5 Best Free Webcam Filter Software For Windows

Here is a list of best free webcam filter software for Windows. These software help you add various colorful filters to your camera feed. You can also record videos and capture images with the included filter effects. Most common filters which you get in these webcam filter software are Mosaic, Sepia, Black & white, and Negative. Some software also let you add various effects and objects like Face Masks, Emoticons, Text, etc. to camera feed. Use of these software is a straightforward process as you just need to select your desired filter to add it to the webcam feed. I personally like the Draw feature which lets you manually draw during the live camera feed. However, draw feature is provided by a few webcam filter software.

In these software, you can also adjust some video recording and image capturing parameters such as Frame Rate, Resolution, Quality, Format, etc. Plus, some additional tools like pan, rotate, zoom, etc. are also present that you can use during video recording or snapshots.

My Favorite Webcam Filter Software For Windows:

ManyCam is my favorite software because it provides a lot of cool effects and filters. Not only it provides various filters, but it also lets you download more filters at no cost. Plus, all types of customizable video recording and image capturing parameters are also provided by it.

You can also check out lists of best free Webcam Recorder, Webcam Blocker, and Video Filter software for Windows.

ManyCam

ManyCam is a free webcam filter software for Windows. This software lets you add various effects and filters to your webcam feed. It provides a bunch of free filters like Electricity, Red Contours, Sepia, Alien, etc. which you can add to camera feed. You can also download more free filters using the Get More option. In it, you can also combine multiple filters by selecting them all at a time from the Filters menu. The Filters menu is a part of the Effects Section which contains more effect menus like Speech Bubbles, Overlays, Face masks, Emoticons, Distortions, etc.

This webcam filter software not only lets you add effects to the webcam feed but also lets you directly draw over the live camera feed. Plus, you can also overlay multiple videos and images on the feed by using its Picture on Picture feature. Using this software, you can capture images and videos. The captured images can be saved only in JPG format. However, you can save video recordings in MP4, GIF, FLV, MKV, and MOV formats. It also comes with a built-in Live streaming feature that lets you directly stream on Youtube, Facebook, and Twitch. Many modifiable audio, video, and still image settings like Noise Suppression, Audio Monitoring, Image and Video Resolution, Frame Rates, Color settings, etc. are also available in this freeware.

Overall, it is a really good software to add filters and effects to your webcam feed.

Note: In this free version of ManyCam, some of its features are locked. By purchasing its pro version, you can enjoy all of its features without any limitation.

SplitCam

.SplitCam is another free webcam filter software for Windows. It provides various cool effects and filters that you can use to add a fun element to video calls. Adding a filter to a video feed is pretty simple as you just need to double-click on a filter during recording or video call. There are four main categories of filters provided by this software namely Space, Contour, Color, and Objects. In every filter category, you get around 10 unique filters to choose from. Besides filters, you can also add Effects like Face Items, Frames, Avatars, and Objects to the video feed. In this software, you can also change various video parameters before recording such as Resolution, Video Quality, RGB Levels, Saturation, Contrast, etc. It supports only MP4 output video format

Some of the important features of this webcam filter software are:

• Video Splitting: It lets you use your webcam in several applications without getting errors like webcam busy.
• Support for popular services: This software supports various popular chat services like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Ustream, Yahoo Messenger, etc.
• Live Streaming: Through this software, you can live stream on services like Ustream, Livestream, Justin.tv, etc.
• Picture In Picture Mode: This mode lets you record or stream both camera feed and screen at the same time.

Overall, it is a very capable webcam filter software that provides a good amount of filters along with all essential webcam features.

Debut Video Capture Software

Debut Video Capture Software is the next free webcam filter software for Windows. Using this software, you can record videos from your webcam with added color filters. However, it only comes with three basic video filters namely Black and White, Negative, and Sepia. Still, Brightness, Contrast and Gamma control options are available through which you can make modifications on the shades of the filters.

Besides Filters, you can also add Text Captions and Watermark on the video. By default, this software saves the video in AVI format, but you can change it to 3GP, ASF, DV, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPG, OGV, etc. formats. During recording, you can also take snapshots which can be saved in either JPG or PNG format.

Other features that you get in this software are Screen Overlay (to capture screen and video in the same frame), Network (to record using the network camera), Screen (to record whole computer screen), and Devices (to record video using external video devices).

Note: This software is free only for non-commercial use. To use it commercially, you need to purchase it.

PhotoBooth Pro

PhotoBooth Pro is a completely free webcam filter app for Windows 10. Using this app, you can easily apply various effects and filters to the camera feed. Plus, you can also capture images and record videos with added filters and effects. On the Live Camera section of this app, you get all the image capture and video recording options along with various filter and effect menus. Filter and effect menus that you get in this software are Mirrors (mirror x, mirror xy, tiles, etc.), Stretch (fisheye and pinch), Colors (greyscale, invert, heat map, bloom, etc.), Distortion (emboss, morph, edges, etc.), Blurs (blur, foggy, and frosty), and Arts (sketch, checkboard, old movie, mosaic, etc.).

This webcam filter software has two more handy features namely Photo Gallery and Build Strip. By using Photo gallery, you can view all the captured images at one place and also share those images directly on Facebook, Twitter, and One Drive. Through Build Stip feature, you can create a photo strip consisting of four images.

Overall, it is a simple and easy to use webcam filter software. It lets you save images in JPG format and videos in MP4 format.

PlayCamera

PlayCamera is yet another free webcam filter software for Windows. It is a simple webcam software which is mainly used to record videos and take screenshots using the PC camera. During the video recording, you can instantly add Black & White and Sepia filters to the video. You can also individually enable and disable Red, Green, and Blue shades to add more variations to the filters. If you go to its Camera Properties, then you can modify a lot of Video Parameters (brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, gamma, white balance, etc.) and Camera Controls (zoom, exposure, pan, tilt, etc.). This webcam filters capture images in JPG format and record videos in ASF format.

This software also has some drawbacks like dated interface and very limited numbers of filters. As a webcam software, it is quite good but it is not an ideal webcam filter software.