AR Effects on YouTube Shorts! #1 Effect Maker Selection

As one door closes, another opens. 🚪While it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to Meta Spark, we’re thrilled to start a new chapter for social AR — this time with YouTube stepping into the spotlight.

In a recent announcement that’s sparked excitement across the AR community, YouTube revealed that AR is coming to YouTube Shorts! ▶️This leap not only signals a new era of creativity and engagement but also unlocks new opportunities for creators, brands, and audiences.

Explore the whole selection to see what’s currently possible in Effect Maker, what types of effects get the most traction on YouTube and who were the lucky Creators, who already tried the tool in Effect Maker’s closed beta. Try their effects, give them the kudos they deserve and post your first AR-enhanced YouTube Shorts!

And that concludes the FIRST YouTube AR Selection! 😍

We hope you enjoy this new, fresh wave of creativity, brought to you but some of the most talented Creators in the AR Community—incredible transformations, fun adventures, and stunning makeovers are just the beginning.

We can’t wait to explore how AR will redefine storytelling and creativity on YouTube Shorts. The possibilities are endless, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll create! 🤯