AI face swap and deepfake tools can convincingly replace a face in a photo or video, alongside detection tools built to spot this kind of manipulated content. This category collects both creation and detection tools — always get consent before using someone else’s likeness, and check platform and local laws before publishing.
Face swap and deepfake tools use AI to replace or realistically recreate a person’s face in an image or video. The same underlying technology powers both playful entertainment uses and detection tools designed to identify manipulated media — an increasingly important counterpart as the technology becomes more convincing.
Swap a face between two static images, commonly used for entertainment, memes, or creative photo editing.
Replace a face throughout a video with realistic motion and expression tracking, a more technically demanding process than a single-image swap.
Analyze images or video to flag signs of AI manipulation, helping verify whether content is authentic — an increasingly important tool as deepfakes become harder to spot by eye.
Animate a single still photo to move and speak, distinct from a full face swap since it doesn’t necessarily use a second person’s face.
Content creators use face swap tools for entertainment and creative video effects; film and game studios use face reenactment for visual effects work; journalists and fact-checkers use detection tools to verify suspicious media; and platforms and researchers use detection technology to help identify manipulated content at scale.
Only use someone’s likeness with their clear consent, and never use face swap or deepfake tools to impersonate, deceive, or harass another person — doing so can violate platform policies and, depending on your location, the law. Below, explore our curated, regularly updated list of face swap, deepfake, and detection tools.
Using face swap technology on your own images, or someone else’s with their clear consent, is generally acceptable. Creating deepfakes of real people without consent — especially to deceive, harass, or impersonate — can violate platform policies and, in many jurisdictions, the law.
Look for subtle inconsistencies like unnatural blinking, mismatched lighting on the face versus the background, or odd edges around the face — though the best deepfakes are increasingly hard to spot by eye, which is exactly why dedicated detection tools exist.
Many offer a free tier with limited swaps or lower resolution output, with paid plans unlocking higher quality, more swaps, and video-length processing.
Most major platforms have policies against harmful deepfakes and use a combination of automated detection and user reporting to remove violating content, though enforcement varies and isn’t always immediate.
Using your own face, or a friend’s with their permission, for lighthearted content is generally fine — the concern is specifically around using a real person’s likeness without consent, especially in a way that could mislead or harm them.
Even for public figures, creating deepfakes without consent carries legal and ethical risk, particularly if the content could be mistaken for real or is used commercially — many platforms explicitly prohibit this regardless of the person’s public status.