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open-carrusel

Design Instagram carousels by chatting, export pixel-perfect PNGs

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Popularity

★ 434

Last update

April 2026

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

Talk to Claude and it builds each slide as real HTML and CSS, then exports PNGs at exact Instagram dimensions - so the result is not another recognisable template. Everything runs on your own laptop. Starting it takes the command line: either install Claude Code and type /start, or clone the repo and run it with npm. You need an Anthropic account, and usage is bound by their limits. MIT licensed, so commercial use is allowed.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

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Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyRequired
Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

open-carrusel FAQ

Is open-carrusel free?: open-carrusel itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use open-carrusel?: It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
Does open-carrusel work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use open-carrusel commercially?: The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
open-carrusel (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
AI-Youtube-Shorts-Generator	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
Siftly	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
youtube-shorts-pipeline	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

open-carrusel FAQ

Is open-carrusel free?

open-carrusel itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use open-carrusel?

It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.

Does open-carrusel work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use open-carrusel commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
open-carrusel (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
AI-Youtube-Shorts-Generator	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
Siftly	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
youtube-shorts-pipeline	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.