Questions, answered

Yes, if the call runs in Chrome. Pick “Facecam Virtual Camera” as your camera in Google Meet, Zoom on the web, Teams on the web or discord.com.

No. Desktop apps can't see a camera that lives inside Chrome. Join the same call from the browser instead.

No. Live face swap is part of Premium and Pro. The camera preview on this page is free, and so are Facecam's voice changers, VTuber and PNGTuber makers and webcam effects.

Yes. With Premium or Pro, sign in and press Start swap on this page. You only need the extension to use the swap in a call.

No. Each character costs 8 credits. If it fails or gets blocked, you get the credits back.

Not here. This tool works from text only. AI Avatar Maker is the tool for turning a photo into a stylized avatar.

No. It only makes new, original faces. To swap in a face you already have a photo of, upload it in the Facecam extension or in Photo Face Swap.

Yes. Add it to the Facecam extension and it becomes a face you can wear live in Meet, Zoom or Discord in Chrome.

Yes, to try: new accounts get free credits that work on GIF swaps. Photo Face Swap is free with no sign-up.

No. It swaps the largest face in each frame.

It was over 15 MB, longer than 30 seconds or 300 frames, or wider than 1024 pixels. Trim or resize it and try again.

Yes. It loops the same way as the GIF you uploaded.

Up to 60 seconds. Longer clips are refused; trim them first.

1 credit per second of video, rounded up to the next second. A 15-second clip costs 15 credits. New accounts get free credits to try it.

Yes. The original sound is kept in the MP4.

Yes, with Live Face Swap, which works as a camera in Chrome video calls.

Yes. Photo Face Swap is free with no sign-up. Sign in for more swaps, and new accounts get free credits. Live face swap is on Premium and Pro.

No. It swaps the largest face in the photo. Use a photo with one clear face for the best result.

The face was too small, turned away or covered. Try a closer, front-facing photo. Failed swaps are refunded.

Free results have a small Facecam mark in the corner: swaps made without an account or with free credits. On a plan, nothing is drawn on the photo. The file has a hidden AI tag inside it. Where the law requires it, you must say the photo is AI-made when you share it.

Yes. The effects work right on your computer and use no credits.

No. The Facecam camera only shows up on websites in Chrome. Use Zoom or Teams on the web.

No. Your video never leaves your computer. All the effects happen right on it.

Mirror preview only flips this page's preview. Call apps mirror your own view for you, and others see you the right way round.

Yes. It works right on your computer, so there are no credits or minutes to count.

No. Open Discord at discord.com in Chrome and pick the Facecam mic in Voice & Video settings. The desktop and phone apps can't see it.

Hear myself is on and your mic is picking up your speakers. Wear headphones or switch Hear myself off.

A short one, like any live voice effect. Wear headphones so it doesn't throw you off.

No. Playing the voice samples is free. Changing a recording costs a few credits, and talking live is paid by the minute. Each button shows its price.

So your speakers don't feed the AI voice back into your mic.

No. It has original character voices only and never imitates real people.

No. Add a file, apply a voice and download the result without signing up.

No. The voice is changed right on your computer or phone, so the file never leaves it.

The result is audio only. Change the audio here, then put the WAV back under your video in an editor.

The clip was too long for your device to handle. Trim it, or use a computer for files close to 10 minutes.

No. It costs 13 credits per 10 seconds of audio, with an account. If it fails, you get the credits back.

No. It has original character voices only and never imitates real people.

Yes. It changes the voice, not the words, the pacing or the language.

Not with AI voices yet. For a live voice on discord.com in Chrome (not the desktop app), use the free Real-Time Voice Changer.

No. The consent recording must include this clone's one-time code words, and our rules only allow your own voice.

At least 10 seconds and at most 5 minutes. 30 to 60 seconds of clear, varied speech is plenty.

370 credits to make a clone, then 25 credits per 1,000 characters of text it reads. If anything fails, you get the credits back.

No. You type text and get an audio file. For a different voice live in a call, use the Real-Time Voice Changer.

No. It needs an account and costs 5 credits per 1,000 characters of text. If it fails, you get the credits back. Pitch, effects and the download are free.

No. Nothing to download, and older computers work fine too.

No. It has 14 original voices. It doesn't imitate real people or characters you'd recognise.

It doesn't read Discord chat. Generate a line, download the WAV, and play it through the Facecam Soundboard into discord.com in Chrome.

Yes. It works right on your computer and uses no credits.

No. Open discord.com in Chrome and pick the Facecam mic in Voice & Video settings.

Yes. MP3s and most other audio files work, up to 30 seconds and 10 MB each, and up to 24 sounds in total.

Set keys for the soundboard at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. They play the first six sounds you sent to the extension, from any tab.

A streamer who appears as a drawn image instead of a camera. The simplest kind swaps between a mouth-closed and a mouth-open image when they speak, which is what this tool does.

It's free with no account, and there is no watermark.

Open discord.com in Chrome, turn on video and choose “Facecam Virtual Camera”. The Discord desktop and mobile apps can't see it.

