Slavomir Durej

LayerShop is a free, open-source, Photoshop-style desktop image editor with generative AI built directly into the editing workflow.

Instead of jumping between an AI generator and an image editor, you can create, modify and refine images directly on editable layers.

Key features:

• AI generation and editing: Text-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, restyling and targeted edits using selections or masks.
• Local and cloud models: Run models such as Qwen Image, FLUX and MOSS locally through ComfyUI, or connect to cloud providers using your own API keys.
• Automatic setup: A guided wizard installs ComfyUI and downloads the required models. No Python setup or node-based workflows required.
• Region-based generation: Draw bounding boxes to specify where individual objects should appear in generated images.
• Creative tools: Named image references, style presets, LoRA support, batch generation and animated GIF creation.
• Real image editing: Layers, masks, adjustment layers, familiar tools and PSD compatibility.

Built in Rust on top of the open-source PhotoCraft editor, LayerShop is currently available as a Windows 10/11 preview.…

I run Aardvark Studios, a small AI automation consultancy in Southampton. I have 15+ years in software engineering and more than three years building production workflows in n8n that connect existing tools, run LLM steps with validation and human review, and keep running around the clock. I have served clients across the UK and EU, working remotely or on-site as needed.

The project people have noticed most is claude-usage-widget, a small Windows widget for tracking Claude usage, which has 343 stars on GitHub. Beyond that, I am still working out how to turn one-off builds into repeatable offers without losing the hands-on work clients value most.

My latest project is the Local AI enabled fork of PhotoCraft called Layershop. It combines the power of local AI generation (driven via ComfyUI on the background) with the most powerful image editor in the world (Photoshop).

I would love an introduction to founders or operators who have packaged an automation service, or any advice on pricing retainers versus fixed-scope projects. Feedback on how I explain my work is welcome too.