Museris Which one fits you?
Museris is for people who want to spend more time roleplaying and less time setting things up. It opens like any other app, works with your SillyTavern character cards, and lets a whole cast take part in the same scene.
SillyTavern gives you more extensions and tools to tinker with. If you enjoy that level of customization, or already rely on a particular extension, it may suit you better.
Museris vs SillyTavern at a glance
Museris makes getting started simpler. SillyTavern offers more ways to extend and customize your setup.
| What matters | Museris | SillyTavern |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | Install an app on Windows, macOS, or Linux. An Android beta is also available. | The standard setup uses terminal commands and extra software. Start a server, then use SillyTavern in your browser. |
| Model connections | Use any AI provider or run a model yourself. Try different writing styles with the same cast. Museris Cloud is also available. | Supports a wide range of AI services and models running on your own computer. |
| Characters | Fully supports character cards built for SillyTavern, along with Museris’s own format. Create your own or find characters in the community. | Create and import character cards, customize their details, and use characters shared by the community. |
| Group conversations | Bring several characters into a scene. The AI can choose the next speaker from the conversation. | Choose who speaks next yourself or use rules to decide the reply order. |
| Your role in the story | Play as any character in your library, just as you would choose a character for the AI to play. | Create user personas to define who you are in a conversation. |
| Worldbuilding and prompts | Attach lorebooks, edit system prompts, and customize prompt templates. | Add world details with World Info and customize prompts. Scripts and extensions offer more options. |
| Local data | Core characters and conversations are stored on your device. | Data is stored with the SillyTavern server. That may be your computer or a separate host. |
| Cost | Use the standalone app without a Hub account. AI costs depend on the service you choose. | Free and open source. AI services may cost extra. Running models yourself needs a computer that can handle them. |
Why try Museris?
An app you can install
Download Museris, install it, and open it like any other app. There are no terminal commands to run to get the app working. SillyTavern’s standard setup involves installing extra software and entering terminal commands. It runs through a server that you open in your browser.
Less time finding settings
A good roleplay app should make it easy to get into a story and change things when you need to. Museris keeps related settings together, so you can see how your prompt is built and adjust it in one place. SillyTavern offers detailed controls across several views. Museris takes a more focused approach, with a consistent layout that’s easier to find your way around.
A whole cast in one conversation
Add several characters to a scene and let the AI decide who speaks next. You can play as any character in your library too. Pick your role and let the rest of the cast respond to you and each other.
Room to shape the story
Build characters, add lorebooks with details about your world, and tell the AI how you want the story to unfold. You can edit the prompts and how they’re put together when you want more control.
When SillyTavern fits better
SillyTavern is a good choice if you enjoy tinkering. Its extensions add features like voice and image generation, and its scripting tools let you customize how it works.
If a particular extension is central to your roleplay, that’s a good reason to keep using SillyTavern. If you rely on a particular service or extension, check how it fits your Museris setup before switching.
Bring a character. Start a fresh scene.
Your characters can come with you. Museris fully supports character cards built for SillyTavern as well as its own character format. Import a favorite and start a new scene.
- Save a PNG character card from SillyTavern. Use the character card export so the file includes the character’s details along with their portrait.
- Import the file into Museris. Your character’s details and greeting come with the card.
- Choose your AI. Pick your provider in Connection, run a model yourself, or use Museris Cloud.
- Choose your player character and begin a new chat. Pick who you want to play and start the conversation.
Character cards bring over your characters. Your old chat histories, extensions, and app settings stay in SillyTavern.
Learn how character cards work
Local stories. Your choice of AI.
Museris saves your characters and conversations on your device. Use any AI provider, or run a model on your own computer.
The model makes a big difference to the feel of a story. Try playful dialogue, richer descriptions, or a slower, more intimate pace. Experiment with the same cast and opening scene until you find the writing you love. Switch your AI whenever you want; your library stays with you.
To use your own computer for AI, you’ll need to set up a model server separately and connect Museris to it. You can also connect the Android app to that server.
SillyTavern also lets you use online services or your own computer. With either app, an online AI service receives the character details and conversation it needs to write a reply.