How to get the old age filter on TikTok

Kawter Abed
Old age filter applied on a couple

TikTok users love the ‘old age’ filter on TikTok, which allegedly shows how you will look like as you’re growing older. Here’s everything you need to know about how to use the effect on yourself.

TikTok has a wide range of filters and effects that inspire viral trends across the platform, getting thousands of people to participate.

Earlier this year, users were going gaga over TikTok’s Teenage Filter, which depicted what they looked like as teenagers. Now, people can age themselves a few decades in a matter of seconds, using an ultra-realistic AI aging filter.

If you’re curious about what you’ll look like when you’re old and gray, here’s everything you need to know about how to get the viral “cool old” age effect.

How to do the old age filter on TikTok

While it has gained traction on TikTok, the “cool old” effect is only available on FaceApp. Once you have downloaded the app, simply follow these steps to access the filter:

  1. Open FaceApp.
  2. Scroll through different features until you find the one that says “Age.”
  3. Under that, you will find a number of options. To do the viral trend that makes you look old, select the “cool old” feature.
  4. Apply the effect to your photo uploaded to FaceApp and save it.

When your final image from FaceApp is ready, go back to TikTok and find a TikTok that has the CapCup template used for the trend. Click on “Use Template,” and make sure to put your old image first and your young image second.

Many TikTokers have added the song ‘Forever Young’ by Jay-Z to their videos, but you can use any audio you think suits your aged picture the best.

If you want to try out more of TikTok’s most popular filters, you can check out our guides here:

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About The Author

Kawter Abed is a London-based Entertainment Writer at Dexerto. She covers celebrity and reality TV news, and the latest viral TikTok trends. Kawter has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media, and a Master’s in International Journalism. When she's not covering celebrities and TikTok stories, she enjoys reading, binging shows on Netflix, and playing nostalgic Nintendo games. You can contact her at kawter.abed@dexerto.com