What is Lens Studio?
Lens Studio is Snap AR's free AR development platform. Create viral selfie Lenses and shoppable try-on experiences, or develop never-before-seen ways of connecting with the world around you. With zero setup time and seamless integration with Snapchat, Spectacles, and your mobile and web applications through Camera Kit, you can build AR for anywhere.
Building Lenses for Snapchatters around the world can also be rewarding. By opting into the Lens Creator Rewards Program, you can be eligible to earn a payout for building top performing Snapchat Lenses.
Lens Studio includes a number of Sample Projects to help you get started making Snapchat Lenses. For the always popular Face Lenses you see on Snapchat, make sure to check out the wide variety of Face Templates. If you're new here, check out the AI Assistant (Q&A Chat) that can answer your development questions. Also in the GenAI Suite, are powerful and fun tools like Immersive Machine Learning effects or 3D Body Morph that can help you create a Lens in minutes.
If you're new to working in Lens Studio, please watch the following overview video.
Making Your First Lens!
When you are ready to get started creating your first Lens, checkout the Building Your First Lens Tutorial. This tutorial series walks through all of the steps to create a Happy Birthday Countdown Lens:
As you create the Lens you will become familiar with the workflow for creating Lenses in Lens Studio and discover many of the great features Lens Studio has to offer. This tutorial series is comprised of:
- Adding built-in AR Face Effects
- Adding 3D content to your Lens
- Customizing 3D content and configuring Materials
- Testing your Lens directly in Snapchat
- Adding Text, simple animations, and Behavior Script
- Personalizing your Lens with custom Scripting
- Publishing your Lens
Discord
We can't wait to see what you make! Come hang out with us on the Snap AR Discord!