Stability AI has released StableStudio, an open-source version of their text-to-image consumer application DreamStudio. DreamStudio has been Stability AI’s primary interface for its new models and features, and has been upgraded to use SDXL, their latest image generation model. StableStudio is a new home for open-source collaboration, and Stability AI aims to work with the broader community to create a world-class user interface for generative AI which users fully control. Although DreamStudio will remain Stability’s hosted StableStudio implementation, they aim to foster a project which can outpace anything developed by a single company.
DreamStudio was first imagined as an animation studio for Disco Diffusion, but focus shifted toward image generation with the imminent arrival of Stable Diffusion in the summer of 2022. Stability AI’s goal of creating a great multi-modal experience for generative AI has endured, and they will be working on releasing their upcoming chat interface within the StableStudio project. Stability AI has tried hard to make things extensible for external developers, and they plan to create bounties for improvements and new features. They are excited to support local inference through WebGPU, stable-diffusion-webui, desktop installation, and ControlNet tools, and are open to suggestions from the community.
The release of StableStudio reiterates Stability AI’s commitment to open-source and transparency, and they are eager to see what the community will create. If you’re interested in getting involved, check out the README.
