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Make images and video with AI on your own computer

Open-source studios for AI images and video that run on your own GPU, with no credits or monthly plan.

For people with a good graphics card who want to make images and video without credits or a monthly plan. Start with a studio app. The models and tools after it are for people who want more control.

9 picks in 3 sections · checked by an editor on Oct 30, 2026 · How we pick

01Images and video2 picks

  1. ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI

    The most powerful option. Build any image or video workflow from nodes.

    Web · Desktop · GPL-3.0 · active 23 hours ago · ★ 144k

    95worth
  2. Open-Generative-AIAnil-matcha/Open-Generative-AI

    One studio for image, video and audio models, local or hosted.

    Web · Docker / self-host · Desktop · MIT · active 2 days ago · ★ 32k

    77worth

02Images5 picks

  1. InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI

    Pick this for a polished canvas made for artists, not for engineers.

    Web · Desktop · Apache-2.0 · active 22 hours ago · ★ 29k

    83worth
  2. SwarmUImcmonkeyprojects/SwarmUI

    Pick this for simple screens on top of ComfyUI's engine.

    Web · MIT · active yesterday · ★ 4.7k

    65worth
  3. Stability MatrixLykosAI/StabilityMatrix

    Pick this to install and update several image apps with one click.

    Desktop · AGPL-3.0 · active 2 weeks ago · ★ 9k

    71worth
  4. Krita AI DiffusionAcly/krita-ai-diffusion

    Pick this if you already paint in Krita.

    Extension / plugin · GPL-3.0 · active 4 weeks ago · ★ 11k

    72worth
  5. Mochi DiffusionMochiDiffusion/MochiDiffusion

    Pick this on a Mac for a native app that is easy to start.

    Desktop · GPL-3.0 · active last month · ★ 8k

    58worth

03Video2 picks

  1. OpenMontagecalesthio/OpenMontage

    Pick this to have AI agents plan, cut and edit a full video.

    CLI · AGPL-3.0 · active 3 days ago · ★ 74k

    80worth
  2. Toonflow-appHBAI-Ltd/Toonflow-app

    Pick this for AI comics and short dramas on an infinite canvas.

    Web · Docker / self-host · Desktop · MIT · active 5 days ago · ★ 20k

    79worth

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How we pick

An editor picks 6 to 12 projects for one job and writes when to choose each one. Every pick had a commit in the last 6 months. It is not archived. Its worth score is 60 or more. An editor breaks a rule only for a reason, and writes that reason in the pick's note. We check every list again each quarter. A pick goes when it breaks a rule or a clearly better project appears.