Pipeline Management Made Lovely

Artist-friendly production workflow tool for animation studios, game developers, and creative teams

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Free for artists — no license or activation needed for personal use.

Artist Workflow (DMO example)

Launch the interactive menu, then speak or paste commands at pipely>—no file browsing needed.

Natural language (paste or type)

“create a show called Demo with code DMO using animation_short”
“add environment asset Forest_BG for show DMO”
“add shot SH010 First beat for show DMO”
“work on Forest_BG in krita”
“mark task Paint for DMO_ENV_Forest_BG done”
“list assets for show DMO”
“list tasks for DMO_ENV_Forest_BG”

Why Creative Teams Love Pipely

Built by artists, for artists. Streamline your production pipeline without the complexity.

Artist-Friendly CLI

No technical degree required. Intuitive commands with tab autocomplete and beautiful interactive menus designed for creative professionals.

Lightning Fast Setup

Get your entire production pipeline running in under 60 seconds. Pre-built templates for animation, game dev, and illustration projects.

Smart Asset Tracking

Track characters, environments, props, and shots with automatic status workflows. Never lose track of what needs to be done.

Git Integration

Built-in version control and Git workflow integration. See your project status, commit changes, and track versions effortlessly.

DCC Launcher

Launch Blender, Krita, PureRef, and other creative tools directly from your project context. Everything in one place.

Cross-Platform

Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, Linux, and WSL. Your pipeline, your platform.

Perfect For Your Creative Workflow

Whether you're a solo artist or a growing studio, Pipely scales with your needs

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Animation Studios

Manage shots, assets, and tasks across your entire production. From preproduction to final delivery, keep your team organized and on schedule.

Indie Game Developers

Track art assets, design documents, audio files, and builds. Organize your game development pipeline with smart folder structures and version control.

Freelance Artists

Stay organized across multiple client projects. Quick project creation, automatic folder structures, and seamless tool launching.

VFX Teams

Manage plates, matchmove, layout, FX, lighting, and compositing workflows. Track versions and deliverables with ease.

Educational Institutions

Teach students professional pipeline workflows from day one. Industry-standard folder structures and asset management practices.

Content Creators

Organize YouTube videos, social media content, and marketing campaigns. Keep reference, working files, and final renders perfectly structured.

Get Started in Seconds

From zero to production-ready pipeline in three simple steps

# Install Pipely (requires Python 3.8+)
pipx install https://github.com/Sreyeesh/pipeline-tools/releases/download/v0.1.17/pipely-0.1.17-py3-none-any.whl

# Launch interactive mode
pipely

# Or create a project directly
pipely create --interactive

# That's it! Your production pipeline is ready 🎉

Talk to Pipely in plain language

For artists on DMO: say what you want, Pipely does the routing.

Jump in

Open projects and apps without memorizing flags.

“open project 1 with blender”
“open project 1 with krita”
“show workspace” / “show project structure”

Make & manage

Create assets and kick off tasks in one line.

“add environment asset called Forest_BG for show DMO”
“work on Forest_BG in krita” (opens files, updates task)
“mark task Paint for DMO_ENV_Forest_BG done”

Check status

Browse what matters—no digging through folders.

“list assets for show DMO”
“list tasks for DMO_ENV_Forest_BG”
“show recent assets”

Changelog

Latest updates for Pipely

0.1.17

Interactive shell rebuilt with natural-language assistants, smarter DCC launcher that now auto-detects Godot/Unity/Unreal installs (including UE 5.6 on WSL), plus creative-root fixes so deletions and workspace summaries stay in sync.

0.1.16

Natural language quick-start for artists, release pipeline hardening, packaged admin templates, and test/build fixes so installs match what we ship.

0.1.15

Creative root overrides respected everywhere; NLP add-asset phrasing improved; tests fixed to include user site-packages for clean imports.

0.1.14

Task CRUD intents and asset wizard in the interactive shell, plus NLP helper test coverage for smoother artist workflows.