With a starter character, click Copy OBS link and add it as a Browser source. With your own pictures, set the background to Green screen, add a Window Capture of this window, crop to the preview and add a Chroma Key filter.

Yes. It costs nothing and needs no account, including using it in calls. It works right on your computer.

Not to try it. It works right on this page. To use the avatar in calls, add the free Facecam Chrome extension.

No. The avatar copies your face, so it needs a camera. The PNGTuber Maker moves your avatar with your voice instead.

OBS can't see the Facecam camera. Set the background to Green screen, add a Window Capture in OBS for the Chrome window, crop it to the avatar and add a Chroma Key filter.

No. Replies are paid with Facecam credits: 4 credits covers 5 replies.

Enter your Twitch channel name on the Chat tab and click Connect. It reads chat and replies out loud on stream, following the rules you set. It can't type in chat.

Yes. You write the personality, backstory, speaking style and rules, and choose the avatar and voice. Characters must be original: don't base them on real people or existing characters.

You can stream it anywhere OBS streams to. Reading YouTube Live chat isn't supported yet, so on YouTube it answers typed messages or your mic.

No. Each avatar costs 27 credits and needs an account. If it fails or gets blocked, you get the credits back.

Yes, if it's a photo of you or you have permission. The result is a drawn character that keeps your general look, not a realistic copy.

Yes. Click Open in PNGTuber Maker, or download the Idle and Talking PNGs for any PNGTuber app that takes images.

Sometimes the background can't be removed, and you get the pictures on a plain background instead. The result screen tells you when this happens.

VRM is a free, open file type for 3D avatars. One file holds the avatar, its expressions, its skeleton and its usage terms, so the same avatar works in most VTuber apps.

No. Live2D models are a different, 2D kind of avatar. This viewer opens VRM (and .glb) files only.

No. Convert or export in VRoid Studio, Unity with UniVRM, or Blender's VRM add-on, then open the result here.

VRoid Hub lists free models, each with its own terms. You can also make one in VRoid Studio, which is free.

No. It mixes hand-picked word lists in set patterns. That keeps names easy to say and lets us check every result.

Choose the Cute style. The lists aren't split by gender; star the ones that fit your character.

Yes, we don't claim them. But a name can still be in use by someone else, so search it before your debut.

Yes. The Japanese-style option builds names from Japanese-style syllables and words written in the Latin alphabet.

From the sources we used: $200–500 for a basic commission, $500–1,500 for mid and $2,000–5,000+ for pro, art and rigging together.

Making one yourself in VRoid Studio is free. The only custom-studio price in our sources starts at $1,299.

Often, yes: many artists draw and a separate rigger rigs. The calculator's ranges cover both together.

Yes. Draw a PNGTuber or build a free VRoid avatar, and bring it to life with free online tools.

Start the virtual camera in OBS, then in Discord open User Settings → Voice & Video and choose “OBS Virtual Camera”. If it's missing, quit Discord fully and reopen it.

No. It's built into OBS Studio since version 26 on Windows. On a Mac, use version 28 or newer. On Linux you also need the v4l2loopback add-on.

OBS shows its logo when the virtual camera is installed but not started. Click Start Virtual Camera. The checker shows this as a still image.

No. OBS Studio doesn't run on Chromebooks. In Chrome, the Facecam Virtual Camera works on the Meet, Zoom and Discord websites instead.

No. The webcam test runs in your browser tab, free, with no account and nothing to download. Allow the camera when your browser asks.

Usually low light: most webcams lower their frame rate in a dim room to let in more light. Put a lamp or window in front of you. A busy computer, a USB hub or another app using the camera can also cause it. Smoothness shows a low frame rate; Frame timing shows uneven frames.

The camera is boosting a dim picture, which adds grain. Face a light, don't sit with a bright window behind you, and check the Lighting result. It says whether the picture is dim, backlit or overexposed.

For video calls, 720p at 24 to 30 frames per second is plenty, and call apps often send 720p or less anyway. For streaming or recording, 1080p at 30 fps looks sharper. Steady frames and good light matter more than a bigger size.

Not live. Use Record 10 seconds and play it back. Hearing yourself live through speakers causes a loud howl, so the tool records first.

Call apps clean up your voice in their own way. Turn Browser voice cleanup on in the tool to get closer to what a call app sends, or off to hear your mic as it really is.

Yes. It works in up-to-date phone browsers. Some phones don't share every mic setting, so a few rows may say “Not reported”.

Yes. This one never uploads your audio. The page can only use your mic after you allow it, and you can turn that off from the address bar.

No. Webcam tracking like this works on normal laptops. An iPhone can pick up finer expressions, but a decent webcam with good light is enough to start.

Glasses glare, low light or a camera below your chin can hide your eyes. Watch the blink meters while you add light or raise the camera.

It's how long your computer takes to find your face in a typical frame. To pass, even the slower frames must take 25 ms (thousandths of a second) or less.

No. It tracks your face only: head position, eyes, eyebrows and mouth.