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Best Ways to Change Facial Expressions with AI

Sumia Rafique
Sumia Rafique Originally published Feb 20, 25, updated Feb 21, 25

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Sometimes, you want to use a video for different needs, yet you don't like the facial expression of the character in the video or photo. Maybe the facial expression does not match the mood, or you just want to have some fun making these kinds of tweaks.

Regardless of the case, changing facial expressions is actually easy currently with the power of AI. Here are the best AI facial expression changers you can use to change facial expressions.

In this article
    1. How to Change Facial Expressions with AI on Mobile Using Filmora Mobile
    1. How to Change Facial Expression in a Video on PC
    1. How to Change Facial Expression Online with AI Lab Tools

Why Change Facial Expressions in Photos & Videos?

Here are some reasons or user cases for which you may need to change facial expressions.

  • Add Some Excitement- if you have a dull photo, adding some smiles or an excited face can add some excitement and vibe to your photos.
  • Save a nice shot- Perhaps everything about a shot is incredible, but only the facial expression. Talk about the environment, the pose, clarity, and several other parameters. Instead of deleting a photo/video, you can simply change the facial expression to match your needs.
  • Match the Moments Vibe- Your facial expression goes with moments. However, you might not display the correct facial expression for the moment, and you might even think of deleting the photo. By changing the facial expression to match the moment, you can save your precision photo from deletion while also achieving the moment's vibe.
  • For fun- Sometimes, you just want to change the facial expressions of certain characters in a photo/video to experiment and share with friends for fun. You can try various facial expressions to find those that spark more fun with friends.

How to Change Facial Expressions with AI On Mobile?

Filmora Mobile is a powerful editor for iOS and Android devices. It is one of those tools that lets you edit your videos, images, and audio with ease. When it comes to changing facial expressions with AI, it offers various image styles, covering different topics such as witches, turning sad faces into happy ones, adding clown filters, funny faces, and more. If you want to see what you will look like when you are older, you can use Filmora's old age filter to see as well.

Filmora Mobile is a versatile tool that allows you to do a lot more than just change your facial expression.

How to Change Facial Expressions with AI on Mobile Using Filmora Mobile

  1. Download and install Filmora mobile.

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  2. Click the New Project to upload images.
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  3. Select the image > import it to the timeline.
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  4. Navigate to style > Female or male > choose happy, sad, feature, or angry to apply according to your preference.
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  5. Next, tap the "Tick" icon to apply the sad expression effect on your image. Once applied, you can preview it on the timeline. Finally, save your image by tapping the "Export" button at the top right.

How to Change Facial Expressions in a Video on PC?

If you're on a PC (Mac or Windows), then you can also use the Wondershare Filmora desktop. Unlike Filmora mobile, which can only change facial expressions for images, Filmora desktop also works on videos. But, the way to achieve that is a little bit different.

On the Filmora desktop, you can change facial expressions by applying AR sticker effects; for example, Filmora offers sad AR stickers to turn your face into a sad one.

How to Change Facial Expression in a Video on PC

Here is how to change facial expressions in a video using the Wondershare Filmora desktop app:

      1. Download and install Filmora on your computer.
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      2. Click New Project > Import > Import media files from the local drive.
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      3. Now, drag the video to the timeline at the bottom of the screen and head to the Effects > search sad face > apply the effect above the video track.
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      4. Finally, click the "Export" button to save the results.
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How to Change Facial Expressions Online Free?

If you are looking for an online way to change facial expressions, you can try AILabs. With this tool, you can switch to a mouth smile, displeased, cool, sad, wide-eyed, forced smile, and big tooth laugh, among others. However, most of the facial expressions are available in the premium package.

The free version is limited to two facial expressions: unhappy and closed mouth. Nevertheless, it is still a good tool and worth using, especially if you are handling less sensitive files and don't require much editing.

How to Change Facial Expression Online with AI Lab Tools

Here are the steps on how to change the facial expression of your photo or video with AI Lab Tools:

Step 1. Using a suitable browser, navigate to AI Lab Tools facial expression changer. On this page, click the "Open Image" button and upload the video/photo you want to change its facial expression.

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Step 2. Once loaded, go to the left side of the screen and select the "Change Facial Expressions" tab. You should now see some facial expression effects. Scroll down and select a facial expression of your choice.

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Step 3. When you select a facial expression, you should see a pop-up notification. Click "Confirm" to use this facial expression.

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Step 4. AI Lab Tools will immediately process and apply the selected facial expression to your image. Once the facial expression is changed, click "Download" to fetch your new image.

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Conclusion

Thanks to AI facial expression changer apps, changing facial expressions is that easy. There are free online tools you can use, even though they have inherent limitations. If you need a tool that gives you tons of facial expression effects and editing features to transform your video, then Wondershare Filmora is worth exploring.

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Sumia Rafique
Sumia Rafique Feb 21, 25
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