# LivePortrait

> Animate still portraits using facial expressions from a driving video.

LivePortrait is an open-source portrait animation tool developed by the Kling team and hosted on Hugging Face Spaces. It transfers facial expressions, gaze, and head movements from a reference video onto a static image. It lets creators produce realistic talking-head animations quickly without 3D rigging or manual motion tracking.

Website: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Han-123/LivePortrait

## What it is for

- Animate static character illustrations or photos using a webcam recording
- Generate talking-head video clips from a single reference image
- Transfer realistic facial expressions and head turns onto digital avatars

## Features

- Single-image portrait animation
- Motion and expression transfer from square driving videos
- Accurate gaze and lip-sync movement matching
- Web interface hosted via Hugging Face Gradio Spaces

## Pricing

Open source. Free to use on Hugging Face Spaces

## Details

- Type: AI model
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [AI Video Generation](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/ai-video-generation.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Web, Self-hosted
- For: Video creators, AI hobbyists, animators, and digital artists
- Alternative to: SadTalker, D-ID, HeyGen
- Tags: animation, talking head, facial animation, hugging face, deepfake, video synthesis

## Why it was saved

- [@vaibhavv.ai, 5 January 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEcjhhEMufG/): Allows users to create realistic talking-head videos and animated avatars from a single still photo without requiring complex 3D animation skills.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to D-ID](https://xiry.app/alternatives/d-id.md)
- [Alternatives to HeyGen](https://xiry.app/alternatives/heygen.md)

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- [Hailuo AI](https://xiry.app/resources/hailuo-ai): AI video and image generator known for cinematic motion and physics (AI model, Freemium)
- [invideo](https://xiry.app/resources/invideo): AI-assisted multitrack video editor and text-to-video generator for creators and teams. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Kling AI](https://xiry.app/resources/kling-ai): AI video and image generator with advanced motion control and physical simulation (Web app, Freemium)
- [Google DeepMind Veo](https://xiry.app/resources/google-deepmind-veo): Generative AI video model producing cinematic footage with native audio (AI model, Freemium)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/liveportrait

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