Snapchat's Lens Studio allows anyone to create custom lenses for the popular social networking app. Now, the company has announced some new features. Most importantly, Snapchat has finally opened face ...

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Snapchat users now have the ability to create their own personalized Snapchat Lenses and Filters, which you can buy through Snapchat's website or application. Custom Lenses are only available for iOS ...

Snapchat’s custom augmented reality lenses are no longer limited to just objects. On Tuesday, April 17, Snap Inc. opened Lens Studio to face filters, expanding on earlier options that allowed artists ...

Snapchat has become known for its viral AR filters and today the company is making it easier for anyone to take a stab at designing them. As announced in a company blog post, Snap has released a new ...

Snapchat's Lens Studio, which lets anyone create their own augmented reality filters, has been a big hit for the company. There are now more than 300,000 Lenses created by independent users, and those ...

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Snapchat has created a new desktop app that will let users create their own version of the photo app’s Lenses. Lens Studio is launching for free for Mac and Windows users, and though predominately ...