# Toonflow — AI-Powered Animated Short Drama Creator

> Toonflow is an open-source desktop application that transforms stories and scripts into animated short dramas using AI-driven scriptwriting, storyboarding, character generation, and video synthesis.

## Install

Save as a script file and run:

# Toonflow — AI-Powered Animated Short Drama Creator

## Quick Use
```bash
git clone https://github.com/HBAI-Ltd/Toonflow-app.git
cd Toonflow-app
npm install
npm run dev
```

## Introduction
Toonflow is an open-source desktop application that turns written stories and scripts into animated short dramas. It integrates AI scriptwriting, intelligent storyboarding, character generation, and video synthesis into a single workflow, enabling creators to produce visual content without traditional animation skills or expensive software.

## What Toonflow Does
- Converts text scripts and stories into structured storyboard sequences
- Generates consistent character designs from text descriptions using AI image models
- Produces animated video clips from storyboard frames with configurable styles
- Provides an AI scriptwriting assistant to help structure dialogue and scene direction
- Exports finished short dramas as video files ready for distribution

## Architecture Overview
Toonflow is built as a cross-platform desktop application using Electron with Vue 3 and Vite. The frontend handles the creative workspace including script editing, storyboard layout, and preview rendering. AI capabilities are accessed through configurable API endpoints for LLM-based scriptwriting, image generation for characters and scenes, and video synthesis. The application stores project data locally on the user machine.

## Self-Hosting & Configuration
- Clone the repository and install dependencies with npm
- Configure AI service API keys in the application settings for LLM and image generation
- Run the development server or build platform-specific binaries with Electron Builder
- Projects are saved locally with all assets stored in the user data directory
- Supports custom model endpoints for users running their own inference servers

## Key Features
- End-to-end pipeline from script to finished animated video
- AI-assisted scriptwriting with scene and dialogue generation
- Consistent character generation maintaining visual identity across scenes
- Cross-platform desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Local project storage with no mandatory cloud dependency

## Comparison with Similar Tools
- **ComfyUI** — node-based image generation without video pipeline; Toonflow offers end-to-end drama creation
- **MoneyPrinterTurbo** — focused on short video automation; Toonflow adds scriptwriting and storyboarding
- **Runway ML** — proprietary SaaS; Toonflow is open source and locally installable
- **Stable Diffusion WebUI** — image-only generation; Toonflow chains images into animated sequences
- **Revideo** — code-driven video editing; Toonflow provides a visual creator-friendly interface

## FAQ
**Q: What AI models does Toonflow support?**
A: Toonflow supports configurable API endpoints, allowing integration with various LLM and image generation services.

**Q: Can I use Toonflow offline?**
A: The application itself runs offline, but AI generation features require API access to model endpoints (local or remote).

**Q: What video formats does Toonflow export?**
A: Toonflow exports standard video formats suitable for social media and web distribution.

**Q: Is Toonflow suitable for professional animation production?**
A: Toonflow is designed for rapid content creation and prototyping rather than feature-film production pipelines.

## Sources
- https://github.com/HBAI-Ltd/Toonflow-app

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