllocConsole();
+                RedirectConsoleOutput();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 #endif
 
     public static IServiceProvider ServiceProvider { get; private set; } = default!;
diff --git a/imagecatalog/ViewModels/AiSettingsViewModel.cs b/imagecatalog/ViewModels/AiSettingsViewModel.cs
index 18878dd..3f85524 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/ViewModels/AiSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/ViewModels/AiSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,72 @@ public class AiSettingsViewModel : ViewModelBase
         }
     }
 
+    private bool _faceRecursive;
+    public bool FaceRecursive
+    {
+        get => _faceRecursive;
+        set
+        {
+            _faceRecursive = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool _faceGpuOptionEnabled;
+    public bool FaceGpuOptionEnabled
+    {
+        get => _faceGpuOptionEnabled;
+        set
+        {
+            _faceGpuOptionEnabled = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool _useFaceGpu;
+    public bool UseFaceGpu
+    {
+        get => _useFaceGpu;
+        set
+        {
+            _useFaceGpu = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool _isFaceEncoderRunning;
+    public bool IsFaceEncoderRunning
+    {
+        get => _isFaceEncoderRunning;
+        set
+        {
+            _isFaceEncoderRunning = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string _faceStatusMessage = string.Empty;
+    public string FaceStatusMessage
+    {
+        get => _faceStatusMessage;
+        set
+        {
+            _faceStatusMessage = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string _faceCommandOutput = string.Empty;
+    public string FaceCommandOutput
+    {
+        get => _faceCommandOutput;
+        set
+        {
+            _faceCommandOutput = value;
+            NotifyPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private double _aiProgress;
     public double AiProgress
     {