What is LTX Desktop?
LTX Desktop is a free downloadable app for generating and editing video with LTX models. It's separate from LTX Studio — there's no browser, no account required to get started, and no subscription. What you can do for free depends on your hardware.
What LTX Desktop is
LTX Desktop is built around the open-weight LTX model, running as a standalone desktop app. It includes a full video editor alongside AI generation, so you can generate clips and edit them in the same place.
LTX Desktop is not a desktop version of LTX Studio — the two are separate products with different feature sets.
Local mode vs API mode
LTX Desktop can run generation in two ways:
- Local mode — the model runs directly on your machine. Free, no per-generation cost. Requires a Windows or Linux machine with a supported NVIDIA GPU (32GB+ VRAM recommended). See system requirements.
- API mode — generation runs through the LTX API. Required on macOS, and on Windows/Linux machines without a qualifying GPU. Video generation consumes API credits.
If you're not sure which applies to you, see Local mode and API mode in LTX Desktop.
What you can do
- Text-to-video, image-to-video, and audio-to-video generation
- Retake — regenerate specific sections of a clip
- Edit video in a full non-linear timeline
- Use gap fill to generate seamless transitions
- Import timelines from DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro
- Use community LoRAs and custom model workflows
Is it free?
Yes — the app is free to download, and local generation has no per-generation cost.
However, you'll need an LTX API key and will pay per generation if:
- You're on macOS
- You're on Windows or Linux without a supported NVIDIA GPU
- You're on Windows or Linux with less than 16GB VRAM
In these cases, generation runs through the LTX API at a pay-per-use rate — no subscription required.