How do I launch virtual try-on on my store?

Install the app and place the block in your theme editor

Looksy installs as a Shopify theme app extension, so it never edits your theme's code. Install it from the Shopify App Store, then open your theme editor and position the try-on block where you want it on the product page — typically near the add-to-cart button, where shoppers are deciding. You place and move the block the same way you arrange any theme section, and because nothing is pasted into your Liquid files, it also uninstalls cleanly if you later change apps. Save the theme and the try-on experience is live.

Start on the Free plan and know its two limits

The Free plan includes unlimited try-ons, so there is no credit budget to manage at launch. It has two limits worth understanding upfront: it covers up to $100 of additional revenue, and it carries Looksy branding. That makes Free a genuine trial of the photo flow rather than a permanent tier for a store that sells. Past the revenue cap, Starter at $14.99 per month raises the ceiling to $500, removes the branding, and adds unlimited size help, bundles, and email capture. One trade to note: Starter meters photo try-ons at 100 monthly credits, with additional credits at $0.14 each. Decide after launch, based on what your data shows.

Test the shopper flow before you tell anyone

Run the flow exactly as a shopper would: open a product page on your phone, upload a single photo, and wait for the result in the browser. There is no app download, no account, and no live camera permission on the photo flow, so the test takes a minute. Check the products you actually plan to promote — how results render on your bestsellers matters more than an average. Try the retry, download, and share options too. If you use Size Help, confirm your product size charts are loaded and accurate, because the suggestions are built on your charts, not generic ones.

Go live, announce it, and watch the analytics

Once the block is placed and tested, launch is really about attention: mention try-on on the product pages it covers, in your navigation or announcement bar, and to your email list if you have one. Then let Looksy's analytics do the measuring — it shows what shoppers try on, what they add to cart, and what they buy, which tells you where try-on is earning its place. Looksy publishes no benchmark numbers, so your own before-and-after comparison is the honest yardstick. Give it a few weeks of real traffic before judging, and use the data to decide which products deserve promotion.

Sources: the public Shopify App Store listing for Looksy. Last checked 27 July 2026.

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