Would it be possible to package as a portable version? This would be quite helpful for users without administrative rights to install.

Hi,

I'm looking into changing the driver name of snap camera to another name
it seems to be working changing in registry editor, but the application does not export video correctly,
also when I changed the camera name, in device manager > cameras, "Snap Camera" kept its name without changing

what am I missing?
any information would be helpful, I really need to change its name since its flagged as "virtual camera" in many websites and can only be used using OBS.

Is it possible to read the new filters being uploaded to snapchat? Or anyway to allow new filters being used in the patched Snapcamera?

Hi! I don't know if it's my PC, the game I've just opened after applying the patch or the patch itself. I was sharing cam on Discord and as soon as I opened the game my camera froze for a couple of seconds and then showed the Snap Cam logo. If I switch tabs, the camera goes back to normal. But as soon as I click on the game, it freezes again.

Hi Jaku, thanks for your help. Damn I couldn't make a living otherwise. So I must use SNAP camera and I m worried if after we patched the program this meant (post firewall block also) we can use it forever? I m not in coding lol, I paid a company to install it. So what you think? I must think other way or I can relax that after your suggestions I got SNAP for years? Thankssssss

Great work, love it!

Would it be possible to use the same approach with the certificate + modifying the hosts file on Windows as well?

if no: why?
if yes: could you list the steps needed?

but I see them all in the snapinc folder. Do you have any suggestions? and thank you for this!

Sorry to bother you Jaku but maybe you can help me figure out what i'm doing wrong. I downloaded the cert file then changed it to always trust and finally I copy pasted the code into my terminal. When i open the app everything is still blank but oddly enough i can access some of my filters that i saved in favorites although i have to randomly guess which ones they are because they all look like blanks.

Thanks for your time and concern Jaku
sincerely, a computer noob :(

Hi.

I'm getting some issues, and right after 5 uninstall / install, i would like some help.

Instead of all filters, i got a red rectangle on my face.. And i dont see how to solve this issue..

Do you got any advices ?

Thanks a lot...

I'll make this short and sweet. I'm looking for a filter and I have the link for the user who made them. Can they be added for use or is that
the end of it? https://www.snapchat.com/add/ky.haa

I'm trying to just get the anime face.

Hi,

• is it possible to get some lens that were stored on a computer cache (but that were not backuped) to the new (backup) server?
• is there any way to still create new lens and somehow put them on the new (backup) server for us to use?
  Regards

Do you have the proper hash for the pkg file for mac?

Thank you

Hi. I'd like to set up the snap camera server on my own machine instead of using AWS or S3, is that possible?

It seems you can search them, but not all of them have "try lens" on the web.
https://lens.snapchat.com/924f374625604452a5d1273dad9d9726

I'm not sure if this is the endpoint you'd need that it fetches from that page after clicking the "try lens"
https://api-kit.snapchat.com/com.snap.camerakit.v3.Lenses/groups/5823ca90-5e1a-44b4-a007-644cab5c6e64/lenses/59752180963
You cannot directly navigate there as there are authentication headers that are required.

It returns something like the following; I imagine the lnsUrl is the filter?
https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/3/4TrFy6k6nrG8zHOWHNtwY?bo=EhgaABoAMgF9OgEEQgYIw73ZmgZIAlASYAE%3D&uc=18

Ultimately it seems like they're still figuring out their rough web launch as not all lenses have the Try Lens on the web, and the current snap web seems to only have a small subset of lenses if I'm seeing it correctly?

