ChromaCam
ChromaCam removes webcam backgrounds without a greenscreen and adds avatars for video meetings or streaming.
What ChromaCam is
ChromaCam removes webcam backgrounds without a greenscreen and adds avatars for video meetings or streaming. It accepts video and runs on macOS and Windows. Users can customize backgrounds in real time, add video or animated scenes, and apply premade effects or create their own for streams and recorded videos. Twitch viewers can control custom streamer effects through bot chat. Avatar options include default 3D avatars and creation through ReadyPlayer.me and Vroid studios. Listed tracking covers hands, eyes, facial movement, and mouth movement tied to voice or visual tracking. Compatibility includes Cisco Jabber, Skype for Business, and Amazon Chime, with Azure single sign-on for organizations. ChromaCam has a free plan and a ChromaCam Lifetime plan priced at $44.99, paid once, billed as a one-time fee; volume pricing and a detailed quote are available on request. The Steam listing requires a Personify account and allows three concurrent machine activations. The site displays a notice that Personify and its applications will be discontinued on September 30, 2026.
Good
- Removes backgrounds without a greenscreen
- Supports video and animated backgrounds
- Includes customizable streaming effects
- Offers 3D avatars and avatar creation
- Has a free plan
Watch out
- Personify applications are scheduled for discontinuation
- Steam use requires a Personify account
- Steam allows three concurrent machine activations
- Privacy policy lists several collected data categories
Who it suits
ChromaCam suits streamers and meeting users who want background removal, effects, or avatars on macOS or Windows. Organizations may also consider its listed integrations and Azure single sign-on.
Verdict
ChromaCam combines webcam background replacement, effects, avatars, and tracking for meetings or streaming. Its free plan is available, but the stated discontinuation notice and account requirements are important considerations.
Plans and prices
From ChromaCam's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | Free | Virtual green screen · limited background blur · limited FPS · standard backgrounds · ChromaCam watermark |
| Pro | $6.99 a month | Volume-pricing license · contact required for detailed quote · Pay monthly |
| Pro | $24.99 a year | Full background blur · high-resolution video · custom backgrounds and logos · no watermark · PowerPoint slides · Twitch bot and streaming effects · Pay annually |
| ChromaCam Lifetime | $44.99, paid once | Volume pricing page; detailed quote available on request · One-time fee |
| Lifetime | $44.99, paid once | Lifetime volume license · contact required for detailed quote · One-time fee |
The facts
Each one read from ChromaCam's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android availability
- AppBrain says the Caroline Apps ChromaCam photography app was unpublished from Google Play on July 6, 2023 after about 710,000 installs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Latest Windows release
- The official changelog lists ChromaCam 4.0.14.0 dated May 8, 2026 with video-background compatibility, security updates, bug fixes and stability work.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Logos and branding
- Pro capabilities include custom logos and branded backgrounds in video calls.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mac compatibility limits
- The Mac version lists Google Meet, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Discord and StreamYard, while stating Zoom and Cisco WebEx were not compatible at publication.checked 15 Oct 2026
- On-device processing
- Personify states that ChromaCam AI runs on the user device and video is not sent to its servers.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- Avatars
- ChromaCam supports customizable animated 3D Chromatars with facial, hand and eye movement tracking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Avatar sources
- Users can import avatars made with Ready Player Me and VRoid Studio.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Background replacement
- The app provides virtual green-screen background replacement and lets users upload custom images.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backgrounds
- Users can customize backgrounds in real time and add video or animated backgrounds.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Blur and privacy
- Background blur is offered to hide visual distractions and improve privacy during calls.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data collected
- The privacy policy says Personify may collect contact, financial, transaction, app usage, and marketing preference data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Discontinuation
- Personify states that ChromaCam and its applications will be discontinued on September 30, 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- The user guide directs users to an About section, Help Center, bug-report form and hardware-requirements FAQ.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Users can apply premade special effects or create their own effects for streaming and recorded videos.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Funding record
- Crunchbase lists two private-equity funding rounds backed by Pamlico Capital, with amounts obscured on the public profile.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official materials list Skype, Zoom, WebEx, Google Meet, Hangouts, Microsoft Teams and GoToMeeting compatibility.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: uninstall and camera conflicts
- One G2 reviewer said ChromaCam made the webcam unusable in other applications and that uninstalling did not resolve the problem without manual steps.checked 15 Oct 2026
- PowerPoint slides
- The product can place Microsoft PowerPoint slides behind the presenter.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: branding and background quality
- G2 reviewers praised adding company logos and said the virtual business background looked cleaner than built-in meeting backgrounds when it worked.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Product
- ChromaCam cuts out webcam backgrounds without a greenscreen and supports avatars for video meetings or streaming.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Rating on G2
- 3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewschecked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company LinkedIn facts
- Personify Inc is shown as a privately held software-development company founded in 2009, headquartered in Urbana, Illinois, with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal name and ownership
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Personify Inc and says the company was acquired by Momentive Software.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Limit: loading and freezes
- G2 reviewers reported long blue loading screens, repeated freezes and unreliable webcam operation.checked 15 Oct 2026
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