Snap has released Lens Studio 5.0¹⁹, a major update to its augmented reality development platform. The rewrite aims to help creators build lenses faster and work better together.

What’s going on here?

Snap has released a new rewrite of its AR studio with AI integrations.

What does this mean?

Lens Studio 5.0 brings big performance improvements, cutting project load times by 18x. There’re new features like AI-powered texture generation along with OpenAI's ChatGPT integration, and PBR materials from Meshy. The update also adds workflow optimizations like pinning inspectors, opening multiple projects, and Git version control support. The move is to modernize Lens Studio's dated architecture.

Why should I care?

Lens Studio 5.0's speed and workflow improvements will let you iterate and ship faster. The expanded toolset through AI integrations provides new options to easily generate assets and interactivity. Built-in support for Git and other collaboration features might be useful for teams to reduce friction when working together.