{
  "lens": {
    "id": "59752180963",
    "name": "Crying",
    "vendorData": {},
    "content": {
      "lnsUrl": "https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/3/4TrFy6k6nrG8zHOWHNtwY?bo=EhgaABoAMgF9OgEEQgYIw73ZmgZIAlASYAE%3D&uc=18",
      "lnsSha256": "27DF4AF94CFDEACA8FC6FAF5E76E419FB9DDA6C6D64800691DAEA10E022BC12E",
      "iconUrl": "https://cf-st.sc-cdn.net/aps/bolt/aHR0cHM6Ly9ib2x0LWdjZG4uc2MtY2RuLm5ldC8zL0dTbEg0ZVk0aFBuc01MbEYwUGNaOD9ibz1FaGdhQUJvQU1nRjlPZ0VFUWdZSXc3M1ptZ1pJQWxBU1lBRSUzRCZ1Yz0xOA._FMpng",
      "preview": {
        "imageUrl": "https://lens-preview-storage.storage.googleapis.com/previewmedia/preview_thumbnail/2237191d-e6df-432b-b222-cb9a4bceed2c_360_640.webp"
      },
      "assetManifest": [
        {
          "type": "DEVICE_DEPENDENT_ASSET_UNSET",
          "id": "LENSCORE_DEFAULT_RETOUCH_ASSET",
          "requestTiming": "REQUIRED",
          "assetUrl": "",
          "assetChecksum": ""
        },
        {
          "type": "DEVICE_DEPENDENT_ASSET_UNSET",
          "id": "LENSCORE_CAMEO_STATIC_EMOTION_CRYING_WEAKER",
          "requestTiming": "REQUIRED",
          "assetUrl": "",
          "assetChecksum": ""
        }
      ],
      "defaultHintId": "UNKNOWN_LENS_HINT",
      "hintTranslations": {},
      "lnsUrlBolt": "https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/3/4TrFy6k6nrG8zHOWHNtwY?bo=EhgaABoAMgF9OgEEQgYIw73ZmgZIAlASYAE%3D&uc=18",
      "iconUrlBolt": "https://bolt-gcdn.sc-cdn.net/3/GSlH4eY4hPnsMLlF0PcZ8?bo=EhgaABoAMgF9OgEEQgYIw73ZmgZIAlASYAE%3D&uc=18"
    },
    "isThirdParty": false,
    "cameraFacingPreference": "CAMERA_FACING_UNSET",
    "featureMetadata": [],
    "lensCreator": { "displayName": "Snapchat" }
  }
}

patched 121, and checked checksum, all is well but when I start snap camera it just opens in task manager and then closes.
I turned off bit defender. Im on Windows 11 Home Insider preview.
Any suggestions?

Operating System
Windows 11 Home Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 56 °C
Matisse 7nm Technology
RAM
40.0GB Single-Channel DDR4 @ 1156MHz (17-17-17-39)
Motherboard
LENOVO 3716 (AM4) 37 °C
Graphics
LG ULTRAGEAR (1920x1080@144Hz)
S23C350 (1920x1080@60Hz)
ASM-156FC (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Gigabyte) 49 °C
Storage
931GB NVMe CT1000P5SSD8 (Unknown (SSD))
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 (SATA ) 36 °C
238GB SKHynix_HFS256GD9TNI-L2B0B (Unknown (SSD))
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Hello, today modified version of the 1.21.0 version of Snap Chat suddenly stopped working for me and returned to the previous version of 1.21.0 - without lenses.
To fix it i had to uninstall snap camera, reinstall it and go through Snap Camera Patcher again - I'm afraid it might happen again in the future. Any ideas what could have happened and how to prevent it?

I had to wipe my machine recently and re-installed SnapCamera from the installer I already had for v1.21.0. I was also able to restore the list of my favorite lenses from a Time Machine backup. None of the lenses load, though, even with the Certificate installed and set to Always Trust and the hosts file modified to that IP address. Is there anything else that needs to happen? Is that IP address still valid?

On the latest operating system of MacOS, you cannot run Snap Camera once you patch the Snap Camera executable file as the patched file is not executable.

Here is how you make the file executable once it's patched and copied into the MacOS folder (overwriting the old version)

Run Terminal and type the following:

chmod 755 /Applications/Snap\ Camera.app/Contents/MacOS/Snap\ Camera

It may tell you in a popup that Terminal is not allowed to alter the file, make sure you select Allow.

