Streams with a look nobody else has
Go live as a character, or run your whole broadcast through an art style. Streamer setup lives in how to add effects to your live stream.
FREE TOOLS
AI Webcam Filter: Live Effects That Transform Your Whole Camera
Not a sticker. Not a color preset. An AI webcam filter that re-generates your camera picture live — become a character, change your outfit, repaint your whole room in an art style — in a browser tab, with nothing to install.
How to use
Open your camera
Grant access in the browser; your live feed appears instantly.
Pick a filter mode
A character, an outfit, an art style, a creature in your room, or type a prompt for anything else.
Go live with it
The effect runs continuously as you move and talk. Use it as-is, record a clip, or capture the tab into your streaming or meeting app.
What you can make
Video calls worth screenshotting
Join Zoom or Discord transformed. See video call avatar.
Cam-to-cam conversations as a character
Route a privacy-conscious character scene through OBS Virtual Camera. See cam-to-cam AI avatar.
Short-form clips with real effects
Record reactions and skits where the effect tracks every expression. See TikTok video effects.
A no-rig VTuber setup
One reference image replaces a modeled avatar. See the live VTuber maker.
Camera-shy content
Present live without presenting your actual face, via a character. See how to stream without showing your face.
A complete webcam broadcast setup
Place, light, capture, sync, and protect the source with the webcam for live streaming guide.
Webcam effects vs. an AI webcam filter
Classic webcam effects — the kind desktop apps have offered for fifteen years — are composited: a mask that follows your face, a background that keys in behind you, a color LUT over the top. They decorate the image.
An AI webcam filter on LiveGen's engine works differently: every frame of your camera is re-generated live over WebRTC, so the transformation is the image. A character filter doesn't stick a face on you — your expressions, gaze, and timing drive the character. A style filter doesn't tint the frame — it repaints you and the room together, coherently, in motion. That's why the results hold up on a stream instead of falling apart the moment you turn your head. The technique behind it is real-time video diffusion.
Filter modes
Character
Perform live as any character from one reference image: Live Morph.
Anime & cartoon
The crowd-pleasers: anime filter and AI cartoon filter.
Outfit
Change clothes on your real body: Outfit Swap.
Art style
You + your room, restyled together: Style Morph.
Summon
AR-style creatures and characters in your actual space: Summon.
Freestyle
Type what you want to happen to your camera: Freestyle.
Utility filters
Works with OBS, Zoom, Twitch, and Discord
The filtered output renders into a standard browser video element, so it drops into the places you already talk:
OBS / Streamlabs
Add a browser or window capture of the LiveGen tab and use it as your camera scene; stream to Twitch, YouTube, or Kick as usual.
Zoom / Meet / Teams
Share or capture the tab as your video for meetings that start with "wait, how are you doing that?"
Discord
Screen-share the tab in a call, or capture it via OBS's virtual camera for a native camera slot.
Mid-session switching
Change filters live without stopping the capture; the tab keeps streaming while you swap looks.
Features
Whole-frame transformation
The entire picture is generated live, not overlaid.
Tracks your performance
Expressions, gaze, and movement carry through every filter.
No install, no GPU
Runs in desktop and mobile browsers; generation happens in the cloud.
Reference-driven customization
Steer any filter with your own image or prompt instead of a fixed preset list.
Free to start
Free credits on signup; billing is 1 credit = 1 second of generation. Free exports carry a watermark; paid tiers remove it and add HD (verify current pricing).
Instantly shareable
Every session produces a clip with a share link.
Tips for the best live filter
Light your face evenly
Soft frontal light keeps expression tracking crisp through any filter.
Wired or strong Wi-Fi
The loop runs live over WebRTC; a stable connection keeps frames smooth on stream.
Frame with intent
Head-and-shoulders for character filters and calls; wider if the room is part of the effect (style and summon modes).
Test five minutes before going live
Check the look in OBS at your real resolution, then start the broadcast.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI webcam filter free?
Yes, free to start — free credits on signup, with billing at 1 credit per second of generation. Free exports carry a watermark; paid tiers remove it and add HD (verify current pricing).
How is this different from Snap Camera or classic webcam effects apps?
Those composited overlays onto your image (and Snap Camera itself was discontinued). This filter re-generates the whole frame with AI, live — the character or style is the picture, and it moves with your performance.
Does it work with OBS and Twitch?
Yes — capture the browser tab in OBS or Streamlabs and stream anywhere. Full walkthrough: how to add effects to your live stream.
Can I use it on video calls?
Yes — share or capture the tab in Zoom, Meet, Teams, or Discord as your video.
Do I need a gaming PC or GPU?
No. Generation runs in the cloud; your machine just needs a browser and a decent connection.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes — the filters run in mobile browsers too, no app required.
Will the filter keep up when I move and talk?
Yes — it runs frame-by-frame in real time, so expressions, gestures, and head turns carry through continuously rather than snapping or freezing.
Can I make my own filter?
Effectively yes: upload a reference image or write a prompt in Freestyle, and the engine builds the look live around you.
Play the world. In real time.
Open your camera and play any character live — free to start.
Start generating free