An introduction to Janus
Introducing Janus
Janus lets you become any character, avatar, or creature in real time. Use built-in avatars, generate with our character builder or from an image. Your avatar is rendered as a 3D Gaussian splat directly in your browser at 1080p+.
Making it easy to create and stream your own avatar
Janus removes the usual VTubing setup work. No rigging, no configuration—just upload an image or write a prompt and start.
- No rigging of 3D characters, just use a reference photo, or create your own
- Stream your avatar in 1080p+
- OBS support without added latency
- Available on MacOS, Windows and Linux
Other use cases
Even if you are not a streamer, Janus is a general purpose webcam-to-avatar product:
- Teach as a historical figure
- Surprise your friends by joining a video call with a different avatar
- Join meetings with a privacy-friendly identity
- Record skits with multiple characters played by you
How it works
Select an avatar and start the stream. The first time an avatar is loaded it may take a moment to process, but subsequent loads are near-instant. When successfully loaded you will see the avatar reacting to all the movements you are doing on your webcam.
To be able to stream this avatar to others, you have two main choices. Either installing our Chrome Extension or using OBS to create a virtual camera.
OBS
When you have joined a call you will see a button saying Copy OBS URL. Go to OBS, add a new browser source, and paste this URL in. OBS will load the stream and you should be able to see your avatar. Then create a virtual camera, and you are now ready to join any video call or stream with your avatar.
What we are planning next
- Voice switching
- Generate several versions of the same avatar
Let us know if there are other features that are a must have for you!
Connect with us
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/yYQNn56und
Enjoy creating your characters!