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InvokeAI is an implementation of Stable Diffusion, the open source text-to-image and image-to-image generator. It provides a streamlined process with various new features and options to aid the image generation process. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux machines, and runs on GPU cards with as little as 4 GB of RAM. **Quick links**: [Discord Server] [Code and Downloads] [Bug Reports] [Discussion, Ideas & Q&A]
!!! note This fork is rapidly evolving. Please use the [Issues tab](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues) to report bugs and make feature requests. Be sure to use the provided templates. They will help aid diagnose issues faster. ## :fontawesome-solid-computer: Hardware Requirements ### :octicons-cpu-24: System You wil need one of the following: - :simple-nvidia: An NVIDIA-based graphics card with 4 GB or more VRAM memory. - :simple-amd: An AMD-based graphics card with 4 GB or more VRAM memory (Linux only) - :fontawesome-brands-apple: An Apple computer with an M1 chip. We do **not recommend** the following video cards due to issues with their running in half-precision mode and having insufficient VRAM to render 512x512 images in full-precision mode: - NVIDIA 10xx series cards such as the 1080ti - GTX 1650 series cards - GTX 1660 series cards ### :fontawesome-solid-memory: Memory and Disk - At least 12 GB Main Memory RAM. - At least 18 GB of free disk space for the machine learning model, Python, and all its dependencies. ## :octicons-package-dependencies-24: Installation This fork is supported across Linux, Windows and Macintosh. Linux users can use either an Nvidia-based card (with CUDA support) or an AMD card (using the ROCm driver). ### [Installation Getting Started Guide](installation) #### [Automated Installer](installation/010_INSTALL_AUTOMATED.md) This method is recommended for 1st time users #### [Manual Installation](installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md) This method is recommended for experienced users and developers #### [Docker Installation](installation/040_INSTALL_DOCKER.md) This method is recommended for those familiar with running Docker containers ### Other Installation Guides - [PyPatchMatch](installation/060_INSTALL_PATCHMATCH.md) - [XFormers](installation/070_INSTALL_XFORMERS.md) - [CUDA and ROCm Drivers](installation/030_INSTALL_CUDA_AND_ROCM.md) - [Installing New Models](installation/050_INSTALLING_MODELS.md) ## :octicons-gift-24: InvokeAI Features ### The InvokeAI Web Interface - [WebUI overview](features/WEB.md) - [WebUI hotkey reference guide](features/WEBUIHOTKEYS.md) - [WebUI Unified Canvas for Img2Img, inpainting and outpainting](features/UNIFIED_CANVAS.md) ### Image Management - [Image2Image](features/IMG2IMG.md) - [Adding custom styles and subjects](features/CONCEPTS.md) - [Upscaling and Face Reconstruction](features/POSTPROCESS.md) - [Other Features](features/OTHER.md) ### Model Management - [Installing](installation/050_INSTALLING_MODELS.md) - [Model Merging](features/MODEL_MERGING.md) - [ControlNet Models](features/CONTROLNET.md) - [Style/Subject Concepts and Embeddings](features/CONCEPTS.md) - [Not Safe for Work (NSFW) Checker](features/NSFW.md) ### Prompt Engineering - [Prompt Syntax](features/PROMPTS.md) - [Generating Variations](features/VARIATIONS.md) ### InvokeAI Configuration - [Guide to InvokeAI Runtime Settings](features/CONFIGURATION.md) ## :octicons-log-16: Important Changes Since Version 2.3 ### Nodes Behind the scenes, InvokeAI has been completely rewritten to support "nodes," small unitary operations that can be combined into graphs to form arbitrary workflows. For example, there is a prompt node that processes the prompt string and feeds it to a text2latent node that generates a latent image. The latents are then fed to a latent2image node that translates the latent image into a PNG. The WebGUI has a node editor that allows you to graphically design and execute custom node graphs. The ability to save and load graphs is still a work in progress, but coming soon. ### Command-Line Interface Retired The original "invokeai" command-line interface has been retired. The `invokeai` command will now launch a new command-line client that can be used by developers to create and test nodes. It is not intended to be used for routine image generation or manipulation. To launch the Web GUI from the command-line, use the command `invokeai-web` rather than the traditional `invokeai --web`. ### ControlNet This version of InvokeAI features ControlNet, a system that allows you to achieve exact poses for human and animal figures by providing a model to follow. Full details are found in [ControlNet](features/CONTROLNET.md) ### New Schedulers The list of schedulers has been completely revamped and brought up to date: | **Short Name** | **Scheduler** | **Notes** | |----------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| | **ddim** | DDIMScheduler | | | **ddpm** | DDPMScheduler | | | **deis** | DEISMultistepScheduler | | | **lms** | LMSDiscreteScheduler | | | **pndm** | PNDMScheduler | | | **heun** | HeunDiscreteScheduler | original noise schedule | | **heun_k** | HeunDiscreteScheduler | using karras noise schedule | | **euler** | EulerDiscreteScheduler | original noise schedule | | **euler_k** | EulerDiscreteScheduler | using karras noise schedule | | **kdpm_2** | KDPM2DiscreteScheduler | | | **kdpm_2_a** | KDPM2AncestralDiscreteScheduler | | | **dpmpp_2s** | DPMSolverSinglestepScheduler | | | **dpmpp_2m** | DPMSolverMultistepScheduler | original noise scnedule | | **dpmpp_2m_k** | DPMSolverMultistepScheduler | using karras noise schedule | | **unipc** | UniPCMultistepScheduler | CPU only | Please see [3.0.0 Release Notes](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases/tag/v3.0.0) for further details. ## :material-target: Troubleshooting Please check out our **[:material-frequently-asked-questions: Troubleshooting Guide](installation/010_INSTALL_AUTOMATED.md#troubleshooting)** to get solutions for common installation problems and other issues. ## :octicons-repo-push-24: 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. [Please take a look at our Contribution documentation to learn more about contributing to InvokeAI. ](contributing/CONTRIBUTING.md) ## :octicons-person-24: Contributors This fork is a combined effort of various people from across the world. [Check out the list of all these amazing people](other/CONTRIBUTORS.md). We thank them for their time, hard work and effort. ## :octicons-question-24: 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. Original portions of the software are Copyright (c) 2022-23 by [The InvokeAI Team](https://github.com/invoke-ai).