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--- interfaces:sillytavern [2026/03/17 01:39] – created tys
+++ interfaces:sillytavern [2026/03/18 05:12] (current) – [Documentation Disinterest] tys
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 SillyTavern is the definitive Character Card interface. The successor to [[interfaces:tavernai|TavernAI]], it is the reference implementation by which all other interfaces are judged by.
-SillyTavern can be installed on macOS, Linux, Windows, or Android by following the guide [[https://docs.sillytavern.app/installation/|here]]. As this is strictly a frontend, you will need a [[backends|backend]] for SillyTavern to connect to.
+SillyTavern can be installed on macOS, Linux, Windows, or Android by following the guide [[https://docs.sillytavern.app/installation/|here]]. As this is strictly a frontend, you will need a [[:backends|backend]] for SillyTavern to connect to.
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 ===== Weaknesses =====
-While not enough good can be said for SillyTavern, it has several weaknesses. These often are the //raison d'etre// for many of the other interfaces which have been created since.
+While not enough good can be said about SillyTavern, it has several weaknesses. These often are the //raison d'etre// for many of the other interfaces which have been created since.
+==== Lackluster Mobile Support ====
+While the web interface allows a computer-hosted (or Android-hosted) SillyTavern instance to run on mobile devices, the experience suffers. Reasons are minor and myriad, but the most significant is SillyTavern's requirement for the webpage to run during inference contrasted with mobile's tendency to terminate pages.
 ==== Documentation Disinterest ====
 Like an early-2000s Internet Explorer, SillyTavern implements features and standards (or "internal structures") without consideration for other interfaces which may have an interest in compatibility. Some of these highlights include:
   * Character Card / Lorebook structures, especially usage of Extensions fields
-  * The broadly popular SillyTavern World Info format is considered an "internal structure" and undocumented
+  * The broadly popular SillyTavern [[:specifications:WorldInfo]] format is considered an "internal structure" and undocumented
-  * Incomplete macro documentation (e.g. {{system}})
+  * Incomplete macro documentation (e.g. %%{{system}}%%)
 Curiously, these are all true despite the dedicated Documentation website hosted by the project.
 ==== Complex Installation/Deployment Procedure ====
-SillyTavern is only distributed in it's source/Node.js format, which requires complex instructions (available [[https://docs.sillytavern.app/installation/|here]]). The lack of pre-built or app-store releases filters users to desktop-only computer-savvy power-users.
+SillyTavern is only distributed in it's source/Node.js format requiring complex installation procedures, especially on Android and macOS. The lack of pre-built or app-store releases filters the software to desktop-only computer-savvy power-users.
 ===== Monetization =====
 Donations accepted on Patreon and Ko-Fi.