User Guide

Welcome to Kira, your all-in-one AI creative platform. This guide walks you through everything you need to know to generate, edit, and enhance visuals with AI.

Kira lets you create and transform images using powerful AI models. Whether you’re generating visuals from text, editing existing images, or applying styles, this guide covers the tools, workflows, and tips you need to get the most out of Kira.

Getting Started

Create Your Account

Go to the Kira website: https://kira.art/
Sign up with your Gmail.
Verify your account and explore the dashboard.

Once you’re logged in, you’ll see your credit balance, tools menu, and gallery.

Core Tools

Kira’s main tools let you work with visuals in different creative ways:

Image Generation

Turn text descriptions into images.

Video Generation

Turn text or generated/edited images into video.

Image Editing

Modify and edit existing images using AI.

Inpaint

Edit or modify specific areas of an image using AI, with rest of the image unchanged.

Redux

Create visual variations while keeping the original composition and subject.

Additional Tools

These tools support refinement, cleanup, and final polish.

Remove Background: Automatically remove the background from an image.

Replace Background: Replace the background of an image while keeping the subject intact.

Eraser: Remove unwanted elements from an image.

Upscale: Increase image resolution and clarity.

Expand: Extend the canvas beyond the original image boundaries.

Adjust: Fine-tune image properties manually, such as brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, etc.

Filter: Apply preset filters or get dynamic filters.

Crop: Resize and reframe your image.

Common Use Cases

Kira is built to support both everyday creation and more advanced visual workflows.

Digital Content & Media

Visuals for social platforms and campaigns
Blog imagery, thumbnails, and featured visuals
Product shots and e-commerce creatives
Fun personal edits

Creative Exploration

Early-stage concepts and visual ideation
Character, environment, and illustration design
Scene building and spatial visualization

Professional & Design Work

Brand visuals and identity assets
Website graphics, UI visuals, and layouts
Editorial, presentation, and photography images

Popular Tools Comparison

Use this table to quickly decide which tool fits your task.

Tool	What It Does	Best Used When
Image Generation	Creates images from text prompts	You want to create a new image from scratch
Video Generation	Create video from text or generated/edited images	Turn your images into motion
Replace BG	Replaces the background while keeping the subject	You want a new scene without changing the subject
Remove BG	Removes the background automatically	You need a transparent cutout or a clean subject
Inpaint	Edits specific areas using AI	You want to change part of an image without affecting the rest
Eraser	Removes unwanted objects	You want to delete distractions or small elements
Upscale	Increases resolution and sharpness	You need higher-quality or print-ready images
Expand	Extends the canvas beyond the original image	You need more space or a different aspect ratio
Redux	Creates consistent variations of an image	You want multiple versions with the same composition
Adjust	Manually fine-tunes colors and lighting	You need subtle corrections or final polish
Filter	Applies preset filters and dynamic filters tailored to each image	You want quick mood or aesthetic changes
Crop	Reframes or resizes an image	You need to fix composition or fit an aspect ratio

Quick Tips

Use Inpaint for precise edits → use Eraser for simple removals
Use Replace BG for creative scenes → use Remove BG for clean cutouts
Use Redux before heavy edits to explore options
Finish with Adjust or Filter for polish

Daily Credits & Usage

Kira uses credits to power AI tasks:

Standard actions (generation, editing, enhancements) cost 5 credits each, video generation costs 60 credits each.
Free users receive 15 credits per day, which refresh daily. Unused credits do not carry over.
A one-time free allowance of 30 credits is granted when you create your account.

Credits are only used when an action successfully completes, failed or interrupted tasks do not cost credits. Read more here.

You can check your credit balance in the Billing section of your account. (More on this in the Credit & Usage Guide article.)

Saving & Managing Creations

After you generate or edit an image/video:

Use Export to download it.
Re-edit images through your threads anytime.

Your threads keep track of your recent outputs for quick access.

Troubleshooting & Support

If something doesn’t work as expected:

Check your credit balance; generation may fail if you’re out of credits.
Visit the Help Center for feature-specific articles.
Reach out to support or use the live chat if you encounter errors that persist.

Community & Learning Resources

Join Discord: Connect with other Kira creators in our community.
Tutorials & Examples: Learn by seeing how others prompt and iterate.
Feature Updates: Stay updated on new tools through releases and announcements.