Who should use SadTalker?

SadTalker is an open-source project built for video creators and educators.

Does SadTalker have a free plan?

Yes — SadTalker is free to use.

What platforms does SadTalker run on?

SadTalker runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.

Is SadTalker still active?

Unverified. SadTalker has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to SadTalker?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SadTalker, ChatGLM2-SadTalker, and Talking Face Longer-SONIC.

Who develops SadTalker?

SadTalker is developed by vinthony.

How long has SadTalker been around?

SadTalker first shipped in 2023.

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SadTalker

Name: SadTalker
Author: vinthony

huggingface.coAnimation & motion

SadTalker enables users to animate faces in images so they appear to speak provided audio or mimic reference videos. The app is suitable for video creators, educators, and anyone needing realistic talking head animations from photos.

FreeWebCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed

Visit huggingface.co

Overview

5 features

SadTalker sits in PulseGate's Animation & motion category. It focuses on creating animated talking head videos from static images and audio without manual animation. SadTalker is an open-source project aimed at video creators and educators. SadTalker is free to use. It ships for the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.

vinthony builds and maintains SadTalker, and it first shipped in 2023. Key capabilities include face animation, audio-driven video, and reference video support. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Face animation
Audio-driven video
Reference video support
Image upload
Video export

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

BrowserCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: huggingface in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Jul · 18:13 UTC
vinthony/SadTalker verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about SadTalker

What does SadTalker do?: SadTalker focuses on creating animated talking head videos from static images and audio without manual animation. It is catalogued under Animation & motion on PulseGate.
Who should use SadTalker?: SadTalker is an open-source project built for video creators and educators.
Does SadTalker have a free plan?: Yes — SadTalker is free to use.
What platforms does SadTalker run on?: SadTalker runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.
Is SadTalker still active?: Unverified. SadTalker has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to SadTalker?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SadTalker, ChatGLM2-SadTalker, and Talking Face Longer-SONIC.SadTalker ChatGLM2-SadTalker Talking Face Longer-SONIC
Who develops SadTalker?: SadTalker is developed by vinthony.
How long has SadTalker been around?: SadTalker first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI · Web
Languages: English
Built for: video creators and educators
Model: Open source
Solves: Creating animated talking head videos from static images and audio without manual animation.

Registered as

Hugging Face Spaces: vinthony/SadTalker

Developer

vinthony

Index record

Indexed: 10 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 10 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: vinthony-sadtalker-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/spaces/vinthony/SadTalker

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