IdeaStudio CLI

Turn ideas into video — on your machine.
AI workflow canvas, image & video generation, and a pro render timeline. One command, studio open.

Official install page: idea2vid.com

What you get

| | | |---|---| | Workflow Video | Node-based canvas — Start, AI Chat, image/video gen, loops, preview… then run it all automatically | | Gen Image / Gen Video | Standalone creation studios wired into your flows | | Render Editor | Editor-style timeline: trim, text overlays, export | | Runs locally | Express backend + Vue UI; browser opens automatically on start |

No separate Electron install — just Node.js and a terminal.

Quick install

Full guides, downloads, and the latest release:

https://www.idea2vid.com/

Install via npm (global):

npm install -g ideastudio-cli

Requires: Node.js ≥ 18

Run the studio

ideastudio

Starts the server, serves the built web UI, and opens your browser.
Sign in, open Workflow Video, and start dragging nodes.

CLI commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | ideastudio | Run release mode (default) | | ideastudio dev | Dev mode — backend + Vite hot reload | | ideastudio stop | Stop the running instance | | ideastudio doctor | Check runtime status | | ideastudio update | Show the CLI update command |

Options

ideastudio --port 1212              # custom server port
ideastudio --port=1212 --no-open    # do not open the browser

Examples

ideastudio --port 1212
ideastudio stop
ideastudio doctor

Stop the app

Option 1 — In the terminal running ideastudio:

Ctrl + C

Option 2 — From another terminal:

ideastudio stop

Update

npm update -g ideastudio-cli
ideastudio

Or follow the steps on idea2vid.com.

Development (contributors)

Clone the repo, install dependencies, and run dev:

git clone <repo-url>
cd ideastudio-cli
npm install
npm run dev          # ideastudio dev — hot reload
npm run build        # build frontend → dist/

Suggested workflow

Idea → Workflow canvas → Gen image/video → Render timeline → Export

1. Create a project in Workflow Video
2. Connect nodes (input, AI, generation, loops…)
3. Open Render to edit the timeline and export
4. Save your flow as JSON — import/export anytime from the toolbar