Free PNGTuber Maker
A free PNGTuber maker with no sign-up: your avatar switches to its talking picture when you talk, right in your browser.
Your browser will ask for microphone access when you click.
Free, no sign-up
Where it works
How to use PNGTuber Maker
Start the mic
Click Start mic and allow mic access. Talk, and the avatar's mouth opens.
Pick or upload a character
Choose Nova, Kit, Ember, Rook, Sprout or Byte, or upload your own Idle and Talking pictures.
Put it on camera
Click Use as my camera in calls, or Copy OBS link and add it to OBS as a Browser source.
What is a PNGTuber maker?
A PNGTuber maker is a tool that turns drawn pictures into an avatar that talks when you talk: it switches from an idle picture to a talking picture whenever you speak. Facecam's is free with no sign-up, right in your browser.
How to choose a PNGTuber maker
- Facecam's PNGTuber Maker: free in Chrome with nothing to install. Use it as your camera in Meet, Zoom on the web or discord.com, or add it to OBS.
- veadotube mini: a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, name your own price. It reaches calls through OBS's virtual camera.
- PNGTuber Plus: free on Steam for Windows, or name your own price on itch.io for Windows, macOS and Linux. It also reaches calls through OBS.
- Pick a desktop app for props, unlimited expressions and your own hotkeys. Pick this page on a Chromebook or a school or work laptop, where apps won't install.
More about PNGTuber Maker
Facecam's PNGTuber Maker is a free online tool. Your avatar switches from its Idle picture to its Talking picture whenever you speak.
PNGTuber Maker: what you need and limits
| How it works | Right on this page. Nothing is uploaded. |
|---|---|
| You get | Camera in Chrome calls |
| You need | Any up-to-date browser, a microphone |
| Phones and tablets | Works on the page; calls and streams need a computer |
| Animation | The mouth opens when you talk, halfway for quiet words. A bounce on every word with a little squash and stretch, blinks and a slow breath while you're quiet. No webcam needed. |
| Pictures | Idle, Talking, Blink, Talking + blink. Only Idle is required. |
| Expressions | Happy, Surprised, Angry and Sad on keys 1 to 4. Every starter has them; add your own pictures for each. |
| Image files | PNG, JPEG, WebP or GIF. To use it in calls, about 1 MB per picture and 3 MB in total. |
| Backgrounds | Transparent, green screen or any colour. |
| Saving | Save to a file, then Open a saved file to pick up where you left off. |
| Sign-up | None for this page. Using it in calls needs the Facecam extension. |
Who it's for
- New streamers who want an avatar today without paying for a 3D model or an app.
- People without a webcam: the avatar only needs your mic.
- Artists testing a PNGTuber set before handing it to a client.
- Anyone on a Chromebook or a school or work laptop, where Steam and PNGTuber apps won't install.
Starter characters
Nova, Kit, Ember, Rook, Sprout and Byte are original characters we made for this tool, in one drawn anime style. Each has every picture a PNGTuber uses (idle, talking, a half-open mouth and blink) and four expressions, so you can go live with one today, or test the settings before you draw your own.
Privacy
Your voice never leaves your computer. The tool only checks how loud you are, to know when to open the mouth. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. Your pictures stay on your computer, and are only copied to your own Facecam extension when you click Use as my camera in calls.
Limits
- The Facecam camera only shows up on websites in Chrome. Desktop apps, including Discord, Zoom and OBS, can't pick it.
- In OBS, add a starter character with its OBS link. Your own pictures need a Window Capture of this page, kept open in its own window.
- The avatar works in phone browsers too. Using it in calls needs a computer, since phones and tablets can't run the extension.
- The preview here doesn't tilt with your head, since it only uses your mic.
PNGTuber Maker FAQ
What is a PNGTuber?
A PNGTuber is 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.
Is it free, and is there a watermark?
It's free with no account, and there is no watermark.
How do I use my PNGTuber on Discord?
Open discord.com in Chrome, turn on video and choose “Facecam Virtual Camera”. The Discord desktop and mobile apps can't see it.
How do I add it to OBS?
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.
The mouth keeps flapping when I'm quiet. What do I change?
Press Set for my room and stay quiet for two seconds: the threshold goes just above your room's noise. Or raise Threshold until background noise stays under the blue line, or raise Attack so short sounds don't open the mouth.
Where do I get PNGTuber images?
Draw two pictures of the same character, one with the mouth closed and one open, or start from a starter character. The AI Avatar Maker can make a matching Idle and Talking picture for you to upload here.
What size should PNGTuber images be?
Use PNGs with a transparent background, all the same size, with the character in the same spot in each, so it doesn't jump when the mouth opens. Files up to 20 MB load; each picture is scaled to 768 pixels on its longest side.
How is it different from Veadotube or PNGTuber Plus?
Those are apps you download and install. This one works on a web page with nothing to install, which suits Chromebooks and school or work laptops. The apps have more options, such as props and your own hotkeys.
Can my PNGTuber change expressions?
Yes. Press 1 to 4 for Happy, Surprised, Angry or Sad, and the same key again to go back. The starter characters come with all four; for your own character, add a picture for each expression (a talking one is optional).
Try PNGTuber Maker for free
- Free, no sign-up
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing is uploaded