To use a video as your webcam on Discord, install FakeCam, load your video and press Play, start FakeCam before you open Discord, then pick FakeCam in Discord under Settings > Voice & Video. Discord then shows your video instead of your real camera, no OBS needed. Here is the full setup.

What you need

  • A Windows PC (Windows 10 or 11)
  • FakeCam installed with its virtual camera registered
  • The video or image you want to show (MP4, AVI, PNG, JPG and more)

Set it up in Discord

  1. Open FakeCam, drag in your video, and press Play (turn on Loop if you want it to repeat).
  2. Start FakeCam before opening Discord. Discord reads the camera list when it launches, so FakeCam must already be running.
  3. In Discord, go to Settings > Voice & Video, and under Camera choose FakeCam.
  4. Join a call and turn your camera on. Your video now plays as your camera.
FakeCam streaming a video, ready to pick in Discord
FakeCam streaming a video to use as the Discord camera

If FakeCam does not appear in Discord

  • Quit Discord completely (right-click its tray icon, then Quit), make sure FakeCam is playing, and open Discord again.
  • If the camera fails to start, turn off Hardware Acceleration in Discord (Settings > Advanced) and restart Discord.
  • Make sure the FakeCam virtual camera is registered.

A note on camera vs Go Live

FakeCam replaces your camera, so it works anywhere Discord uses a camera (calls, video, server video). Discord's Go Live screen share is separate: there you share a window or screen, not the camera.