Today's Image & Video Generation: Fastest-Growing Projects — May 11, 2026
This week, the Image & Video Generation space on GitHub saw significant growth, with several tools leveraging OpenAI's GPT-image-2 API to create innovative image generation and editing tools. Another trend observed is the increasing popularity of text-to-image models, with multiple repositories showcasing state-of-the-art performance.
CookSleep/gpt_image_playground takes the top spot this week with a growth score of 69.03 and over 1,015 stars. This tool utilizes OpenAI's GPT-image-2 API to create a powerful image generation and editing playground, allowing users to experiment with various prompts and settings. Its high growth rate can be attributed to its user-friendly interface and versatility in generating high-quality images.
mrslimslim/gpt-image-canvas comes in second, boasting a growth score of 35.08 and 321 stars. This local professional AI canvas is built using tldraw and provides users with an intuitive platform for creating and editing images. Its popularity can be attributed to its ease of use and the ability to work offline.
helloianneo/ian-handdrawn-ppt, with a growth score of 24.97 and over 613 stars, offers a unique solution for generating hand-drawn-style technical PPTs. This tool leverages AI to create visually appealing images that can be used in presentations. Despite having only one commit in the past month, its high star count indicates sustained interest in this type of application.
lidge-jun/ima2-gen has a growth score of 22.10 and 194 stars, providing users with a minimal CLI and web UI for OpenAI GPT Image 2 generation. This tool supports dual authentication methods and allows for parallel image generation, making it an attractive option for developers looking to integrate AI-powered image creation into their projects.
EvoLinkAI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-and-Prompts boasts an impressive growth score of 21.04 and over 13,876 stars, showcasing a comprehensive collection of GPT-Image-2 API prompts and resources. The popularity of this repository highlights the growing interest in exploring the capabilities of OpenAI's image generation technology.
baidu/ERNIE-Image has a growth score of 12.07 and 439 stars, offering an open-source text-to-image generation model developed by Baidu's ERNIE-Image team. This model achieves state-of-the-art performance among open-weight text-to-image models, attracting attention from researchers and developers looking to leverage its capabilities.
OpenImagingLab/AnyRecon has a growth score of 10.66 and 328 stars, introducing a video diffusion model for arbitrary-view 3D reconstruction. This tool demonstrates the potential for AI-powered image generation in fields beyond traditional graphics design.
cH1LLa/Photoshop-v27.6, despite having a relatively low growth score of 9.90 and 174 stars, highlights Adobe's ongoing efforts to integrate AI-powered features into its popular image editing software.
Senabayu08989/Stable-Diffusion-AI-Free has a growth score of 9.71 and 215 stars, offering a free and open-source AI image generator based on Stable Diffusion technology. This tool provides users with an alternative to paid solutions, making AI-powered image creation more accessible.
ailuntx/Thinking-with-Visual-Primitives rounds out the list with a growth score of 7.68 and 37 stars. Although its description is sparse, this repository appears to be focused on exploring visual primitives in machine learning, indicating ongoing research in this area.
CookSleep/gpt_image_playground takes the top spot this week with a growth score of 69.03 and over 1,015 stars. This tool utilizes OpenAI's GPT-image-2 API to create a powerful image generation and editing playground, allowing users to experiment with various prompts and settings. Its high growth rate can be attributed to its user-friendly interface and versatility in generating high-quality images.
mrslimslim/gpt-image-canvas comes in second, boasting a growth score of 35.08 and 321 stars. This local professional AI canvas is built using tldraw and provides users with an intuitive platform for creating and editing images. Its popularity can be attributed to its ease of use and the ability to work offline.
helloianneo/ian-handdrawn-ppt, with a growth score of 24.97 and over 613 stars, offers a unique solution for generating hand-drawn-style technical PPTs. This tool leverages AI to create visually appealing images that can be used in presentations. Despite having only one commit in the past month, its high star count indicates sustained interest in this type of application.
lidge-jun/ima2-gen has a growth score of 22.10 and 194 stars, providing users with a minimal CLI and web UI for OpenAI GPT Image 2 generation. This tool supports dual authentication methods and allows for parallel image generation, making it an attractive option for developers looking to integrate AI-powered image creation into their projects.
EvoLinkAI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-and-Prompts boasts an impressive growth score of 21.04 and over 13,876 stars, showcasing a comprehensive collection of GPT-Image-2 API prompts and resources. The popularity of this repository highlights the growing interest in exploring the capabilities of OpenAI's image generation technology.
baidu/ERNIE-Image has a growth score of 12.07 and 439 stars, offering an open-source text-to-image generation model developed by Baidu's ERNIE-Image team. This model achieves state-of-the-art performance among open-weight text-to-image models, attracting attention from researchers and developers looking to leverage its capabilities.
OpenImagingLab/AnyRecon has a growth score of 10.66 and 328 stars, introducing a video diffusion model for arbitrary-view 3D reconstruction. This tool demonstrates the potential for AI-powered image generation in fields beyond traditional graphics design.
cH1LLa/Photoshop-v27.6, despite having a relatively low growth score of 9.90 and 174 stars, highlights Adobe's ongoing efforts to integrate AI-powered features into its popular image editing software.
Senabayu08989/Stable-Diffusion-AI-Free has a growth score of 9.71 and 215 stars, offering a free and open-source AI image generator based on Stable Diffusion technology. This tool provides users with an alternative to paid solutions, making AI-powered image creation more accessible.
ailuntx/Thinking-with-Visual-Primitives rounds out the list with a growth score of 7.68 and 37 stars. Although its description is sparse, this repository appears to be focused on exploring visual primitives in machine learning, indicating ongoing research in this area.