TokkingHeads animates portrait images to create videos in which a face can appear to speak, sing, or change expressions. This can be useful for turning a photo, drawing, or other face-containing image into an expressive avatar, a meme, or a playful portrait.
When you want to animate a portrait
Choose an image from the camera roll, take a picture with the camera, or use an image from a connected source such as a Facebook album, Instagram, or Twitter. The description also lists drawings, sketches, dolls, action figures, paintings, renderings, and illustrations as possible starting images. The stated requirement is that the image contains a face.
Once an image is selected, TokkingHeads can animate the portrait with speech, singing, or changes in expression. The description presents these animations as a way to make memes, create a funny video using a celebrity image, or give an older family portrait a new animated treatment. The resulting quality can vary with the image and recording provided, and the source notes that some results may not look perfect.
When you want an avatar based on your own expressions
For a personal avatar, the described process uses a chosen photo and a video recording of yourself. The recording serves as a reference for how your facial expressions move, which the app uses to produce a more natural-looking animation. This is a separate route from animating an image alone: it adds a recording to guide the avatar's expressions.
The source says completed creations can be saved to local device storage or shared on social media. It also describes sending videos in text messages and generating GIFs for sharing on Giphy. These options make the animated result available in different formats and sharing contexts; the source does not specify which export settings are available.
When you want to use an animated face in a call
The description also states that TokkingHeads can work with conferencing apps such as Zoom and Skype, allowing an animated presence when the camera is turned off. It notes that this use can involve disconnections and image-quality problems, so results may not be consistent. Image quality is also described as dependent on the supplied media, including the angle of a face in a photo or recording.
When you want interactive AI characters
The source additionally describes Rosebud AI characters, text conversations, and AI games. It presents these characters as participating in conversations that respond to the user's choices, with examples involving a Snake King and an escape from a laboratory. It also describes a Rosebud AI video generator for animating selected characters to speak, along with a camera-based puppeteering control for guiding facial expressions.
These character and game activities are presented separately from the portrait-animation workflow. The description also mentions sharing AI-generated videos and images, and says a premium account receives priority access and can remove the watermark. It states that videos can be downloaded for free, but does not detail other account terms or export conditions.