Custom Avatar Creator
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 FeaturesKey features of HeyGen Custom Avatars
One 15-Second Video, One Digital Twin
Upload a single 15-second clip and Avatar V creates a persistent personal avatar that retains your face, voice and micro-expressions across wide, medium and close-up shots. Your identity remains consistent throughout 30-minute videos, so every custom avatar video feels authentically like you. Agents can use the same avatar as a real estate video maker for property listing updates and client outreach.
Change Outfits, Backgrounds and Camera Angles Without Refilming
Avatar V separates who you are from what you wear. Change outfits, settings and camera angles, or apply a face swap in the editor without recording anything afresh. A single recording session covers your product launch, quarterly business update and social media clips, each styled for its respective channel and audience.
Your Cloned Voice in Over 177 Languages
Pair your twin with AI voice cloning so the delivery sounds like you, rather than a stock narrator. Phoneme-level lip-sync keeps mouth movements accurate across more than 177 languages and dialects, which means a single script can reach every market without re-recording a line.
Direct Gestures in Plain English
Custom Motion lets you type directions just as 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 advert, or a high-energy social cut from a single script, so the delivery matches your personality without a reshoot.
Cinematic Scenes with Your Twin
Place your avatar within cinematic footage using Seedance 2.0, the only integration that runs the model on real, verified human faces. Physics-accurate motion and director-level camera control transform a simple webcam recording into brand films, adverts, and B-roll ready to publish.
Applications
Filming trainers for every module can delay L&D schedules. Create each training video using your expert's custom avatar instead: 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 is often ignored. Send each prospect a video in which your avatar greets them by name, without recording it even once, so you can deliver a personal touch at a scale no calendar could accommodate.
Localise avatar-led videos for international audiences without recording each language on camera. Generate translated versions using 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 free for decision-making.
Course creators spend their weekends filming lessons. Enter modules into the AI video generator, and your avatar will teach each one, enabling an independent educator to publish an entire curriculum without ever needing to use a camera again.
How it worksHow the custom avatar maker works
Turn a phone recording into a polished custom avatar video in four simple steps, most of which take only a few minutes.
Record yourself using a phone or webcam in a well-lit space. Speak naturally; your movements are learnt 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 over 300 options. Prefer a photo-based talking avatar? Use HeyGen's AI Avatar Generator (https://www.heygen.com/avatars) to create one using a single front-facing photograph.
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 create new talking videos from a script. With HeyGen, you record reference footage and a consent video, then use the completed digital twin in new videos without having to film every script again.
For a more natural-looking custom avatar, the reference footage matters. Avatar V learns motion, gestures, and natural expressiveness 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, begin with a 15-second reference video. Record it in good lighting, with your face clearly visible, and use natural gestures and expressions. The clip helps Avatar V learn how you move and perform, while the separate consent video confirms your permission to create the avatar.
HeyGen's custom avatar workflow combines a short Avatar V reference recording, consent, reusable digital-twin appearances, voice options, and scripted video generation. You can change outfits, settings, and angles without re-recording the original Avatar V reference clip, making it useful for repeated video production.
Yes. HeyGen's Anton Voroniuk customer story reports 15.5 hours saved per week and over 1 million students reached. It also reports video production at 40 times lower cost, demonstrating how a reusable digital twin can support high-volume educational content.
HeyGen currently offers a Free plan with one Custom Digital Twin. Paid plans add more video-generation capacity and features. Because pricing and avatar limits can change, check HeyGen's current pricing before choosing a plan.
Only with their consent to appear on camera. The person in the footage must record their own consent statement, which is verified against the training clip. The completed avatar remains private to your account and is never added to any public library.
Yes. Your cloned voice works across 177+ languages and dialects with phoneme-level lip-sync, ensuring mouth movements match each language rather than appearing dubbed. Teams regularly localise a single finished video for dozens of markets in one afternoon.
No studio is required for a standard custom avatar recording. A mobile phone or webcam can work. Record in a quiet, well-lit space with your face clearly visible, keep the camera steady, and follow the on-screen recording guidance for the avatar type you choose.
Minutes, not days. Processing typically completes within about 10 to 15 minutes of uploading your clip and consent code. Platforms that rely on studio pipelines quote 5 to 15 working 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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