Will Hairstyle Preview change my face or the whole photo?

No full-frame result is accepted. The generator can replace pixels only inside the automatic hairstyle mask; the final compositor copies the source photo back everywhere else. Visible face and skin are excluded, while a long style may cover a small verified area beside the shoulders.

Why can the hair vary or the tool refuse my photo?

A new haircut requires generating plausible roots, strands, edges, and occlusion inside the permitted hair area, so those hair pixels can vary between runs while pixels outside the mask do not. The route refuses transparency or a photo where a clear face, uncovered hair, and a safely bounded edit area cannot all be verified.

Hairstyle Preview applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Hairstyle Preview.

Original source image before Hairstyle Preview — The same source image before and after applying Hairstyle Preview.

Hairstyle Preview — Change Hair Without Regenerating the Face

Preview one of six hairstyles inside a verified automatic hair area while restoring the face and every pixel outside that area from the source photo.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 20 MB.

What you can do with the Hairstyle Preview effect

Review the available effect capabilities before you begin.

Apply the Hairstyle Preview effect to any photo
Fine-tune the effect strength to taste
Preview your photo live as you edit
Download your edited photo in high quality
Apply Hairstyle Preview to many photos at once

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About the Hairstyle Preview effect

Hairstyle Preview confines the change to an automatically verified area around visible, uncovered hair. The chosen style may use nearby background and, for longer styles, a narrow area beside the shoulders where hair must overlap clothing. Face and body skin, accessories, and the central torso are excluded. After the new hair is created, every pixel outside the approved hairstyle area is restored from the uploaded photo and the result is returned as a lossless PNG. If the tool cannot isolate a safe area, it stops instead of guessing.

How to use Hairstyle Preview

Upload a photo, adjust the Hairstyle Preview intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Hairstyle Preview effect?

Hairstyle Preview, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Hairstyle Preview treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Hairstyle Preview workflow

A reduced Hairstyle Preview preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Hairstyle Preview processing

Hairstyle Preview uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Hairstyle Preview uses an AI action. Any separate allowance is shown before this effect starts processing.

Best for

sharp opaque portraits with a clear face, visible uncovered hair, and some space around the top and sides of the head.

Less suited to: transparent images, hats or turbans, cropped or hidden hair, strong profiles, tiny faces, motion blur, crowded head areas, and styles that require changing protected forehead or face skin.

Ways to use Hairstyle Preview

Compare a sleek bob, soft waves, defined curls, pixie cut, long layers, or a high bun before visiting a stylist.
Generate a new hair shape while keeping visible facial pixels and the scene outside the automatic hairstyle area source-exact.
Apply one selected preset consistently to every person whose face and uncovered hair can be isolated safely.

Hairstyle Preview questions

Will Hairstyle Preview change my face or the whole photo?: No full-frame result is accepted. The generator can replace pixels only inside the automatic hairstyle mask; the final compositor copies the source photo back everywhere else. Visible face and skin are excluded, while a long style may cover a small verified area beside the shoulders.
Why can the hair vary or the tool refuse my photo?: A new haircut requires generating plausible roots, strands, edges, and occlusion inside the permitted hair area, so those hair pixels can vary between runs while pixels outside the mask do not. The route refuses transparency or a photo where a clear face, uncovered hair, and a safely bounded edit area cannot all be verified.