Self-host Jaaz
v1.0.30Open-source AI creative canvas and agent
- Stars
- 6 724
- Port
- 57988 (Local Python (FastAPI/uvicorn) server bound to 127.0.0.1; changeable with --port)
What is Jaaz?
Jaaz is an open-source multimodal creative agent: you sketch, drop images and write short notes on an infinite canvas, and its agent understands the visual cues and generates results. It turns one prompt into images or videos, supports prompt auto-optimization and multi-turn refinement, and keeps multi-character coherence for storyboarding work. The agent can drive local ComfyUI and Ollama setups or cloud models (GPT-4o, Midjourney, VEO3, Kling among them), so it can run fully offline or in a hybrid setup, with a built-in library for media and prompts. It ships cross-platform for Windows and macOS with releases on GitHub, and a Manual Install path (git clone, npm build of the React UI, pip install, python main.py, Python 3.12+) serves Linux or local builds on port 57988 by default. The hosted jaaz.app service uses a login and a points system, and an enterprise edition with Docker-image or full-source private deployment is sold commercially; the custom dual licence reserves multi-user team deployment and code modification for commercial licensees.
Should you self-host Jaaz?
Jaaz scores 53/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #7 of 11 in Image Generation. It has 6 724 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is penpot (84/100, 61 785 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Jaaz vs penpot side by side.
Features
- AI chat agent on canvas
- Built-in media and prompt library
- Cloud API model access via accountHosted jaaz.app feature; paid commercial licence needed for team/on-prem full edition
- Cross-platform desktop apps
- Infinite canvas
- Local-first Privacy
- Local model support
- Magic Canvas sketch-to-generate
- Multi-character coherence
- Offline or hybrid deployment
- One-prompt image and video generation
- Prompt auto-optimization and multi-turn refinement
- Real-Time Collaboration
Jaaz README
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