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# Invoke - Professional Creative AI Tools for Visual Media
## To learn more about Invoke, or implement our Business solutions, visit [invoke.com](https://www.invoke.com/about)
#### To learn more about Invoke, or implement our Business solutions, visit [invoke.com]
[![discord badge]][discord link] [![latest release badge]][latest release link] [![github stars badge]][github stars link] [![github forks badge]][github forks link] [![CI checks on main badge]][CI checks on main link] [![latest commit to main badge]][latest commit to main link] [![github open issues badge]][github open issues link] [![github open prs badge]][github open prs link] [![translation status badge]][translation status link]
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Invoke is a leading creative engine built to empower professionals and enthusiasts alike. Generate and create stunning visual media using the latest AI-driven technologies. Invoke offers an industry leading web-based UI, and serves as the foundation for multiple commercial products.
**Quick links**: [Installation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALLATION/) - [Discord](https://discord.gg/ZmtBAhwWhy) - [Documentation and Tutorials](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI) - [Bug Reports](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues) - [Contributing](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/contributing/CONTRIBUTING/)
[Installation][installation docs] - [Documentation and Tutorials][docs home] - [Bug Reports][github issues] - [Contributing][contributing docs]
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## Quick Start
1. Download and unzip the installer from the bottom of the [latest release](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases/latest).
1. Download and unzip the installer from the bottom of the [latest release][latest release link].
2. Run the installer script.
- **Windows**: Double-click on the `install.bat` script.
- **macOS**: Open a Terminal window, drag the file `install.sh` from Finder into the Terminal, and press enter.
- **Linux**: Run `install.sh`.
- **Windows**: Double-click on the `install.bat` script.
- **macOS**: Open a Terminal window, drag the file `install.sh` from Finder into the Terminal, and press enter.
- **Linux**: Run `install.sh`.
3. When prompted, enter a location for the install and select your GPU type.
4. Once the install finishes, find the directory you selected during install. The default location is `C:\Users\Username\invokeai` for Windows or `~/invokeai` for Linux/macOS.
6. Run the launcher script (`invoke.bat` for Windows, `invoke.sh` for macOS and Linux) - the same way you ran the installer script in step 2.
7. Select option 1 to start the application. Once it starts up, open your browser and go to <http://localhost:9090>.
8. Open the model manager tab to install a starter model and then you'll be ready to generate.
5. Run the launcher script (`invoke.bat` for Windows, `invoke.sh` for macOS and Linux) the same way you ran the installer script in step 2.
6. Select option 1 to start the application. Once it starts up, open your browser and go to <http://localhost:9090>.
7. Open the model manager tab to install a starter model and then you'll be ready to generate.
More detail, including hardware requirements and manual install instructions, are available in the [installation documentation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALLATION/).
More detail, including hardware requirements and manual install instructions, are available in the [installation documentation][installation docs].
## Troubleshooting, FAQ and Support
Please review our [FAQ][faq] for solutions to common installation problems and other issues.
For more help, please join our [Discord][discord link].
## Features
Full details on features can be found in [our documentation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/).
Full details on features can be found in [our documentation][features docs].
### Web Server & UI
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- Workflow creation & management
- Node-Based Architecture
## Troubleshooting, FAQ and Support
Please review our **[FAQ](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/help/FAQ/)** for solutions to common installation problems and other issues.
For more help, please join our [Discord][discord link].
## Contributing
Anyone who wishes to contribute to this project - whether documentation, features, bug fixes, code cleanup, testing, or code reviews - is very much encouraged to do so.
Get started with contributing by reading our [Contribution documentation](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/contributing/CONTRIBUTING/), joining the [#dev-chat](https://discord.com/channels/1020123559063990373/1049495067846524939) or the GitHub discussion board.
Get started with contributing by reading our [contribution documentation][contributing docs], joining the [#dev-chat] or the GitHub discussion board.
We hope you enjoy using Invoke as much as we enjoy creating it, and we hope you will elect to become part of our community.
## Thanks
Invoke is a combined effort of [passionate and talented people from across the world](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/other/CONTRIBUTORS/). We thank them for their time, hard work and effort.
Invoke is a combined effort of [passionate and talented people from across the world][contributors]. We thank them for their time, hard work and effort.
Original portions of the software are Copyright © 2024 by respective contributors.
[features docs]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/features/
[faq]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/help/FAQ/
[contributors]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/other/CONTRIBUTORS/
[invoke.com]: https://www.invoke.com/about
[github issues]: https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues
[docs home]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI
[installation docs]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALLATION/
[#dev-chat]: https://discord.com/channels/1020123559063990373/1049495067846524939
[contributing docs]: https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/contributing/CONTRIBUTING/
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