Midjourney Now Available Through New Website for Certain Users: Here’s How to Register
Midjourney Unveils New Website for Streamlined AI Image Generation, with Limited Access at Present.
Midjourney’s robust text-to-image generator can conjure up virtually any image with remarkable quality. But access was limited to those with Discord accounts, creating a barrier to entry for many users. Midjourney is now eliminating that pain point with a dedicated website.
Initially launched in alpha mode, the new site is currently only available to those who have amassed over 10,000 images through Midjourney on Discord. Per Midjourney’s CEO David Holz, the platform will open up to more users over the coming months.
For existing users itching to try the new website, first check your lifetime image count by typing /info in your Midjourney Discord channel. Unless you’ve made Midjourney a full-time job since its July 2022 debut, you probably haven’t make the cut yet. But Holz does promise expanded access down the road.
Numerous Midjourney enthusiasts with site access have been posting on social media, sharing videos capturing their experiences — and it seems to represent a significant improvement over its previous, highly restricted Discord interface. The process now involves far less coding, thanks to the use of sliders; however, certain functionalities like rerolling and face-swapping are currently unavailable.
Just explored the new Midjourney alpha website – clear UI, amazing search & scroll! My images in a whole new light, so much better than Discord. "Use prompt" & "Use image" features are game-changers for quick experimentation with public prompts & references. #Midjourney pic.twitter.com/cpdDSc5M0I
— Ann (@AIFinity76) December 14, 2023
User Nick St. Pierre on X has shared an excellent video highlighting unique features that demonstrate the advantages over Discord. The sliders let you tweak images on metrics like stylisation, weirdness, and variety. The site also simplifies functions like adding a past image into a new prompt and outputting properly sized image formats. There’s also a feature that lets users drag and drop URLs to incorporate images instead of typing out long-form URLs character-by-character.
Midjourney Alpha is officially here!!
If you've generated 10k or more images you should have access.
This is still the alpha, so things may change a bit. But here is a quick look at image creation on the web.
BYE BYE DISCORD 👋 pic.twitter.com/JbS9L7e59P
— Nick St. Pierre (@nickfloats) December 12, 2023
For creatives yearning to try Midjourney, its new website does away with the barriers standing in the way. While access remains restricted currently, the AI tool plans to open up its site to more users in early 2024. The platform is also reportedly working on a mobile app for iOS and Android, which will support image generation through both voice and text.
How to sign up for Midjourney
As previously mentioned, unless you’ve been a frequent Midjourney user, generating images more than a dozen times daily since its launch last year, chances are you haven’t secured a spot on the access list. For existing Midjourney users, execute the /info command to track the number of images you’ve created thus far. If you meet the criteria, visit the Midjourney website and click the beta join button. Sign in with your Discord account and subscribe to one of the available plans to gain access.
