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Livesync Desktop

Use your persona as a webcam called Livesync Camera in Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Discord and more, with no OBS setup.

Livesync Desktop puts your persona in any app as a regular webcam called Livesync Camera. Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, OBS and anything else that lets you pick a camera can use it. No OBS setup, no browser source, no virtual audio driver.

It runs the same studio you know from the web, in its own window, so your personas, plan and settings are already there.

Step 1: Download & Install

Download Livesync Desktop from live-sync.io/download.

  • macOS (13 Ventura or later): open the .dmg and drag Livesync into your Applications folder, then open it from there.
  • Windows (10 or 11): run the installer and click Yes when Windows asks for permission. That's what adds Livesync Camera to your system.

Sign in with your Livesync account. You'll land straight in the studio.

Step 2: Allow Livesync Camera (Mac only)

The first time you open the app, macOS asks you to approve the camera extension once.

  1. Open System Settings ā†’ General ā†’ Login Items & Extensions.
  2. Scroll to Camera Extensions, click the ā“˜ next to it and turn on Livesync.

šŸ’”Tip: Until it's allowed, the dot on the Virtual Cam button is red and its card shows a Set up Livesync Camera button.

Step 3: Start a Session

Livesync Desktop studio in backstage with a persona applied

  1. Click Backstage to start a session.
  2. Pick your persona. After a few seconds you'll see it applied in the studio.

The dot on Virtual Cam turns green when your persona is live in Livesync Camera.

Step 4: Choose Livesync Camera in Your App

Open your call or streaming app and select Livesync Camera as the camera:

  • Zoom: Settings ā†’ Video ā†’ Camera ā†’ Livesync Camera
  • Google Meet: Settings ā†’ Video ā†’ Camera ā†’ Livesync Camera
  • Microsoft Teams: Settings ā†’ Devices ā†’ Camera ā†’ Livesync Camera
  • Discord: User Settings ā†’ Voice & Video ā†’ Camera ā†’ Livesync Camera
  • OBS: add a Video Capture Device source and choose Livesync Camera

Keep your microphone as it is. Livesync Camera carries video only.

Zoom video settings with Livesync Camera selected Zoom: Settings ā†’ Video & effects ā†’ Camera

A Google Meet call using Livesync Camera Google Meet: the camera menu in the call or on the pre-join screen

OBS Video Capture Device source using Livesync Camera OBS: a Video Capture Device source with Livesync Camera as the device

Step 5: The Virtual Cam Button

The Livesync Camera card with its status and on/off switch Click Virtual Cam next to your microphone and camera controls to see what Livesync Camera is doing:

  • Green: your persona is live in Livesync Camera.
  • Amber: the session is getting ready.
  • Grey: the camera feed is turned off. Use the switch in the card to turn it back on.
  • Red: Livesync Camera needs your permission (see Step 2).

When no session is running, Livesync Camera shows a Livesync placeholder card instead of a frozen image.

Keep It Running in the Background

You can close the Livesync window while you're in a call. The session and the camera keep running.

  • On macOS, use the Livesync icon in the menu bar (or click the app in the Dock) to start, stop, go live, switch personas or open the window.
  • On Windows, use the Livesync icon in the system tray.
  • To stop everything, choose Quit Livesync from that menu.

Troubleshooting

  • Livesync Camera isn't in my app's camera list. Quit that app completely and open it again. Apps that were already running when you installed Livesync may not notice the new camera until they restart.
  • Microsoft Teams on Windows doesn't list Livesync Camera. The new Teams app on Windows doesn't support some virtual cameras yet. Use Teams in your browser (teams.microsoft.com in Chrome or Edge), where Livesync Camera works.
  • My app shows the Livesync placeholder card. Start a session in Livesync and make sure the Virtual Cam dot is green.
  • My voice arrives slightly before my video. Your app uses your microphone directly, while video goes through Livesync. For streams that need picture and sound perfectly in sync, use the OBS guide, which lets you delay the audio to match.

šŸš€ That's it. Pick Livesync Camera and your persona joins the call.