fjwrnoarina/liteui-studio

LiteUI Studio is a standalone application for generating images, video, and audio using AI models, designed to run entirely on your own computer rather than through an online service. It wraps a more technical node based tool called ComfyUI inside a simpler, modern looking interface, so you do not need to build workflows by connecting boxes together or install Python packages by hand. You download the program, double click a launch file, and a web page opens in your browser where you can start generating content. The project bundles several AI models for different jobs. One turns text descriptions into images, or transforms an existing image into a new one, with support for style add-ons called LoRAs. Another turns a still image into a short video, with an option to also generate matching background sound. A third can generate video with audio that stays in sync with the picture, including simple timeline style instructions such as describing what happens at each second of the clip. Once you generate something you like in the image tool, you can send it straight into the video tool as a starting frame without saving and re-uploading it yourself. Because these AI models are large, the full download is about 75 gigabytes, and the program needs a Windows computer with an NVIDIA graphics card. The minimum is 6 gigabytes of video memory, though 8 gigabytes or more is recommended for reasonable speed, and the README includes benchmark timings on a couple of different graphics cards. There is also a smaller Core Edition for people who already have ComfyUI installed, which requires manually placing several separate model files into specific folders, a more involved setup than the one click full version. This tool is aimed at hobbyists and creators who want to experiment with image and video generation locally without writing code, but who do have a capable gaming PC. It is not intended for people without a suitable NVIDIA graphics card, and the more advanced Core Edition setup assumes some familiarity with file folders and downloading model files from sites such as Hugging Face and Civitai.