Self-Hosted AI Media Generation: 18 Open-Source Apps
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Homelab Novice
Wants it running tonight, with one command.
SillyTavern34.7k
SillyTavern is a locally installed interface for interacting with text generation LLMs, image generation engines, and TTS voice models.
- Single container
- Ships a Compose file
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Homelab Expert
Runs a stack already and wants it to plug in.
SnapOtter2.8k
SnapOtter is a self-hosted file-processing suite for converting, compressing, OCRing, transcribing, and editing media and documents through a UI, REST API, and pipelines.
- SSO sign-in
- REST or GraphQL API
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87/100 fitHow well this app matches homelab experts, 0 to 100
Homelab Hacker
Wants control: APIs, scripts and many ways to run it.
KoboldCpp12.0k
KoboldCpp is a self-contained AI text-generation runner for GGML and GGUF models, with bundled UI, multiple inference modes, and broad support for image, audio, video, and vision tasks.
- Scriptable API
- CLI or plugin support
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86/100 fitHow well this app matches homelab hackers, 0 to 100
18 projects
SillyTavern
34.7k
SillyTavern is a locally installed interface for interacting with text generation LLMs, image generation engines, and TTS voice models.
Artificial IntelligenceAI InterfacesCopyleft License+3
Single Container
LocalAI
49.7k
LocalAI is an open-source AI engine that runs LLMs and other multimodal models locally on a wide range of hardware, with OpenAI-compatible APIs and on-demand backends.
Generative AIPermissive LicenseArtificial Intelligence+4
Single Container
LibreChat
46.0k
LibreChat is a self-hosted AI chat platform that unifies major AI providers in a ChatGPT-like interface.
Artificial IntelligenceAI InterfacesPermissive License+4
5 Containers
text-generation-webui
47.7k
A desktop app for running local LLMs with chat, vision, tool-calling, training, image generation, and an API.
Artificial IntelligenceSelf Hosting SolutionsAI Interfaces+2
Single Container
hyperframes
67.7k
HyperFrames is an open-source framework for turning HTML, CSS, media, and seekable animations into deterministic MP4 videos.
Video EditingAutomation ToolsAI Media Generation
KoboldCpp
12.0k
KoboldCpp is a self-contained AI text-generation runner for GGML and GGUF models, with bundled UI, multiple inference modes, and broad support for image, audio, video, and vision tasks.
Inference ServingLocal LLMsAI Interfaces+2
Single Container
Open Notebook
40.4k
Open Notebook is a private, self-hosted, multi-model alternative to Google NotebookLM for organizing content, chatting with it, and generating podcasts.
Note Taking AppsKnowledge ManagementArtificial Intelligence+5
artcraft
33.8k
ArtCraft is an IDE for interactive AI image and video creation with visual tools for composing, staging, and editing scenes in 2D and 3D.
IDE ToolsVideo EditingAI Media Generation+1
Cloud Required
ComfyUI
139.9k
ComfyUI is a modular node-based AI engine for creating images, video, 3D, audio, and other content with fine-grained control over models and parameters.
Artificial IntelligenceAI Media GenerationCopyleft License+2
Freemium
big-AGI
7.2k
Big-AGI is a multi-model AI workspace for experts, focused on chat, model comparison, and local-first self-hosting.
Artificial IntelligenceAI InterfacesAI Media Generation+2
Open Core
SnapOtter
2.8k
SnapOtter is a self-hosted file-processing suite for converting, compressing, OCRing, transcribing, and editing media and documents through a UI, REST API, and pipelines.
Media ManagementArtificial IntelligenceAI Media Generation+3
3 ContainersTelemetry: Opt-Out
OpenReader
544
OpenReader is an open source, self-host-friendly text-to-speech document reader for EPUB, PDF, TXT, MD, and DOCX with synchronized read-along playback.
Miscellaneous ToolsE-Book ManagementAudio Streaming+4
earshot
1.6k
Earshot is a local CLI, Python API, and MCP server for analyzing audio and soundtracks, describing what they sound like, comparing them to references, and generating or improving sounds in code.
Artificial IntelligenceAI Media GenerationAI Tooling+2
pixlstash
90
PixlStash is a local picture library server for organizing, filtering, reviewing, and AI-enhancing large image collections.
Media ManagementPhoto GalleriesArtificial Intelligence+2
Single Container
videorc
510
Videorc is an open-source AI-native desktop studio for recording, streaming, live captions, and post-recording content generation.
Media ServersVideo EditingArtificial Intelligence+1
FableCut
735
FableCut is a browser-based non-linear video editor that can be driven by humans or AI agents through a JSON project file, MCP, or REST API.
Video EditingAI Media GenerationAI Agents+1
GenCAD
3.8k
GenCAD is a research project for image-conditioned CAD generation using transformer-based contrastive representations and diffusion priors.
Artificial IntelligenceAI Media GenerationManufacturing
2 Containers
Digiface
3
Create avatars using the Avataaars library (documentation in French).
Miscellaneous ToolsAI Media GenerationFully FOSS+1
Fully FOSS