FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 24: The Ultimate Visual Playground for Generative AI

For the final reveal, this isn't just a tool, it's an entire ecosystem. Meet ComfyUI, the node-based powerhouse that has evolved far beyond a single use. It's the definitive visual interface for running Flux, SD3, SVD, and dozens of other cutting-edge models locally, handling images, videos, animations, and more.

ComfyUI turns complex AI workflows into visual diagrams. Create a consistent character across scenes by connecting a few nodes. Upscale a video with frame interpolation by adding another branch to the graph. Its modular nature keeps it at the frontier: when a new model drops, the community integrates it rapidly.

Pro tip: Explore the shared workflows on platforms like Civitai to find ready-to-use pipelines for character generation, animation, or custom music video tools. With ComfyUI, the process is about visually orchestrating the future of creation.

Link: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI

What gets built in this ultimate visual playground? A consistent animated short, a batch of product concepts, or a custom model-testing pipeline?

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FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 23: Generating Text with Text-Generation-WebUI

Today we explore Text-Generation-WebUI, a FOSS tool that lets us run large language models locally through a simple web interface. For this demo, I am using 20B GPT-OSS from OpenAI in 4-bit quantization.

I tested it with a physics/chemistry prompt: "Derive the general formula for the energy levels of a particle confined in a 2D infinite square well potential (a 'quantum box') with side length L. Start from the time-independent Schrödinger equation and apply the appropriate boundary conditions." The model produced correct results, although LaTeX rendering had minor issues. You also get full access to its reasoning, so you can follow step by step how the model arrives at the solution.

Everything runs locally, so our data stays private and no cloud services are required. Text-Generation-WebUI is perfect for experimenting with AI, studying, or nerdy fun.

Pro tip: try giving the model a challenging physics, math, or coding problem and check its reasoning along with the answer.

Link: https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui

What problem would you test with your local language model, a math derivation, a story, or code snippet?

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FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 22: Unleash AI Art with Automatic1111

Meet Automatic1111, the powerful and accessible open source web interface that brings cutting edge Stable Diffusion AI image generation to your local machine. It puts the full creative potential of text to image models directly into your hands, with no external services or restrictions required.

Built as a comprehensive Gradio web UI, it transforms complex AI model operations into an intuitive visual workflow. Its true strength lies in its extensive feature set: from basic text prompts and image to image translation, to advanced techniques like inpainting, outpainting, custom model merging, and detailed hyperparameter tuning. Everything runs on your own hardware, ensuring complete privacy, ownership of your creations, and freedom to experiment without limits.

Whether you're an artist exploring new visual styles, a designer generating concepts, or simply curious about AI creativity, Automatic1111 provides the tools to generate, modify, and refine images with granular control.

Pro tip: Dive into extensions like ControlNet for precise pose and composition control, or train your own DreamBooth model to generate images in a unique personal style.

Link: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui

What will you create first? Concept art, character designs, or surreal landscapes from your imagination?

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