From a photo
Animate someone you know
Upload a photo, turn it into a cartoon look, then build a narrated multi-scene short around that character.
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Make animated episodes with AI
One cast, one look, a whole series of episodes.
Start from a photo or just an idea. Lock your cast and style once, then make episode after episode with the same faces every time. No drawing needed.
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Choose your starting point
One short, a whole series, or a cast you keep.
Each path uses the same straightforward studio and shared DevGhouse credits.
From an idea
Begin with one sentence
Type a simple premise and let the studio write the story, plan the scenes, and render the finished animated short.
Open the builder →Series
Keep the cast between episodes
Choose the people and visual style once. Every later episode begins with the same recognizable cast and world.
Build a series →Character library
Save people you want to reuse
Keep character images in one library, then cast them in a single short or in any series you start later.
Open the cast →One clear flow
Choose, bring, lock, generate.
Choose a start
Pick From a photo, From an idea, or Series.
Bring the seed
Upload an image or type the one-line premise for your short.
Lock the look
For a series, choose the cast and visual style once.
Generate and follow
Check the cost, start the episode, and follow each visible stage.
Product proof
The next episode keeps the same people and look.
A series stores its cast and visual style before episode one. Each later idea goes through story, scene, narration, and final video stages without making you rebuild the setup.
Example series
Mila and the Moon Shop
Cast
Locked
Style
3D cartoon
Story
Written
Video
Rendering
Your AI, your account
Bring your own AI lane to the studio.
Every episode runs on the lane you pick. Connect the AI account you already pay for, or let DevGhouse meter it for you — one credit balance across every app.
BYO account
Claude Code
Connect your own Claude subscription through the native OAuth device flow. Episode runs execute as your own account.
Flat 1 credit per successful run · 0 on failure
BYO account
Codex CLI
Bring your own OpenAI/ChatGPT account and let it drive your story and scene generation.
Flat 1 credit per successful run · 0 on failure
BYO account
Kimi CLI
Bring your own Moonshot/Kimi account for the same studio flow on your own subscription.
Flat 1 credit per successful run · 0 on failure
No account needed
DevGhouse Proxy
Nothing to connect. Start animating right away on DevGhouse's metered lane.
Real provider cost × 1.5 in credits · 0 on failure
$1 = 100 credits, one balance across every DevGhouse app. On the bring-your-own lanes the flat credit pays for orchestration — your own subscription pays the provider directly. Failed runs charge 0 credits on every lane.
A simple way in
See the cost before the cartoon starts.
Access and action costs come from operator-managed Cartoons settings. The studio shows the exact estimate for your style, length, and quality before you generate.
Common questions
Know what Cartoons can make today.
Do I need a photo to make a cartoon?+
No. From an idea starts with a one-line premise and makes the short without a source photo.
How does a series keep characters consistent?+
You choose saved characters or uploads and one visual style when the series begins. Every episode reuses that setup.
Can I reuse a character in different cartoons?+
Yes. Saved characters live in your Character Library and can be used in a single cartoon or another series.
Can I create cast members somewhere else?+
Yes. The cast picker links to the DevGhouse Creator when you want to build a new character before bringing it into Cartoons.
Is this a comic-panel tool?+
No. Cartoons makes animated video shorts and series. DevGhouse Comics is the separate tool for static panel layouts.
Bring the cast to life
Start with one photo or one sentence.
Pick a look, check the estimate, and let the studio turn your idea into a short you can watch and build on.
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