How to Put Yourself in Any Meme Video (Photos, Credits, Refunds)
Updated 2026-10-27
Short answer: pick a meme template, upload one clear front-facing photo per person, confirm everyone agreed, and pay with credits. An AI model builds a lookalike of you from the photo and puts it into the meme's moves and framing. If generation fails, your credits come back automatically.
This guide covers every template on PutMeInMeme. Each template page adds the details for that meme.
1. Pick the right meme for your photo
Before you upload, check two things on the template page:
- How many people it needs. Solo templates take one photo. Duo templates (like a two-person dance) take one photo per person, each in its own slot. Some templates have an optional second slot.
- Whether it includes the song. Most templates are 10-second clips without the original audio: you add the sound in TikTok or Instagram when you post. A few longer templates, like Tiny Desk AI, come with the original song plus a silent copy.
If a template is not open for orders yet, its page asks for your email instead, and we send one message when it is ready.
2. Choose the photo
The photo matters more than anything else. The AI does not copy your photo into the video; it builds a lookalike from it. The more clearly it can see one face, the more the result looks like you.
Good photo checklist
- One person in the frame
- Facing the camera, face fully visible
- Sharp, in good light, no heavy filters
- Waist up or full body
- No sunglasses, masks or hands over the face
Why these rules
| Photo problem | What the AI does | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Two faces in the frame | Has to guess which person you mean | Wrong person, or a mix of both |
| Side profile | Invents the half of the face it cannot see | Weaker likeness |
| Tiny or blurry image | Fills in missing detail | Soft, generic face |
| Sunglasses | Guesses the eyes | Eyes that do not look like yours |
| Face-only crop | Has no idea of your build or outfit | Body that may not match |
Match the photo to the meme. A dance template shows your whole body moving, so a full-body photo helps. A close-up meme mostly shows your face, so a sharp face matters most. If the meme has a big expression (laughing, shocked), a photo with an open, relaxed face gives the AI more to work with than a stiff one.
Duo templates: use one photo per person, each taken on its own. Do not upload the same group photo twice.
3. Consent: who you can put in a meme
- Yourself, or adults who agreed.
- Public figures only where a template page says parody is allowed, and only for parody and fan edits.
- Never children, never nudity.
- Never present the video as real, use it to harass anyone, or use it in ads.
You confirm this with a checkbox before you pay. Uploads and results are checked, and anything that breaks the rules is blocked; credits for blocked items are returned.
4. How credits work
You pay with credits, bought in one-time packs. No subscription.
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 100 credits | $9.90 |
| 300 credits | $19.90 (most popular) |
| 600 credits | $34.90 (best value) |
Each template shows how many credits it uses. Most use 60 credits; longer templates with the song, like Tiny Desk AI, use 100.
What a pack gets you
| Pack | 60-credit videos | 100-credit videos |
|---|---|---|
| 100 credits | 1 (40 left over) | 1 |
| 300 credits | 5 | 3 |
| 600 credits | 10 | 6 |
Leftover credits stay in your account and you can mix templates: for example, 300 credits = two 60-credit videos plus one 100-credit video, with 80 left.
Things to know
- Credits never expire.
- No sign-up needed to buy. Your account is created with the email you use at checkout. Sign in later with a one-time email link; there is no password.
- If you are signed in with enough credits, the video is paid from your balance, with no checkout.
- Credits belong to this site. They cannot be moved to other sites.
5. What happens after you pay
- Your photo and the meme clip go to the AI model.
- Most videos are ready in a few minutes. You can close the page; we email you a link when it is done.
- Download the video from the order page or from My videos. Videos stay available for 7 days, then they are deleted. Your uploaded photos are deleted 2 days after upload.
6. If something goes wrong
| What happened | What you get |
|---|---|
| The video failed to generate | The credits go back to your account automatically. Sign in to use them on another try. |
| The video is clearly broken (a missing face, a frozen clip) | Contact us within 7 days with the form on the content policy page and we will remake it or refund it. |
| It worked, but you do not like the style | AI results vary, so this is not refunded, and there are no free remakes. Choose the photo carefully. |
| You have credits you no longer want | Request a refund with the same form. We refund the unused part of your most recent pack to the original payment method. |
7. Posting it
- Videos are vertical (or match the meme's original shape) and ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
- For templates without the song, add the trending sound inside the app when you post.
- Turn on the platform's AI-generated label, and keep it clear that the video is a parody.
- Tag the people in it who agreed to be in it, so they can share it too.
Quick checklist
- [ ] Template picked, people count checked
- [ ] One sharp, front-facing photo per person
- [ ] Everyone in the photos is an adult who agreed
- [ ] Enough credits for the template
- [ ] Downloaded within 7 days
- [ ] Posted with an AI label
Ready? Browse the memes and pick one.
Templates are inspired by public trends. PutMeInMeme is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any artist, label, platform or person in an original clip. Tiny Desk is a trademark of NPR; our Tiny Desk-style template is independent and unofficial.