Kokon

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Edit photos by describing the change, on your own GPU. A free, open-source alternative to Nano Banana and ChatGPT image editing: photos stay on your computer, no daily limit. One installer for Windows, Mac and Linux sets up the best open model (Qwen-Image 2.1). MCP server for AI agents.

Cost / License

Free Personal
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

Application type

AI Image Editor

Origin

Italy
EU

Since

Updated

Updated Oct 2026

Platforms

Windows
Mac
Linux
Docker
Self-Hosted

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Properties

Lightweight
Privacy focused
AI-Powered

Features

Text to Image Generation
Works Offline
Dark Mode
Ad-free
No Tracking
Live Preview
Non Destructive Editing
No registration required
Hardware Accelerated
Image Upscaling
Local AI
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support

Kokon information

Developed by
Gabriele Lozupone
Licensing
Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free Personal product.
Written in
Rust
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Supported Languages
- English

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Photos & Graphics, AI Tools & Services, System & Hardware

GitHub repository

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33 Forks
10 Open Issues
Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Kokon was added to AlternativeTo by GabrieleLozupone on Oct 29, 2026 and this page was last updated Oct 29, 2026.

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What is Kokon?

Kokon edits and creates photos with AI entirely on your own computer. Open a photo, paint an area or just describe the change ("remove the scooter", "make it a snowy night", "change the sign to say…"). Kokon picks the open model (Qwen-Image 2.1 Turbo, in Unsloth's Q4_K_M build), downloads it and sets it up for your graphics card or Mac. No Python, no node graphs, no account, no cloud, no usage limits.

Every edit is a new version with a before/after slider. Kokon also expands photos, combines several images, upscales up to 4K, opens iPhone HEIC photos and turns a short idea, in any language, into a detailed prompt (Prompt+).

Since version 0.11 you can use it from your phone, tablet or laptop in a browser on your home network, behind a password, or run it as a headless Linux server or a Docker image for NVIDIA cards. Apple Silicon Macs get an experimental engine of their own. A built-in MCP server lets AI agents such as Claude or Cursor create and edit images on your machine.

Needs a 12 GB graphics card (8 GB in beta; NVIDIA, AMD or Intel Arc) or an Apple Silicon Mac with 16 GB. Measured: about 24 s per edit on an RTX 5070 Ti; on a 16 GB M2 Pro about 4 minutes per image, or about 1 minute with the experimental Mac engine. Free and open source (AGPL-3.0). Images are for non-commercial use because of the model's license.

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