Midjourney has been building a new web app for creating artificially intelligent images for several months now, and it is finally more widely available

Until now, you needed a Discord account to wrestle with Midjourney's AI generator bot While this works and you gain a lot of control over the final generation through parameters, it is not the easiest or most user-friendly experience

Anyone who has generated at least 100 images using the Discord-based Midjourney bot now has access to the web-based tool This includes new "rooms" for discussing various aspects of AI image generation This feature is similar to the Discord server and the NightCafe AI platform

I tried it myself and while it is a bit slower than Discord and may require learning a new UI, it is significantly better than my previous experience I can't go back to Discord

You still need a Discord account to sign in to the Midjourney website and get an account for the AI image generator Once signed in, you will see a number of impressive images created by other users and a large text box to generate your own images

In multiple places, Midjourney emphasizes that this is an "alpha" feature, not yet ready for general mainstream use, and may be buggy A beta version is likely to be released soon

To start using it, all you have to do is type what you want to see in the big box at the top, hit enter, and wait for the image to be created The biggest advantage of the web UI, however, is the ease of customization

You no longer have to remember dozens of parameters and their proper usage Just select from a drop-down menu

Midjourney's web interface does not yet reflect all potential parameters (emphasizing that it is an alpha build)

Midjourney has been relentlessly committed to Discord since it first launched two years ago It enables bots and integrations, and handles all user management and interaction inexpensively and at scale

Runway and Pika Labs also got their start with Midjourney, PixVerse and others are still using it, and all major AI platforms, from giants like Adobe to small startups like FinalFrame, have servers running it But as companies grow, they typically build their own infrastructure instead of Midjourney

The problem with Discord is that it is not suited for enterprise users, requiring not only a learning curve for Midjourney but also for Discord, and Midjourney has limited access to data about users and their behavior, which could hinder new user acquisition This could hinder the acquisition of new users, as Midjourney would have limited access to data about users and their behavior

Moving to the web puts the entire process in Midjourney's hands It will also build more unique features and make it easier for users to get started without having to register on Discord My favorite feature is being able to flip a switch, check a box, or choose from a menu rather than having to type