Swapryn 0.1.3: Sharper, Steadier, and More Like You Chose

This update is all about quality. You told us the swapped face didn’t always look enough like the person you picked, and that the result could look soft or flicker on video calls. Swapryn 0.1.3 rebuilds how the swap works behind the scenes and adds a new control so you can decide how strong the likeness should be.

A swapped face that looks much more like your chosen face

We found and fixed several problems in how Swapryn reads your chosen photo and applies it to your face. The app now picks up the details of the chosen face more accurately — eyes, nose, mouth, skin tone — for a clearly stronger resemblance to the person you selected.

New: the Likeness setting

There’s a new Likeness control in the toolbar at the bottom of the app, with three levels:

• Normal — the fastest setting, and the best choice for older or slower computers.
• Strong (the new default) — a noticeably closer match to your chosen face, with smooth video on most computers.
• Max — the closest match Swapryn can produce. It uses more of your computer’s power, so your video may get a little less smooth.

Sharper, cleaner detail

The swapped face is now blended into your video more smoothly:

• No more blocky or pixelated edges, especially when you’re close to the camera.
• Cheeks, jaw, and chin fully covered, instead of the swap stopping short and leaving parts of your own face showing.
• Softer, invisible edges where the swapped face meets the rest of the image.

Steady, flicker-free video

Before, the swapped face could shimmer or wobble slightly even when you were sitting still. Swapryn now keeps the face steady between video frames, and it still follows you instantly when you move your head. On Zoom, Discord, Teams, or anything else, the face looks stable and natural.

A better Face Enhance

Face Enhance works much better now. It sharpens the finished face at full detail instead of from a small, low-resolution version, and it leaves a little natural skin texture in place so faces look real rather than airbrushed or waxy. You’ll find it in the toolbar, now labelled Face Enhance.

Picks the right person every time

If more than one face is in view, Swapryn now always swaps the one closest to the camera — which is almost always you. It no longer jumps between people in the background.

Photo uploads that just work

Choosing a face photo is now more reliable:

• Photos from your phone that used to appear sideways, and fail to load, are now turned the right way automatically.
• Images saved from websites or messaging apps now open properly even if the file type doesn’t match the file name (for example, a WebP image named “.jpg”).
• Clear messages when something’s wrong. If a photo can’t be used — for example, because no face can be found — Swapryn now tells you why, right under the photo preview. Before, nothing seemed to happen.

A tidier toolbar

The toolbar has been reorganized so Face Enhance and Likeness sit together, and everything fits neatly even when the Swapryn window is at its smallest size.

Tips for the best results

• Choose a clear, well-lit photo with the face looking toward the camera.
• Results look most convincing when the face shape and hairstyle in your chosen photo are fairly similar to your own. Swapryn changes facial features, not the shape of your head or your hair.
• Start with Likeness: Strong, turn on Face Enhance if your computer can handle it, and adjust from there.

Update to Swapryn 0.1.3 to get all of these improvements.