Google Chrome users can now use Snapchat’s AR lenses on their desktops, enriching their video calls and live streams with creative filters.
The new extension allows you to create custom lenses, import them, and use them via webcam. This gives content creators more tools. Snap brings AR lenses to the desktop via a Google Chrome extension. It is getting positive feedback for its good results in the video calling experience.
Snapchat’s AR lenses leap Google Chrome
Thanks to Snapchat’s new integration with AR lenses, Google Chrome gets a new feature. Snapchat is known to be the go-to app for many people looking to enhance their video calls and live streams with funny and creative filters. AR features remain one of the key selling points for Snapchat’s millions of daily active users. Now, Google Chrome users can start having similar experiences with the latest development.
Snap announced that Google Chrome users can now access the company’s AR lenses on their desktops through a new extension. The extension lets you use the filters for video calls, video recordings, and more. More interestingly, the Snapchat camera also works for live broadcasts on Chrome, so creators now have more tools at their disposal.
And there’s more. Google Chrome users can also benefit from custom lenses. Ever since Snap introduced the ability to create face filters for all users, many people have designed and created custom lenses. With the new extension, Google Chrome users can now import their custom lenses and use them however they like through their webcams.
How to install and use the Snapchat Camera extension on Google Chrome:
- Install: Download the Snapchat Camera extension from the Chrome Web Store.
- Sign In: Log in with your Snapchat account.
- Default Camera: Select “Snapchat Camera” as your default camera in your settings.
- Access Lenses: Click the Snapchat camera icon in your Chrome extensions menu to access the available lenses.
- Enjoy: Use the AR lenses during video calls, live streams, and recordings.
In particular, it’s a follow-up to the recently announced Snap Camera desktop app. Snap previously allowed you to use filters with its desktop camera app until early 2023. The company then discontinued support because it could not see the continuity of this application. But more simply and effectively, the tech company is now bringing this experience back with Google Chrome.
According to a description in the Chrome Web Store, integration with Snap AR lenses will enhance the webcam experience, and users seem to agree. The announcement was followed by many enthusiastic comments, revealing users’ eagerness to start enriching their video calls with fun filters. More comments confirm that Snap Camera offers one of the best-augmented reality experiences.
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