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[Open] useknockout - free SOTA background removal + super-res API alternative to

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19 May
Open source background removal app and MCP

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi ! </p> <p>Months ago, actually probably closer to one year ago i had developed a tool for my workflow to remove background from images using

OPINION · WHEN · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
14 Oct
GPT-Image-style photo editing on your own GPU (12 GB+): I built a zero-setup app for Qwen-Image 2.1 on stable-diffusion.cpp

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1x5wyii/gptimagestyle_photo_editing_on_your_own_gpu_12_gb/"> <img alt="GPT-Image-style photo editing on your

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9 Apr
I built a free alternative to remove.bg (and sites like it) with free API access(It's also batch, and has file converting as well).

<p>Hello! I'm a video editor, and I struggled a lot with dozens of sites marketing themselves as free background removal and then having watermarks or downscailing the image a

REPORT · WHO · Dev.toOPEN STORY
6 May
CopilotKit (MIT) - Open-Source Building Blocks for Agent Apps and Generative UI

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Even with agent framework DX getting somewhat better - it's still really annoying to build real apps with them. Even a basic in-app agent chatbot

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4 May
Look at the Tool Calls vs Cost ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Having gone through pretty much all of the models and having worked on frontend, backend, debugging, development, iterations and tons of other

OPINION · HOW · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
25 Mar
New Open-Source Physical AI Models from NVIDIA GTC 2026 – Feedback & Additions Welcome

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just putting together a quick list of the new <strong>open-source physical AI / robotics models</strong> from <strong>NVIDIA GTC

OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
19 May
bytedance released an open source model that attempts to do just about anything with only 3b parameters

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1thkwgk/bytedance_released_an_open_source_model_that/"> <img alt="bytedance released an open source model

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24 Mar
Built an open-source LLM router for consumer GPUs — routes queries to domain specialists (code/math/medical/legal) using a 1.5B router model [GitHub]

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1s2e0d5/built_an_opensource_llm_router_for_consumer_gpus/"> <img alt="Built an open-source LLM router for

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