Beauty Filter for OBS Studio
OBS itself doesn't ship a beauty filter, and most third-party OBS beauty plugins are heavy, hard to update, or limited to basic blur. CiCi Cam handles the full beauty pipeline outside OBS and feeds the cleaned image in as a regular video capture device.
Why the default setup falls short
OBS has no native beauty filter
OBS is a powerful streaming tool but ships zero beauty processing. You're expected to build a chain of plugins yourself.
Most OBS beauty plugins are fragile
GPU-heavy plugins, plugin/OBS version mismatches, and missing macOS support are the usual reasons creators rip them out a week after installing.
Beauty processing eats your encoder budget
Running heavy beauty inside OBS competes with your encoder for GPU. A separate virtual camera offloads beauty so OBS can focus on encoding and scene logic.
How the setup works
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Install CiCi Cam alongside OBS
Install on the same machine as OBS. CiCi Cam runs as a separate process and registers a virtual camera device the OS exposes.
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Configure your beauty preset
Pick your physical webcam in CiCi Cam, tune smoothing, soft light, makeup, and a filter. Save the result as a named preset like “Stream Day” or “Late Night.”
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Add a Video Capture Device source in OBS
In OBS, add a new Video Capture Device source. From the device dropdown, choose “CiCi Cam.” OBS will treat it like any other webcam input.
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Stream with offloaded beauty
All beauty processing happens in CiCi Cam, leaving OBS free for scenes, transitions, and encoding. Switch CiCi Cam presets between scenes without touching OBS.
See it in your workflow
Screenshots and demo clips
Frequently asked questions
Try CiCi Cam free
Install on Windows or Mac, build your preset, and use it in every video app.
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