BlinkShot

An open-source real-time AI image generator powered by Flux through Together.ai

✨ Features

• 🚀 Real-time image generation as you type
• 🎨 Consistency mode for iterative generations
• 🖼️ Featured gallery of generations
• 📥 Easy image downloads
• 🔑 Optional BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) support
• 🌏 Rate limiting and analytics built-in

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Flux Schnell - High-performance image model from BFL
• Together AI - Inference API provider
• Next.js 14 - React framework with App Router
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Helicone - API observability
• Plausible - Privacy-friendly analytics

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/SujalXplores/blinkshot

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env.local file and add your Upstash & Together AI API key:

TOGETHER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL=your_redis_url_here
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN=your_redis_token_here

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev

🗺️ Roadmap

• Build an image gallery of cool generations with their prompts
• Add download functionality for generated images
• Implement authentication and email-based rate limiting
• Display remaining credits for users
• Add replay functionality for consistent generations
• Add configurable step settings (2-5)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Open issues for bugs or feature requests
• Submit pull requests for improvements
• Share your feedback and suggestions

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Forked from Nutlope/blinkshot
• Built with Together AI and Flux