If you miss the popup or it doesn't happen and you still get the warning.. go to settings/privacy & security/ scroll down to where it tells you that you cannot run Snap Camera.. Authorize it...

I then rebooted my computer and ran the chmod command again and it allowed me to run this time and then the app runs.

There may be an easier way to authorize Terminal to change the file into an executable, but I missed the popup message and couldn't get it back, so I did it in a roundabout way, but it works perfectly with the patched file now.

hello! I was able to download and run the patched version but couldn't see the "Jaku Snap Backup" category or any of the filters. Tried uninstalling and repatching a few times, but kept getting the same issue "you have no internet connection" message where the filters usually are~ just wondering if it might be because I'm in Australia? Thanks!!

Hey @jaku, found your repo thanks to Nutty's recent video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU8Jq6It8o4) and have a question regarding community participation:

Do you want us to submit PRs with cached data[1], lens names/urls, or anything of the sort?

Perhaps it would be easiest to have a "requests" file where people can add their own URLs to lenses they like? Maybe just a single-line-per-URL text file?

[1] One question re: caches, I don't know if there's any personal or hardware-specific data contained in them. If so, then it might be worth finding a way to scrub it before submission, being that the raw data from the lens is arguably more useful than even a URL.

A related final thought after typing this:

The URLs to download the filters will still probably work after snap camera shuts down since snapchat itself isn't going down, and I doubt they store it in more than one location. That said, there's no way to know until after Jan 25th. It's possible there's a header/UA string that the mobile app sends differently from the desktop app they could use to gatekeep it after the shutdown.

Cheers; love the idea. Let us know how we can help out.

I'm doing to snap-camera.en.uptodown.com/windows download process combined with Jaku's patch. I am wondering if this is making it so the install is completely local or is someone running a server to keep it alive. Regardless, can we implement it completely locally somehow? Also, is the exe from the uptodown website safe? I don't want to get pwned lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEMWwZRVF-I - in this video I show using ptrumpis's version along-side yours

It allowed people to only run docker when downloading new lenses. So users could save on pc performance especially streamers.
Today opening the Jaku patched version overwrites the settings.json with on that has no favorites or hotkeys etc.. where as before it would just launch and use what was already in the local folder.

is their anyway to prevent this or maybe a patch to ptrumpis version that could allow it to run similarly?

Snap Camera lenses have helped me spend time with friends during COVID using my webcam despite having very, very bad body dysmorphia. I don't know if this is the most appropriate place to say it, but thank you so much for creating this tool. Its impact is felt.

Sorry for creating an "issue"; please consider it solved.

I'm a streamer. for two years I have been using the old version 1.18 with the mask "Airy Lens
by Nick Jackson". Please help me. How can I find it if it is not in two versions, and 21 by the way does not work in my country at all, I use 19 now. is it possible to create a patch for older versions, for example 18? or add my mask?
https://lens.snapchat.com/820b608931c54de39f47c22df4a94fb1?sender_web_id=c07fc59d-45b3-4b42-8d1d-8e303ca85645&device_type=desktop&is_copy_url=true

I installed Snap Camera version 1.21 from UptoDown (not the best idea, but the provided MD5s matched so it's fine), patched the executable in Program Files via the website and then swapped out the executable for the patched one (impersonating the filename, too). For some reason though, the alleged "Jaku Snap Backup" lens category is not showing up, just the filler lens slots, loading symbol at the bottom and no more shutdown notice.

Is there a step I missed or server I should add somewhere?

I wanted to say thank you for doing this. Snap Inc. honestly missed out on a HUGE opportunity by shutting down the Windows app. I think quite a few of us would have even gladly paid a reasonable monthly fee for it.

I may have found a possible leaked source code of snap camera:
Snap Camera Leak

They just arent loading at all

If there is a way to filter the Snap Inc. Lenses so that they are all visible it would be amazing! Currently it is very hard to get most of them.

