
Image generation
story-iter
Long stories illustrated frame by frame, characters intact
★ 959
April 2026
MIT
Image generation
What it does
A training-free approach to visualising narratives up to a hundred frames, iterating over generated images so characters stay recognisable and interactions hold together across the sequence — with a fast variant and a ControlNet version for posing. It is research code, and the README says plainly that the codebase is still incomplete, so expect gaps to fill yourself. Commercial use is decided by whichever image model you plug in, not by this repo. MIT.
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.
Screenshots & visuals






Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineRequired
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineNo
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
story-iter FAQ
- Is story-iter free?
- Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use story-iter?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does story-iter work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use story-iter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| story-iter (this page) | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| Stable Diffusion web UI | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| Deep-Live-Cam | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| Fooocus | Required | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.