Custom Avatar Maker
Record 15 seconds of yourself and get a custom avatar that looks, moves, and sounds like you. Type a script, generate a polished video, and never sit through another filming session.
Record 15 seconds of yourself and get a custom avatar that looks, moves, and sounds like you. Type a script, generate a polished video, and never sit through another filming session.
Key featuresFeatures of HeyGen Custom Avatars
One 15-Second Video, One Digital Twin
Upload a single 15-second clip, and Avatar V builds a persistent personal avatar that maintains your face, voice, and micro-expressions across wide, medium, and close-up shots. Your identity stays consistent throughout 30-minute videos, so every custom avatar video feels like you. Agents use the same avatar as a real estate video maker for listing updates and client outreach.
Change Outfits, Backgrounds, and Camera Angles Without Refilming
Avatar V separates who you are from what you wear. Swap outfits, settings, and camera angles, or apply a face swap in the editor without recording anything new. One recording session covers your product launch, quarterly business update, and social clips, each styled for its channel and audience.
Your Cloned Voice in 177+ Languages
Pair your twin with AI voice cloning so the delivery sounds like you, not a stock narrator. Phoneme-level lip-sync keeps mouth movements accurate in more than 177 languages and dialects, so one script can reach every market without re-recording a single line.
Direct Gestures in Plain English
Custom Motion lets you type directions the way a producer would give them: look at the camera, lean in, keep the energy low. The same custom avatar delivers a measured executive update, a punchy social AI video ad, or a high-energy social cut from one script, so the delivery matches your personality without a reshoot.
Cinematic scenes with your twin
Place your avatar in cinematic footage with Seedance 2.0, the only integration that runs the model using real, verified human faces. Physics-accurate motion and director-level camera control transform a simple webcam recording into polished brand films, ads, and B-roll ready to publish.
Use cases
Filming trainers for every module can hold up L&D schedules. Instead, create each training video using your expert's custom avatar: update the script, regenerate the lesson, and keep courses current without scheduling a single reshoot.
Creator-style ads demand a constant stream of fresh faces and takes. Generate scroll-ready clips daily with your avatar in different outfits and settings, test hooks quickly, and keep feeds active while competitors wait for shoots.
Generic text outreach gets ignored. Send each prospect a video in which your avatar greets them by name, without recording a thing, so you can deliver a personal touch at a scale no calendar could accommodate.
Localize avatar-led videos for international audiences without recording each language on camera. Generate translated versions with your custom avatar and voice options while keeping the presenter consistent across regional training, marketing, or product content.
Leaders set aside hours for every business message. A digital twin delivers weekly updates, all-hands recaps, and investor notes in minutes, keeping communication frequent while leaving the calendar clear for decision-making.
Course creators spend their weekends filming lessons. Enter modules into the AI video generator, and your avatar teaches each one, allowing a solo educator to publish a complete curriculum without ever using a camera again.
How it worksHow the custom avatar maker works
Go from a phone recording to a finished custom avatar video in four easy steps, most of which take just minutes.
Film yourself on a phone or webcam in a well-lit space. Speak naturally; your movements are learned from this clip.
Read a unique on-camera consent code. This verifies identity and blocks unauthorized avatar creation.
Choose outfits, backgrounds, and camera angles. Add your cloned voice or select from more than 300 options. Prefer a photo-based talking avatar? Use HeyGen's AI Avatar Generator (https://www.heygen.com/avatars) to create one from a single front-facing photo.
Paste a script, adjust the pacing, and render. Download the finished video in HD or 4K, and publish it anywhere.
A custom AI avatar is a digital version of a real person used to generate new talking videos from a script. With HeyGen, you record reference footage and a consent video, then use the finished digital twin in new videos without filming each script again.
For a more natural-looking custom avatar, the reference footage matters. Avatar V learns motion, gestures, and natural expression from your recording, so use clear lighting, steady framing, eye contact, and the type of movement you want the avatar to reproduce in future videos.
For Avatar V, start with a 15-second reference video. Record in good lighting with your face clearly visible, and use natural gestures and expressions. The clip teaches Avatar V how you move and perform, while the separate consent video confirms permission to create the avatar.
HeyGen's custom avatar workflow combines a short Avatar V reference recording, consent, reusable digital-twin looks, voice options, and scripted video generation. You can change outfits, settings, and angles without re-recording the original Avatar V reference clip, which is useful for ongoing video production.
Yes. HeyGen's Anton Voroniuk customer story reports 15.5 hours saved per week and more than 1 million students reached. It also reports video production at 40 times lower cost, showing how a reusable digital twin can support high-volume educational content.
HeyGen currently offers a Free plan with one Custom Digital Twin. Paid plans include greater video-generation capacity and additional features. Since pricing and avatar limits may change, please check HeyGen's current pricing before selecting a plan.
Only with their on-camera consent. The person in the footage must record their own consent statement, which is verified against the training clip. The finished avatar remains private to your account and is never added to any public library.
Yes. Your cloned voice works across more than 177 languages and dialects with phoneme-level lip-sync, so mouth movements match each language rather than appearing dubbed. Teams can routinely localize a finished video for dozens of markets in a single afternoon.
No studio is required for a standard custom avatar recording. A mobile phone or webcam will work. Record in a quiet, well-lit space with your face clearly visible, keep the camera steady, and follow the on-screen recording instructions for your chosen avatar type.
Minutes, not days. Processing typically finishes within about 10 to 15 minutes after you upload your clip and consent code. Platforms that rely on studio workflows quote 5 to 15 business days for the same deliverable.
Yes. You can turn PowerPoint slides into a narrated video, use your script or speaker notes for narration, and add an avatar to present the material without filming the presentation.
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