Your next live broadcast doesn’t have to be so simple. The next time you go live, you can decorate your video with a variety of fun effects and webcam filters. You only need a webcam filter app for that. Need help finding it? These are our favorite picks of the best desktop webcam apps that offer filters and other video effects.
Snap Camera
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Snap Camera, as the name suggests, is a desktop app from the same developer that makes Snapchat. Like Snapchat, Snap Camera lets you add fun and interesting effects called lenses to your videos. Lenses are an AR effect that allows you to change the look of your video. Snap Camera is especially good at providing a variety of face lenses, which are specific lenses that add fun images and effects to change the look of your face in a video. And since Snap Camera is designed for Windows 10 and MacOS, you can use this desktop webcam app to add a face lens (an effect similar to a face filter) to your video calls and live streams. There are thousands of lenses: some created by Snapchat and others by Lens Creators. Not all lenses are just image overlays — some lenses have cool animation effects.
Snap Camera is free to download and use and does not require a Snapchat account.
ManyCam
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ManyCam is a webcam and live streaming software. It’s free to download and use, but the free version (no paid subscription) can be a bit limited. However, ManyCam’s main selling point, for our purposes, is its 3D masks and effects features. There are more than 12,000 to choose from, and they’re all available for free (although it’s worth mentioning that one of the stated benefits of a subscription is “unlimited effects”).
You can add 3D masks to change the look of your face or add other effects and objects to your stream. You can also add things like animated GIFs and images to your video, during your live stream. You can also add emoticons, face widgets, borders, filters, distortions and speech bubbles.
ManyCam is available for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android devices.
Logitech Capture
Logitech
If you have a Logitech webcam, consider downloading the webcam maker’s webcam and streaming app, Logitech Capture. And while it doesn’t have all the AR face filters and animated bells and whistles that some of the other webcam filter apps on this list have, you still get customizable live text layers, a limited collection of color filters, the ability to add colorful borders of varying thicknesses to your video, and possibility to remove the background. All of these can be helpful in creating attractive yet professional live streams. Logitech Capture also has streaming support (Windows only) for streaming platforms such as Twitch, OBS, YouTube, and Facebook Live.
This free app is available for Windows 10 and MacOS.
AlterCam
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AlterCam is a free webcam application for Windows that has a dated interface, but offers more than 50 effects, filters and graphics that can be added during live video. There are a number of color filters that will change the color of your skin in your video. There are also various blur effects and you can use the overlay feature to add drawings, text, animated GIFs and logos to name a few.
Yes, AlterCam software is free to use, but if you want more features or just the ability to remove the AlterCam.com logo from your video, you’ll need to purchase a license. One license (for home use only and covers up to two computers) costs a one-time fee of $40.
YouCam 9 Deluxe
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YouCam 9 Deluxe is a paid webcam software for Windows. This app comes with a collection of 200 fun plugins for your videos, including effects, filters, particles, animojis, and distortions. And if you want even more effects and filters, etc., you can download more from DirectorZone’s free collection of thousands of webcams and photo effects. You can also add AR features like animojis and face tracking plugins.
YouCam 9 Deluxe is free to download, but it is still a paid service and many fun effects features are only included in the paid version. There is a free version called YouCam 9 Essential that lets you use some premium features within a 30-day trial period. After that, to continue using those premium features, you’ll need to purchase YouCam 9 Deluxe. But if you choose not to buy the Deluxe version, you’ll still have access to the free Essential version and all non-premium features.
YouCam 9 Deluxe costs $50.
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