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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between NodeTool and Langflow?

Langflow is a low-code visual builder for LLM applications — chatbots, RAG pipelines, and agents — rooted in the Python and LangChain ecosystem. NodeTool covers the same agent and RAG ground but treats media as a first-class output: image, video, and music generation run as native nodes on the same canvas, with editing tools like masks, inpaint, and layers built in. Both are open source and self-hostable.

Can Langflow generate images and video?

Langflow is built for text and LLM workloads; generating media means wiring up external APIs yourself. NodeTool ships native generation nodes for image, video, and music across every major provider, plus built-in editing tools — masks, inpaint, outpaint, relight, upscale, layers, and compositing.

Is NodeTool open source like Langflow?

Yes. Langflow is MIT-licensed; NodeTool is open source under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted. NodeTool also ships as a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and NodeTool Cloud is managed hosting of the same open-source code.

Can I run local models in NodeTool?

Yes. NodeTool runs local models via Ollama, MLX, and llama.cpp in the desktop app, and connects to every major cloud provider BYOK — your keys, provider list prices, no credits or markup.