Lens Studio is a new Mac and Windows desktop app from Snap Inc. for creating, publishing, and sharing augmented reality objects and experiences in Snapchat, as overlays known as ‘Lenses’. The free ...

Snapchat filters are no doubt a great way to pass the time. You can turn yourself into a dog or up your style with a virtual flower crown in a matter of seconds. While Snapchat does their best to keep ...

Snapchat today announced it was opening Lens Studio to everyone. Anyone can develop their own Lens, one of Snapchat’s most lauded augmented reality feature. Lens Studio is an app available for Windows ...

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Snap unveiled its second official application to help advertisers and everyday Snapchat users create their own augmented reality (AR) lenses that overlay digital images on real backgrounds seen ...

Snap is opening up to more creators. The self-proclaimed camera company released Lens Studio on Thursday as a way for developers to build augmented-reality experiences for Snapchat. The tool, ...

As fun as Snapchat's augmented reality World Lenses can be, there are only so many times you can see a headphone-toting hot dog before you crave something new. Wouldn't it be nice if you could make ...

Snap’s latest desktop app Lens Studio lets anyone from students to full-time developers create their own lenses for Snapchat and its users. The app lets users design any kind of augmented reality ...

Snapchat has become known for its viral AR filters and today the company is making it easier for anyone to take a stab at designing them. As announced in a company blog post, Snap has released a new ...

Snapchat is finally opening up so outside developers can help it offer infinite augmented reality experiences beyond those it designs in-house. Today, Snap launches the Lens Studio AR developer tool ...

Casey Newton is a contributing editor who has been writing about tech for over 10 years. He founded Platformer, a newsletter about Big Tech and democracy. Snap is expanding its developer platform to ...

It might be easier to create and share Snapchat Lenses these days, but Snap clearly knows they need a little more panache. It's adding a trio of Lens Studio templates, with the centerpiece being a ...