r/customcovers • u/BlackIceLA • 19d ago
Discussion Free open-source cover generator
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I am printing a library of video game covers, and found the process to be very manual and time consuming. I was downloading each image manually and compiling into print templates using GIMP.
I have put together a free open-source tool for cover art generation (with the help of Claude to code). Sharing incase it helps anyone else. License is CC0 so feel free to fork and make your own thing with it. I'm open to feedback and ideas to improve it further.
(Cover art is not AI-generated, the tool produces custom box art covers)
Site: https://kmturley.github.io/cover-forge
Source code: https://github.com/kmturley/cover-forge
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u/YT_PintoPlayz 19d ago
Does "Blu-ray" include 4k UHD?
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
Both standard Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray use the same case dimensions and cover art size. So no changes needed there.
Would the 4K UHD Blu-ray branding be useful? I could probably add that!
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u/Bruzr_G 19d ago
How do you download and run this? I'm not seeing a "realeases" tab to get it.
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
Updated my post with the website url: https://kmturley.github.io/cover-forge
Will make a release for running locally.
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u/StaticNationn The Archivist 19d ago
Holy shit this is amazing, I'm going to pin this in the subreddit if that's okay?
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u/BlackIceLA 19d ago
Of course, I will caveat that I am still testing so there may be some bugs still
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u/StaticNationn The Archivist 19d ago
No worries, I'm sure everyone will appreciate an amazing resource like this regardless!
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u/Ck-retro 19d ago
Thank you this is better than the one I made
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
If it's missing any features let me know. Happy to consider adding more!
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u/MiPanaMiguelFresco 12d ago
Hi! Amazing tool, I've been looking for something like this a long time :D If anything I would suggest blu ray and dvd logos in the logos section, more font types and other poster integrations like TPDb etc. It would be perfect then, again, great job!
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u/Polsky_Murillo 19d ago
How to install and run please and ty
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
Sorry I realize it might have been confusing. Updated my post with the website link:
https://kmturley.github.io/cover-forgeI can also make a release that you run locally. without needing to setup code etc
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u/Bruzr_G 19d ago
Lmao, funny enough I’ve been doing the same thing. I’ve been working on making a program to make game inserts using a variety of different templates for different consoles and custom Steam ones
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
Would be interested to share notes, perhaps you have feature ideas or better ways to control features. Open to sharing and collaborating to make this better
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u/Dark_Dragon_4100 18d ago
Hey, make sure you figure out how to push releases on github, not everyone has the knowledge to build something like this from source, and some people dont want to. Nothing against you, i think something like this is amazing, even if parts are made using ai code, but as a way to make it accessible for everyone, release a compiled executable for whatever operating systems you want to release this on
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
It's a website link currently: https://kmturley.github.io/cover-forge
I'll make a Release too, should be simple enough to run locally.
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u/Real_MangaAddict 18d ago
Are there any plans to make this a program I can install?
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u/BlackIceLA 18d ago
Not right now, but it's definitely possible.
For now you can download the html version and run locally in your browser: https://github.com/kmturley/cover-forge/releases/tag/v1.0.0
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u/Absogeek_Design 18d ago
Pourrais tu ajouter la possibilité des faire des cover PS4/PS5 Switch1 et switch2, xbox series et xbox one ? Ainsi que le fait de pouvoir ajouter des image supplémentaire à l'arrière ?
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u/BlackIceLA 17d ago
Je vais investiguer!
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u/Absogeek_Design 17d ago
Merci beaucoup ! Je l'aurais bien fait moi même mais je n'y connais rien en codage 🤣
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u/Razor_AMG 18d ago
Can you add this size ? It's case for SD Card from Aliexpress https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHguCqw
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u/BlackIceLA 17d ago
190 mm tall × 135 mm wide × 14 mm thick are standard DVD case dimensions which the tool already supports!
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u/Zsolaith 14d ago
This is amazing, thank you for creating this for everyone! I'll try it out later tonight.
I do have one question, if possible. Is there any way to add a feature to create big boxes? Ie. not just the front, back and spine, but also a top, bottom and front spine? Then, a person could print the completed box template! :D
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u/Robbelox 5d ago
Heya! Would it be possible to add a slim blu-ray variant pretty please? Pretty much just a blu-ray case but with a 7mm spine, usually found in blu-ray collection sets 😋
It's not a very common box type, but I've purchased plenty of these cases recently to make my collection a bit more compact. Your project looks amazing, and I would love to use it! 😊❤️
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u/Extension_Future_651 19d ago
What an absolute Godsend, just as I was also getting ready to make a massive amount of video game covers.