New template · one photo · pets welcome
Head Bop AI: make the cat headbop from one photo
Upload one photo of your cat, your dog or yourself and every head in the row becomes them — four cut-out heads bopping to the beat on a black backdrop, with the trend sound.
- One photo
- Cats, dogs or people
- No prompt, no keyframes
- 12 s · 4:3 · with the trend sound
- Failed renders refunded
- No subscription, credits never expire
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Pets work too: use a clear, front-facing photo of your cat, dog or other pet — one animal per photo.
Photo blurry or too small? Sharpen it free with Lumenfix →Only use everyday photos of yourself or friends who agreed to be featured. Photos of politicians, celebrities or other public figures, and film or MV stills, raise likeness-rights and legal issues and are rejected in review.
No account needed · refunded automatically if it fails or your photo isn't approved
Only upload photos of people who agreed to be featured.
Head Bop at a glance
Head Bop AI turns one photo of a cat, dog or person into the viral head bop: a row of four cut-out heads bopping to a heavy beat on a black backdrop, every head the subject from your photo. 12 seconds, 4:3, with the trend sound. No CapCut template or keyframes needed.
- Photos
- 1 photo
- Who can be in it
- People or pets
- Length
- About 12 seconds
- Format
- 4:3 MP4
- Quality & price
- Premium 480p 25 · 720p 50 · 1080p 85 credits; Balanced from 10
- Without an account
- One video from $7.99, paid at checkout
- Sound
- Original song included, synced
- Watermark
- None
- Render time
- Usually a few minutes
- If it fails
- Refunded automatically (credits or payment)
- Privacy
- Private; your photo is deleted 30 days after the video
Last updated
What is the head bop AI trend?
The head bop (or headbop) is a short edit where cut-out heads in a row bob to a heavy beat on a black background. The best-known version uses four cats, and it took off again on TikTok in late September 2026 with people swapping in their own pets, families and anything else with a face.
This template does it from one photo. The video follows a depth map of the trend clip, so the row, the bobbing and the camera push-ins land where they did in the original; every head is the subject from your photo, with its own fur or face. No CapCut template, no keyframing, and no prompt.
On TikTok
The same row, different heads
After the fighter-jet clip, people put their own cars, characters and crews on the black backdrop.
What the template recreates
The whole 12-second clip, every head locked to the beat.
- 0–4 s
The row bops in
A fade from black into four heads, small to big, bopping in turn to the beat.
- 4–6 s
Push in
The camera moves in until the biggest head fills one side, then a dark flash on the drop.
- 6–9 s
The row flips
Big to small now runs the other way, and the bopping carries straight on.
- 9–12 s
Close-up finish
Heads squeezed together, a last few bops and an open mouth on the final beat.
Where the head bop trend came from
Head bop animations have been on TikTok under #headbopanimation since 2022, usually made by hand: cut out a head, keyframe it to a phonk or Brazilian funk beat. The current wave began on September 28, 2026, when a clip of a "family" of fighter jets bopping in a row passed a million views.
Within days the four-cat version became the template everyone copied. CapCut's "Cat Headbop" template passed 290,000 uses by mid-October, and AI versions followed so people could drop in their own cat, dog or face without editing anything.
CapCut template, keyframes or AI?
A CapCut template pastes your photo onto the original motion, so it only works well when your photo is already cut out and lined up. Keyframing by hand in CapCut or Alight Motion gives full control, but takes time to get every bop on the beat.
The AI version generates the whole clip around your subject: the heads keep real fur or skin, blink and open their mouths, and the timing comes from the original. You upload one photo and download the finished MP4.
Make yours in three steps
- 01
Add one photo
One cat, dog or person facing the camera, face clear. A head-and-shoulders photo works best.
- 02
Pick a version and generate
Premium renders 480p for 25 credits, 720p for 50 and 1080p for 85; Balanced starts at 10. Photos are reviewed first and failed renders are refunded automatically.
- 03
Download or share
The clip comes with the trend sound. Download the MP4, or share it straight to TikTok, Reels or Shorts from your phone.
Get a better result from the first upload
Face the camera
Front-on photos with both eyes visible bop best. Side profiles turn into odd shapes once the head starts moving.
Bright, even light
Good light keeps fur colour, markings and skin tone the same in every head of the row.
One subject per photo
Crop to the pet or person you want. Two animals in one photo can blend into one strange head.
Pets: catch them still
A sharp photo of a sitting cat or dog beats a blurry action shot. Whiskers, ears and markings carry over.
Head and shoulders
The row only shows heads and necks, so a close photo gives the model more detail to work with.
Use photos you're allowed to use
Your own pets, yourself, or friends who agreed to it. Photos of celebrities or other public figures won't pass review.
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FAQ
A 12-second clip of the viral head bop: a row of four cut-out heads bopping to a heavy beat on a black backdrop. This template makes every head in the row the cat, dog or person from your photo.
Head bop animations have been around on TikTok since 2022. The current wave started on September 28, 2026 with a row of bopping fighter jets, and the four-cat version became the template everyone copied, including CapCut's "Cat Headbop" template.
Most head bop edits use a slowed phonk or Brazilian funk beat. Our video comes with the sound from the cat clip it follows; you can swap it for another trending sound when you post.
Yes. Cats, dogs, rabbits and other pets all work, as long as the face is clear and facing the camera. Every head in the row becomes your pet.
Yes. Upload a front-facing photo of yourself or a friend who agreed to it and the row becomes four of that person's heads, bopping together.
One subject, face to the camera, sharp and evenly lit, cropped to the head and shoulders. Photos of celebrities or other public figures won't pass review.
12 seconds, a 4:3 MP4 with the trend sound. Every version renders the whole clip.
Premium costs 25 credits at 480p, 50 at 720p and 85 at 1080p; Balanced starts at 10 credits. There's no watermark, and if a photo isn't approved or the render fails, the credits are refunded automatically. No account needed: you can also buy a single video at checkout from $7.99, refunded automatically if it fails.
Not free, but there's no subscription either. Without an account, one video costs from $7.99 at checkout. With an account, a video starts at 10 credits (credit packs from $9.90; credits never expire), and your account's first full 480p video costs just 20 credits. No watermark, and failed renders are refunded automatically.
The CapCut template moves your photo along the original motion, so it needs a clean cut-out and keeps the photo flat. This template generates the clip around your subject, so the heads blink, open their mouths and keep real fur or skin, from one ordinary photo.
Both spellings are used for the same trend. "Head bop" and "headbop" are the most common on TikTok and CapCut; "head bob" describes the same nodding motion.
No. Your photos and videos are private: we never publish them, show them to other users or use them in our examples or marketing. Only you can see them in your history.
Photo review usually takes a few seconds to a minute or two, then rendering takes a few minutes. You don't need to keep the tab open — finished clips are saved to Your renders.
Put your pet in the head bop
One photo, about a few minutes, and the whole row is yours.