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Install on macOS or install on Windows first, then sign in and attach the filter to a source. Sign-in, adding the filter, and adjusting effects work the same on macOS and Windows. The screenshots below are English OBS on a Mac.

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Sign in

After OBS opens, the Facebetter panel sits on the right. If you do not see it, use Tools → Facebetter. The panel can stay docked next to the audio mixer. Before you sign in, the middle of the panel is the sign-in page.
Facebetter panel on the right of OBS, before sign-in
  1. Click Sign in. If you do not have an account, click Sign up underneath.
  2. The system browser opens the Facebetter authorization page. If you are already signed in on the website, the page shows that account and does not ask for the password again.
  3. Click Authorize OBS. To use another account, click Use a different account.
Authorize the current account for the OBS plugin
When authorization finishes, return to OBS. The free plan includes every effect. Output carries a facebetter.net watermark.

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Add the filter to a source

Signing in does not beautify the picture. If the top of the panel says No filter yet, the sliders stay locked. Add the filter to a source first. The source does not have to be a camera. An image, a video, or a media source works the same way.

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Open Filters for that source

In the Sources list, right-click the item you want to process and choose Filters.
Right-click a source and choose Filters
There is also a Filters button under the Sources list. Select the source, then click that button.

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Add Facebetter Beauty

At the bottom left of the Filters window, click +, choose Facebetter Beauty, confirm the name, and close the window.
Choose Facebetter Beauty in the filter list
Two things happen:
  • The Facebetter panel comes forward. To open it later, use Tools → Facebetter.
  • The source menu at the top of the panel changes from “No filter yet” to that source, or to All sources. The sliders can be dragged.
The Filters window is not where you adjust the look. It has one sentence and an Open Facebetter panel button. Smoothing, whitening, and face shape are adjusted in the Facebetter panel on the right. If a scene has several pictures, add the filter once on each source you want to process. Next, drag the sliders in Adjust effects. If a slider is gray, see the macOS FAQ or the Windows FAQ.