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SillycardSilly Tavern character cards on Mac — PNG manager for macOS
macOS · Silly Tavern–compatible cards · Free · Local library
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Sillycard is a macOS app built around Silly Tavern character cards: keep your local PNG cards organized on Mac, preview embedded JSON, and write changes back to the file. Use Silly Tavern for roleplay chat; use Sillycard when you need a macOS-native library for Silly Tavern cards—not another sidebar list.
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Silly Tavern cards on Mac and PNG: quick FAQ
macOS paths, PNG character cards with embedded JSON, import/export and backups, V2/V3, persona vs character, and pointers to deeper posts on this site—not official Silly Tavern docs.
macOS Silly Tavern card edit workflow: backups, folders, and round-trip PNGs
Practical workflow on Mac: find your Silly Tavern characters folder, duplicate before edits, edit PNG JSON, re-import into Silly Tavern.
ST card editor on macOS: built-in Silly Tavern, web tools, and file-first apps
Editing Silly Tavern character cards on macOS—built-in ST, browser tools, standalone apps, and file-first workflows on Apple Silicon or Intel.
Silly Tavern on macOS: install, paths, and what “Mac” changes
Running Silly Tavern on Apple Silicon or Intel Macs: Node install, typical data folders, and where character PNG files live on disk. Not official ST docs.
AI character card design: drafting with LLMs, then making it safe to ship
ai card design: using LLMs to outline Silly Tavern fields, validate JSON keys, and review for contradictions—human pass required.
Character card design: structure, fields, and what “good” means in Silly Tavern
character card design for Silly Tavern / Character Card: information architecture, personality, greetings, lorebook, and revision order—not pixel art.
Chub.ai character cards: system prompt and character book (lorebook) basics
chub ai character system prompt, character book, character creation; mapping to Silly Tavern / Character Card fields; compliance and backups.
Chub.ai character cards: templates, archives, and “missing” characters
chub ai character template, archive, missing, creation guide; search and local backups; not official Chub docs.
Janitor AI characters not showing, not loading, or missing: troubleshooting
janitor ai characters not showing up, not loading, missing, gone, disappeared; account, cache, network, backups; not official support.
How to export Janitor AI characters and import them into Silly Tavern
how to import janitor ai characters to sillytavern, how to export janitor ai characters; format notes; UI names follow each product.
Silly Tavern Chinese character cards: what “tavern Chinese card” means
Silly Tavern Chinese character card, UI vs card language, PNG+JSON; links to field series.
Tavern character cards: what they are and how to download
Tavern character card download; hosting sites, export from ST; copyright and backups.
Making and sharing Silly Tavern character cards: what to watch for
Silly Tavern character card creation and sharing; AI-assisted text; export and republication rules.
Silly Tavern character cards and Discord communities
sillytavern character card discord; resources, etiquette, no official server claim.
“Brain-like” / LLM character cards and Silly Tavern
LLM character cards vs prompts; Silly Tavern + PNG cards; compliance.
Character-card management in Silly Tavern falls short
Silly Tavern relies on a long list in the sidebar. When you have too many cards, that leads to real friction:
- The interface can stutter (depending on your hardware).
- Finding a card depends on memory or tag names alone.
- Silly Tavern is built for chat—not for managing cards at scale.
A Finder-like workflow for your cards
“If only there were an app that let me manage character cards the way Finder manages files”—that’s the idea behind Sillycard.
We wanted a simple tool for Silly Tavern–compatible cards. The main difference from Finder is built-in preview and editing of embedded card metadata (JSON) with changes saved back to the PNG—so you can review and update cards locally without leaving a file-first workflow.
| Capability | Finder | Sillycard |
|---|---|---|
| Browse and organize PNGs as local files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Familiar grid / list-style views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read and preview embedded JSON fields in character cards | - | ✓ |
| Edit metadata in-app and save back to the same PNG | - | ✓ |
| Tailored for Silly Tavern card spec (v2 / v3) | - | ✓ |
Who it’s for: Silly Tavern card creators
Across communities, many people make character cards—sometimes taking commission after commission. That workflow creates a lot of library management work. Opening Silly Tavern for every batch is slow and awkward, and there hasn’t been a dedicated, convenient tool for the job.
Creators’ taste and throughput shape how rich the downstream card ecosystem can be—and they’re exactly the people who need a smooth utility. Sillycard is built for them.
Privacy
We do not collect data from this app. Sillycard does not gather personal information.
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