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[github open prs link]: https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen
[github stars badge]: https://flat.badgen.net/github/stars/invoke-ai/InvokeAI?icon=github
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[latest release badge]: https://flat.badgen.net/github/release/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/development?icon=github
[latest release link]: https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases
-This is a fork of
-[CompVis/stable-diffusion](https://github.com/CompVis/stable-diffusion),
-the open source text-to-image generator. It provides a streamlined
-process with various new features and options to aid the image
-generation process. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux machines, with
-GPU cards with as little as 4 GB of RAM. It provides both a polished
-Web interface (see below), and an easy-to-use command-line interface.
+InvokeAI is a leading creative engine built to empower professionals and enthusiasts alike. Generate and create stunning visual media using the latest AI-driven technologies. InvokeAI offers an industry leading Web Interface, interactive Command Line Interface, and also serves as the foundation for multiple commercial products.
**Quick links**: [[How to Install](#installation)] [Discord Server] [Documentation and Tutorials] [Code and Downloads] [Bug Reports] [Discussion, Ideas & Q&A]
@@ -46,6 +38,9 @@ _Note: InvokeAI is rapidly evolving. Please use the
[Issues](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues) tab to report bugs and make feature
requests. Be sure to use the provided templates. They will help us diagnose issues faster._
+
+
+
# Getting Started with InvokeAI
For full installation and upgrade instructions, please see:
@@ -58,10 +53,7 @@ For full installation and upgrade instructions, please see:
5. Wait a while, until it is done.
6. The folder where you ran the installer from will now be filled with lots of files. If you are on Windows, double-click on the `invoke.bat` file. On macOS, open a Terminal window, drag `invoke.sh` from the folder into the Terminal, and press return. On Linux, run `invoke.sh`
7. Press 2 to open the "browser-based UI", press enter/return, wait a minute or two for Stable Diffusion to start up, then open your browser and go to http://localhost:9090.
-8. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`:
-
-

-
+8. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`
## Table of Contents
@@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ For full installation and upgrade instructions, please see:
8. [Support](#support)
9. [Further Reading](#further-reading)
-### Installation
+## Installation
This fork is supported across Linux, Windows and Macintosh. Linux
users can use either an Nvidia-based card (with CUDA support) or an
@@ -108,52 +100,41 @@ to render 512x512 images.
- At least 12 GB of free disk space for the machine learning model, Python, and all its dependencies.
-**Note**
-If you have a Nvidia 10xx series card (e.g. the 1080ti), please
-run the dream script in full-precision mode as shown below.
+## Features
-Similarly, specify full-precision mode on Apple M1 hardware.
+Feature documentation can be reviewed by navigating to [the InvokeAI Documentation page](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/)
-Precision is auto configured based on the device. If however you encounter
-errors like 'expected type Float but found Half' or 'not implemented for Half'
-you can try starting `invoke.py` with the `--precision=float32` flag to your initialization command
+### *Web Server & UI*
+InvokeAI offers a locally hosted Web Server & React Frontend, with an industry leading user experience. The Web-based UI allows for simple and intuitive workflows, and is responsive for use on mobile devices and tablets accessing the web server.
-```bash
-(invokeai) ~/InvokeAI$ python scripts/invoke.py --precision=float32
-```
-Or by updating your InvokeAI configuration file with this argument.
+### *Unified Canvas*
+The Unified Canvas is a fully integrated canvas implementation with support for all core generation capabilities, in/outpainting, brush tools, and more. This creative tool unlocks the capability for artists to create with AI as a creative collaborator, and can be used to augment AI-generated imagery, sketches, photography, renders, and more.
-### Features
+### *Advanced Prompt Syntax*
+InvokeAI's advanced prompt syntax allows for token weighting, cross-attention control, and prompt blending, allowing for fine-tuned tweaking of your invocations and exploration of the latent space.
-#### Major Features
+### *Command Line Interface*
+For users utilizing a terminal-based environment, or who want to take advantage of CLI features, InvokeAI offers an extensive and actively supported command-line interface that provides the full suite of generation functionality available in the tool.
-- [Web Server](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/WEB/)
-- [Interactive Command Line Interface](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/CLI/)
-- [Image To Image](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/IMG2IMG/)
-- [Inpainting Support](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/INPAINTING/)
-- [Outpainting Support](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OUTPAINTING/)
-- [Upscaling, face-restoration and outpainting](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/POSTPROCESS/)
-- [Reading Prompts From File](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/PROMPTS/#reading-prompts-from-a-file)
-- [Prompt Blending](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/PROMPTS/#prompt-blending)
-- [Thresholding and Perlin Noise Initialization Options](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#thresholding-and-perlin-noise-initialization-options)
-- [Negative/Unconditioned Prompts](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/PROMPTS/#negative-and-unconditioned-prompts)
-- [Variations](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/VARIATIONS/)
-- [Personalizing Text-to-Image Generation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/TEXTUAL_INVERSION/)
-- [Simplified API for text to image generation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#simplified-api)
+### Other features
+- *Noise Control & Tresholding*
+- *Popular Sampler Support*
+- *Upscaling & Face Restoration Tools*
+- *Embedding Manager & Support*
+- *Model Manager & Support*
-#### Other Features
-
-- [Google Colab](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#google-colab)
-- [Seamless Tiling](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#seamless-tiling)
-- [Shortcut: Reusing Seeds](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#shortcuts-reusing-seeds)
-- [Preload Models](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/OTHER/#preload-models)
+### Coming Soon
+- *2.0/2.1 Model Support*
+- *Depth2Img Support*
+- *Node-Based Architecture & UI*
+- And more...
### Latest Changes
For our latest changes, view our [Release Notes](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases)
-### Troubleshooting
+## Troubleshooting
Please check out our **[Q&A](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/help/TROUBLESHOOT/#faq)** to get solutions for common installation
problems and other issues.
@@ -183,13 +164,7 @@ their time, hard work and effort.
### Support
-For support, please use this repository's GitHub Issues tracking service. Feel free to send me an
-email if you use and like the script.
+For support, please use this repository's GitHub Issues tracking service, or join the Discord.
-Original portions of the software are Copyright (c) 2022
-[Lincoln D. Stein](https://github.com/lstein)
+Original portions of the software are Copyright (c) 2023 by respective contributors.
-### Further Reading
-
-Please see the original README for more information on this software and underlying algorithm,
-located in the file [README-CompViz.md](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/other/README-CompViz/).
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