The best AI face swap tool depends on the format you want to swap: a single photo, a group photo, a GIF, a video clip or a live camera feed. Tools are sold by format, some as a full set of separate swap tools and some as one feature inside a wider AI video or image platform. Choose the format first.
Face swap tools look alike from the outside: upload a face, pick a target, download the result. The difference is what they'll swap into. Some handle photos, some list separate tools for group photos, GIFs and video, and a couple swap faces live on a camera.
This list covers ten face swap tools, using only what each maker's own page says, read on 2 Nov 2026 (as of Nov 2026). It's alphabetical and in no particular order. For the wider AI platforms here, each entry covers only the face swap piece and what the maker lists beside it.
Face swap tools by format and type
| Tool | Type | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Akool | AI video suite with a face swap tool | Face swap beside Motion-Swap and Talking Photo |
| Deepswap | Online face swap for video and photo | Video face swap, plus a Face Swap VR option |
| Face Swap Live | Real-time face swap app | Swapping faces live with a friend or a photo |
| FaceSwapper | Online face swap tool set | Separate photo, video, GIF, multi-face and batch tools |
| Magic Hour | AI video and image platform | Face swap among its API workflows |
| Picsi.ai | Face swap studio with apps and plugins | Photos, GIFs and video, plus a Mac and iPhone app |
| Reface | Mobile face swap and AI avatar app | Face swap and AI avatars on your phone |
| Remaker | AI image editor and generator | Face swap beside upscaling and background removal |
| Vidnoz | AI video platform with a face swap page | Photo, video and multiple face swaps on one page |
| Vmake | AI social video studio | Photo and video face swap for social content |
Ten face swap tools in alphabetical order
Akool
Best for: Swapping faces in photos and videos inside a wider suite that also lists Talking Photo, Motion-Swap and Character Studio.
Deepswap
Best for: Video face swaps, with a Face Swap VR option and extra AI tools such as erase background on the same site.
Face Swap Live
Best for: Switching faces with a friend or a photo in real time, straight from your camera's video feed.
FaceSwapper
Best for: Choosing between separate photo, video, group photo, GIF and batch face swap tools on one site.
Magic Hour
Best for: Developers who want face swap as an API workflow, listed beside virtual try-on and personalised image and video workflows.
Picsi.ai
Best for: Photos, GIFs and video in one studio, plus a Photoshop plugin, a Chrome extension and a Discord bot.
Reface
Best for: Swapping faces from a mobile app, from a maker whose wider range is AI-native mobile apps.
Remaker
Best for: Using face swap alongside an AI photo editor, image upscaler, background remover and magic eraser in one image tool.
Vidnoz
Best for: Three modes on one page: photo face swap, video face swap and multiple face swap, with GIF files accepted for video.
Vmake
Best for: Making face swap content for social posts and UGC ads, with separate photo and video face swap models.
Five formats sold under one name
Here's the split a searcher wouldn't guess: 'face swap' is sold as at least five formats (single photo, group photo, GIF, video and live camera), and the tools differ by format more than by anything else. FaceSwapper lists Face Swap, Video Face Swap, Multi Face Swap, Gif Face Swap and Batch Face Swap as separate tools.
Picsi has Image Face Swap, Multi Face Swap, Video Face Swap and a 'live face swap on mac and iphone'. Face Swap Live lets you 'switch faces with your friends and photos in real-time', and Magic Hour lists face swap among its API workflows. Same two words, five quite different jobs.
- Single photo: one face into one picture.
- Group photo: several faces at once, which the tools here call multi face or multiple face swap.
- GIF: a face swapped into an animated GIF.
- Video: a face swapped into a video clip.
- Live: a swap on a live camera feed, in real time.
Photo, group photo and GIF swaps
If you're working with still images, check whether the tool handles group photos as a separate job. At least three makers here list multi face or multiple face swap by name, and one describes its group tool as a way to 'swap multiple faces in group photos'. Another lists batch face swap, which it describes as replacing the same face across multiple photos.
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GIFs are a narrower job. Two tools here name GIF face swap directly, and another accepts GIF files in its video face swap mode. One image editor on this list puts face swap beside an image upscaler, a background remover and a magic eraser, so it's one to look at if the swap is one step in a bigger photo edit.
Video and live camera swaps
Video is where the wider AI platforms come in. Several makers sell video face swap as one part of a bigger AI video suite: one lists it beside talking photos and motion swaps, one beside text to video and image to video tools, and one offers separate photo and video face swap models for social posts and UGC ads.
Live swaps are a different kind of app. One is built around swapping faces right from your camera's video feed, and its page says you can point the camera at yourself and a friend to swap faces live. Another maker offers a live face swap app for Mac and iPhone. And if you'd rather stay on your phone, one maker sums up its mobile app as a way to 'be anyone with face-swap and AI avatars'.
Questions to ask a face swap tool
- Which format do I need: photo, group photo, GIF, video or live?
- Do I want a dedicated face swap tool, or face swap inside a wider AI suite?
- Will I work on the web, on my phone, or inside Photoshop or Chrome?
- Do I need to swap the same face across a batch of photos?
- Am I a developer who needs face swap through an API?
- Have I got permission to use every face in the picture?
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My advice on choosing a face swap tool
Start with the format. If it's a single photo, look at what else you'll need beside it, such as group photos or batch swaps. For GIFs or video, shortlist the makers that name those formats on their own pages. For a live swap on camera, look at the two tools that list live swaps. And if face swap is one step in a bigger project, the wider AI suites keep it all in one place.
Check you have permission to use anyone's face before you swap it.
If you're making avatar videos rather than swaps, my AI avatar video workflow mini guide walks through it, and for wider photo edits, see the best AI photo editors.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a face swap and a multi face swap?
On these makers' pages, a face swap puts one face into a photo, while a multi face or multiple face swap handles several faces at once, which one maker describes as swapping several faces in a group photo.
Can I swap a face in a GIF?
Yes. Two tools here name GIF face swap directly, and another accepts GIF files in its video face swap mode. Check the maker's own page for the file types it takes before you upload.
Which of these tools swap faces in video?
Several list it. Makers here offer video face swap as a named tool, as part of an AI video suite, or as a separate video face swap model alongside a photo model. One also lists a Face Swap VR option.
Can I face swap live on camera?
Two tools say so. One app switches faces with a friend or a photo in real time from your camera, and another maker lists a live face swap app for Mac and iPhone.
Is there a face swap tool for developers?
One AI platform here lists face swap among the workflows it supports through its API, beside virtual try-on and personalised image and video workflows. Other makers on this list show an API on their menus.
Can I face swap inside Photoshop or Chrome?
One maker on this list offers a Photoshop plugin for swapping faces without leaving Photoshop, and a Chrome extension for swapping faces in images as you browse. It also lists a Discord bot.
