Setup guide · Zoom

How to use Facesflip in a Zoom meeting

Facesflip is a browser-based face swap. To use the swapped video as your Zoom camera, OBS Studio (free) bridges the browser tab into a system virtual camera Zoom picks up. ~10-minute one-time setup; subsequent meetings are two clicks.

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  1. 01

    Open the Facesflip swap in your browser

    Sign in at facesflip.com and start the live face swap. Grant webcam access when the browser prompts. Pick a target face (Audrey Hepburn / Marilyn Monroe / Frida Kahlo / Albert Einstein / JFK presets, or upload your own portrait). You should see your real-time filtered video in the browser tab within ~5-15 seconds.

    TipPin the tab so it does not move to the background and pause when you switch tabs. Most browsers throttle background tab compute, which can drop the frame rate of the OBS capture.
  2. 02

    Install OBS Studio (free, obsproject.com)

    Download OBS Studio for macOS, Windows, or Linux from obsproject.com. The installer is signed, takes ~60 seconds, and OBS itself is free open-source software run by the OBS Project (not us). On macOS 12+ and Linux, OBS Virtual Camera is built in. On older systems you may need to enable it from Settings → Virtual Camera.

  3. 03

    Add a Window Capture source pointing at the Facesflip tab

    In OBS, click the + under Sources → Window Capture → New → OK. In the dropdown, pick the browser window that has the Facesflip swap tab open. Crop the OBS preview to just the video panel (drag the bounding box) so Zoom shows the filtered face cleanly without the browser chrome.

    TipIf the browser window is not in the dropdown, switch to it once so the OS registers the window title, then re-open the dropdown.
  4. 04

    Start OBS Virtual Camera

    At the bottom-right of OBS, click "Start Virtual Camera". OBS now exposes the cropped Facesflip feed as a system camera device named "OBS Virtual Camera". Zoom, Meet, Teams, Discord, and every other video app on your machine will see it the same way they see your real webcam.

  5. 05

    Pick "OBS Virtual Camera" as your Zoom camera

    Open Zoom → Preferences → Video → Camera dropdown → select "OBS Virtual Camera". The preview in Zoom Preferences updates to show your swapped face. Join any meeting and other participants see the filtered video as a normal webcam feed — they need no plugin, no extension, nothing to install.

    TipSave this setup. Future meetings: open the Facesflip tab, click Start Virtual Camera in OBS, join your meeting — three clicks once configured.

Frequently asked

Do other Zoom participants need to install anything?

No. They receive the output as your camera feed and do not need a plugin. Your own device still needs permission to run OBS and expose its virtual camera; organization policy can restrict that setup.

Does this work on Zoom for Web (the browser version of Zoom)?

Yes. Zoom for Web reads camera devices the same way the desktop app does. OBS Virtual Camera appears in the camera dropdown for both.

Why does Zoom show me a mirrored image?

Zoom shows your own video mirrored by default so you see yourself naturally. Other participants see the un-mirrored version. You can disable the local mirror in Zoom → Settings → Video → "Mirror my video".

My company blocks installing apps. Can I still do this?

The fallback requires OBS Studio and its virtual camera on your device. If your organization blocks installers or virtual camera software, ask IT before continuing; a locked-down device may not support this route.

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