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ToonCrafter

No phone app

5.6No. 18 of 23
in AI Animation Makers
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score75
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
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Runs on
self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Summary

ToonCrafter is ranked #18 of 23 in AI animation makers on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Self-hosted, Web, Windows.

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Image-to-animation
Yesdoubiiu.github.io

Facts

Purpose
ToonCrafter interpolates two cartoon images using pretrained image-to-video diffusion priors.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Sketch guidance
It supports sparse sketch guidance for controlling generated interpolation frames.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Additional uses
The project demonstrates cartoon sketch interpolation and reference-based sketch colorization.doubiiu.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Access
The makers say they have not set up official profit-making projects or web applications.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Local use
The repository provides command-line inference and a local Gradio demo.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Model limit
The makers report support for videos up to 16 frames at 512×320 resolution.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Hardware
The listed model uses about 24 GB of GPU memory and takes about 24 seconds on an A100 for 50-step inference; the makers say community changes reduced memory use to about 10 GB.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The repository links community implementations for ComfyUI and Colab, plus a Windows version.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Known limitations
The makers say the model may misunderstand image contents and may struggle with convincing transitions when objects appear or disappear.doubiiu.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Research status
The makers describe ToonCrafter as an open-source research exploration rather than a commercial product and say generation success is not guaranteed.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository lists an Apache-2.0 license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Research affiliation
The project page lists contributors affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Tencent AI Lab, and Monash University.doubiiu.github.io · 4 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2024doubiiu.github.io · 28 Sept 2026

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