I applied the patch but when i want to open the app it freezes.

Are you able to inject into your repository the lenses that we have saved in our cache before SnapCam closing down ?
If yes, where should we send the zip file ?

its taking ages for the filters to load and even after that, they are not getting applied. Is it possible that the server might have a geographical limitation?

I tried to find My New Twin (which is a bit different from My Twin) by searching it and pasting https://lens.snapchat.com/20e98eba60bd4718924a1823c29ced90, however I could not find it.

Thanks for helping!

Hi,

Sorry to bother you. I am new to all this. Apparently I had snap camera version 1.2 before the shutdown and the patch isn't working on it. Any idea where to get a clean 1.21 version?

Thanks,

• Nick

as you can see there is some box around my face when i am using simple retouch.whenever i disable my AMD radeon RX 6600 xt driver and use cpu's gpu i have no problem.but i can't keep disconnecting and connecting this cable every time i want to use this app do you have any idea how to fix this?
if i use a filter there is no issue but i love the simple retouch which the app offers the most

I am having issues with activating filters in Snap Cam version 1.21 on my M1 Mac. I would like to request assistance in identifying why the filters (lenses) are not working.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Sincerely,

Lalli

Hello! Using your instructions, I was able to make the snap camera work on a Mac.
But, I wonder if it can't now work as a virtual camera in Microsoft Teams or Google Meets? I can no longer select the snap camera as a virtual camera when selecting the source of the cameras through those online meeting tools.

This is not a feature request because what I'm suggesting is A LOT of work. But I think it would be worth building an open-source version of this app. OBS Studio already works as a virtual camera. If we can extract the ML models from Snap Camera app, it should be possible to support all the lenses as filters/effects in OBS.

Apologies if this discussion is not welcome here. Feel free to close.

Snap camera doesn't seem to work directly with EOS webcam utility.
Eos is an option in the dropdown for selecting a camera but it just gives the ol' "No available camera input". as for obs virtual camera that straight up doesn't show up.

The issue is that in order to use a dslr or at least cannons you have to run your camera through different apps to get it into snap and then to discord adding significant delay to the final output.
Either eos>obs>splitcam>snap>discord or eos>manycam>snap>discord

Hello! I went ahead and patched when snapcam shut down, had no issues until tonight when snapcam just seemed to go back to the never ending loading on the bottom and no filters showing up. I tried to patch again, seeing if my snapcam was just corrupted or something and when I go to patch it's saying the .dll program was not found. Is this just a me issue?

Hey so I performed all the steps and when I run cat /etc/hosts I do see it at the bottom of the file. Still my snapchat app doesn't detect anything.

Any guesses? Is snapchat ignoring the hosts file?

Is there a way to us my Nikon camera via the Nikon Webcam utility?
Because my camera (Webcam Utility) is not showing up, and I saw online that many had similar problems with their Cannon Utilities...
The only Option I found was to use third party apps which take the output from the camera and forward it to Snap Camera (but with a Watermark)

Preferably, I would use NVIDIA Broadcast, but that's also not showing up as an input option.

I was wondering if its possible to create a Linux executable.

I am trying to access snapcamera but i cannot. I had it downloaded previously followed the proceduce but it keeps saying application not responding. so i uninstalled snapcamera and retried it and still it isnt working and says Application not responding. Is there something I can instead?

can i use this version?

Is this ever going to fix the big problem with snapcamera on amd gpus that is the red box https://imgur.com/a/70t7m7x or is this only ever going to be a way to use the filters still and not a way to fix the amd red box problem which i know other people with amd gpus have which makes snapcamera really a Nvidia thing only for most of the filters that are good like bald filter,child filter,etc.

since yesterday it does not work for mac, I have installed the certificate for 2 months and it worked fine but since today it is failing

Would it be feasible to create a local backup of all the filters, in case something happens to your server in the coming months/years?

Thanks,

• Nick