# What is Nodespell? > Nodespell is a browser-based node-graph workspace for generating and finishing images, video, audio and text with AI models, compositing and a Timeline. Source: https://docs.nodespell.com/start/what-is-nodespell/ ยท Last updated: 2026-11-10 Nodespell is a browser-based creative workspace where you generate and finish images, video, audio and text by connecting nodes in a graph. Every AI model, edit and effect is a node, every result stays attached to the node that made it, and you can change one step and rerun only what depends on it. You open Nodespell in a web browser at [app.nodespell.com](https://app.nodespell.com). There is nothing to install: AI model nodes run on Nodespell's servers, and your Projects, results and uploaded media are saved to your account. ## What can you make with Nodespell? Nodespell covers the whole path from a first idea to a finished file. The table lists what each kind of work looks like in the product. | You want to | In Nodespell you use | Start here | | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | Generate an image from a prompt | **Image Generator**, **Cinematic Shot** and other image Creative Tools | [Make your first image](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/first-image/) | | Edit, upscale, relight or cut out an image | **Image Editor**, **Image Upscaler**, **Relight**, **Variations**, **Remove Background** | [Creative Tools](https://docs.nodespell.com/creative-tools/) | | Animate a still or generate video from text | **Image to Video**, **Text to Video**, **Reference Images to Video**, **Extend Video**, **Modify Video** | [Image to video tutorial](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/first-image-to-video/) | | Generate voice, music and sound effects | **Voice Generator**, **Music Generator**, **Sound Effects Generator**, **Speak** | [Creative Tools](https://docs.nodespell.com/creative-tools/) | | Combine layers, key, color-correct and refocus | Compositor nodes such as Merge, Keyer, Color Correct, Curves, Defocus and ZDefocus | [Compositing](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/compositing/) | | Cut clips and audio together | The **Timeline** editor in the **Design** panel | [Timeline](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/timeline/) | | Ask for help or have changes made for you | The in-product **Agent**, shown in a panel labeled **Assistant** | [Agent](https://docs.nodespell.com/agent/) | The list of available models changes over time. The model picker and the Library panel in the app show what is available now, and [What's new](https://docs.nodespell.com/whats-new/) records each release. ## Who is Nodespell for? Nodespell is built for people who make images and moving pictures and want control over each step: artists, designers, motion and VFX artists, and small studios. Two parts of the product serve different starting points: - **Create** is a guided workspace. You pick a Creative Tool such as **Image Generator**, choose a model, write a prompt and select **Generate**. It suits someone who has never used a node editor. - **Graph** is the full node editor. You add, connect, organize and run nodes directly. It suits people who already think in node trees, such as compositors and technical artists. Both modes edit the same Project, so you can start in Create and open the result in Graph at any time. See [Choose a workspace mode](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/workspace-modes/). Teams can share Projects, Assets and, on the Studio plan, a shared credit pool. See [Teams](https://docs.nodespell.com/teams/). ## How is Nodespell different from a prompt-box generator? A prompt-box generator gives you a text field and a gallery of outputs. Nodespell keeps the steps that produced a result as visible, editable nodes. | In a prompt-box generator | In Nodespell | | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Each output is a separate download | Each output is a **take** stored on the node that made it, and you choose which take the rest of the graph uses | | Changing one step means starting again | You change one node, and nodes downstream reuse their existing takes until you choose to run them again | | One model per screen | Many models from several makers can sit in one graph, feeding each other | | Finishing happens in another app | Compositing, color correction, masks, depth effects, keyframes and a Timeline are nodes and panels in the same Project | See [Takes](https://docs.nodespell.com/graph/takes/) and [Run nodes](https://docs.nodespell.com/graph/run-nodes/) for how reuse works. ## How is Nodespell different from other node-based tools? Nodespell uses the same idea as other node editors (data flows from outputs to inputs along connections), with these differences: - **It runs in the browser.** AI model nodes run on Nodespell's servers, so you do not need a local GPU, model downloads or a Python setup. - **AI models and finishing tools share one graph.** A generated image can feed a compositor, a Color Correct node and then a video model without leaving the Project. - **Guided and direct editing work on the same nodes.** A Creative Tool is a guided presentation of a model node, not a separate copy. See [Creative Tools on the canvas](https://docs.nodespell.com/creative-tools/on-the-canvas/). - **Costs are visible before you run.** Paid plans show a credit estimate for the selected model and settings before you start a run. See [Plans and credits](https://docs.nodespell.com/account/plans-and-credits/). ## What does Nodespell not do? - Nodespell does not run AI models on your own computer. Model nodes need an internet connection and use credits. - A free account can open Projects and work with your own media, but video generation is part of paid plans. - Nodespell is not a general-purpose code or automation environment. Its nodes are built for images, video, audio and text. ## Frequently asked questions ### Do I need to install anything to use Nodespell? No. Nodespell runs in a web browser at app.nodespell.com. AI model nodes run on Nodespell's servers, and your work is saved to your account. ### Do I have to learn node graphs before I can make something? No. The **Create** workspace lets you choose a Creative Tool, a model and a prompt and select **Generate** without touching the graph. The graph is built for you alongside, and you can open it later in **Graph** mode. ### Does generating with AI models cost money? Running AI model nodes uses credits. Paid plans include monthly credits, and a free account's credits do not renew. See [Plans and credits](https://docs.nodespell.com/account/plans-and-credits/). ### Can several people work in the same Project? Teams can share Projects and Assets in a Team workspace. See [Team projects](https://docs.nodespell.com/teams/team-projects/) for how shared Projects work. ## Related - [Make your first image](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/first-image/): Generate an image in Create, step by step. - [Core concepts](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/core-concepts/): Projects, nodes, connections, runs, takes and credits in one page. - [Choose a workspace mode](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/workspace-modes/): When to use Create, Graph or Immersive. - [Tour the interface](https://docs.nodespell.com/start/interface/): Top bar, panels, docks, layouts and the command palette.