PHOSPHENE - FACT SHEET (October 2026)

What: a free, open-source app that makes AI video with sound, songs and images entirely on Apple Silicon Macs. Works offline once the models are downloaded.
Made by: Mr Bizarro, with contributions from the community (see /open-source/).
Current version: 4.19.6 (2026-10-19). First public release: 3.0.0, 2026-05-23. 104 releases since.
License: MIT (app). Model weights under their own licences (LTX-2.x Community License, MiniMax Community License, YuE2 CC BY-NC 4.0 + creator permission).
Engines: LTX-2.5 (Lightricks) and Hailuo H3 (MiniMax) for video with sound; YuE2 for songs; Qwen-Image-Edit and FLUX.2 for pictures; Gemma for prompts and captions. All on MLX.
Runs on: Apple Silicon Macs, M1 or newer, 16 GB unified memory and up (36 GB for Hailuo H3, 64 GB to train characters at the full recipe).
Privacy: your creative work stays on your Mac. No prompt, image, video or audio is uploaded. Anonymous usage counts are on by default and can be turned off in Settings.
Install: one click via Pinokio (pinokio.computer), or manually from GitHub. A free native Mac app is in development.
Repo: https://github.com/mrbizarro/phosphene  |  X: @PhospheneAI
GitHub (2026-10-19): 263 stars, 40 forks.

Benchmarks (M4 Max, 64 GB): 5 s LTX-2.5 clip at High ~4.5 min; 5 s Hailuo H3 clip Draft + Fast 5.2 min finished (1280x768); 3-minute song ~3 min.

Pricing: every feature available today stays free forever. No subscription, credits or per-render charges. Supporter and Pro are coming soon; neither is on sale.
Supporter (planned): $5/month, pay what you want from $3, or $50/year. Badge, betas a week early, roadmap vote and an optional credit.
Pro (planned): $12/month or $99/year. At launch, 200 Founding lifetime seats at $249 each. New features only: new model ports first (free 60 days later), optional cloud models with your own API keys, Final Cut/EDL/OTIO export, CSV batch jobs and scheduling, multi-character screenplay-to-film, licensed character packs, and webhooks/CLI/MCP.

Short description:
Phosphene makes AI video with sound, songs and images entirely on Apple Silicon Macs. Created by Mr Bizarro, the app is free and open source under MIT. It runs LTX-2.5 and Hailuo H3 locally. Once the models are downloaded, it works offline. No creative work is uploaded. No subscription or render fees.

Media: all stills and the film LAST TAKE were rendered with Phosphene. Bizarro, the moustached character, is Mr Bizarro's own persona and trained likeness. Free to use in coverage of Phosphene with credit "Made with Phosphene".
