NodeTool is the open-source creative AI workspace. It combines every major model, lets you use your own API keys, and puts everything on one simple canvas.
Just tell the built-in AI agent what you want to make. It will automatically build a workflow for you using image, video, audio, and text models working together. After it’s built, you can easily change it yourself. You can use your own API keys, or run everything locally on your computer. It is completely open source (AGPL-3.0).
Imagine you want to make a short product video. Usually, you write ideas in ChatGPT. Then you make images in another app like Flux and download them one by one. Next, you upload those images to a video app, download the videos, and finally mix them with music in a different video editor. That means paying for four different subscriptions, dealing with messy downloads folders, and manually remembering all the steps if you ever want to change something.
These other tools are great, but they don’t work together easily:
- Too many different apps. You have to constantly download and upload files between different websites.
- Extra costs. Hosted AI tools often charge you 2-5x more for the same AI models.
- Local tools can be limited. Tools like ComfyUI are great for images but not as good for text or other tasks.
- Hard to recreate. Your steps are scattered across chat history and screenshots.
- Privacy is all or nothing. You usually have to send everything to a company or do everything locally. It’s hard to mix both.
Everything on one canvas
NodeTool fixes this:
An AI assistant that builds the tools for you. Tell it what you need, and it picks the right models and connects them for you. Instead of just giving you instructions, it gives you a ready-to-use tool.
You are in control. The AI builds a visual graph of steps. You can open it, change how things connect, swap out models, and run it again.
You pay the real price. Use your own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Replicate, ElevenLabs, and more. You pay exactly what they charge, with no extra fees. You can also mix local and cloud models easily.
You don’t have to be a programmer
NodeTool is designed for the AI to help you. The AI assistant can use all the tools in NodeTool to build your project. It can even check its own work and fix errors if something goes wrong while running.
You can also add an AI Agent as a step inside your own workflows to help make decisions or process information.
Head-to-head comparisons
Read our full guides on how NodeTool compares to other tools:
- NodeTool vs ComfyUI — NodeTool supports image, video, audio, and text all in one place, while ComfyUI focuses mostly on images.
- NodeTool vs Dify — Dify is mostly for text apps, while NodeTool adds native image, video, and music creation.
- NodeTool vs Flowise — NodeTool lets you build chat bots like Flowise, but also includes media creation on the same canvas.
- NodeTool vs Langflow — NodeTool goes beyond Langflow’s text features to include image, video, and music generation.
- NodeTool vs n8n — n8n connects different business apps, while NodeTool is designed for creative AI and generating media.
- NodeTool vs Weavy — NodeTool is open source and lets you use your own keys, without locking you into a subscription.
- NodeTool vs Figma Weave — Figma Weave is a paid service, while NodeTool is open source and gives you full control.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | NodeTool | Figma Weave (formerly Weavy) | ComfyUI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Open creative AI workspace | Closed SaaS creative canvas | Image-focused node editor |
| License | AGPL-3.0 (open source) | Proprietary SaaS | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Runs on your machine | ✅ Mac, Windows, Linux desktop | ❌ Browser-only, hosted | ✅ Local-first |
| Bring your own keys (BYOK) | ✅ Use your own API keys for all providers | ❌ Credits only, extra fees | ⚠️ Hard to use cloud APIs |
| Pricing model | Pay providers directly, no extra fees | Buy proprietary credits | Free (you pay for your own hardware/API) |
| Model coverage | Image, video, audio, text, voice | Image, video, audio | Image and video |
| Image generation | Local models and Cloud APIs | Cloud models only | Deep control over local models |
| Video generation | Local models and Cloud APIs | Cloud models only | Local video models |
| Audio & music | Local models and Cloud APIs | Cloud models only | ⚠️ Requires extra plugins |
| Text & Voice | Local models and Cloud APIs | Cloud only | ⚠️ Requires extra plugins |
| AI assistant editor | ✅ AI can build and fix workflows for you | ❌ | ❌ |
| LLMs & AI agents | Built-in text AI and agents | Limited text AI | ⚠️ Requires extra plugins |
| Mini-apps | ✅ Turn a workflow into a simple user interface | ⚠️ Share as template only | ❌ |
| Source available | ✅ Full source on GitHub | ❌ | ✅ Full source on GitHub |
When to pick each tool
NodeTool — Choose NodeTool when you want to use image, video, audio, and text models together in one place, without extra fees, and want an AI assistant to help build it.
Figma Weave (formerly Weavy) — Choose this if you want a paid, hosted product that works well within Figma and you don’t mind paying extra for credits.
ComfyUI — Choose this if you are a power user who wants total, complex control over how images are generated locally.
Next steps
- Quick Start — install and run your first workflow in minutes.
- Models & Providers — a list of every model NodeTool supports.