Product
Fooocus
Fooocus is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers.
A local image generator on Stable Diffusion XL that keeps prompting as simple as Midjourney.
Main jobs: Text to image. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server and offline on your own machine.
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At a glance
- Type
- Product
- Launched
- 2023
- Galaxy
- Image
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes · GPL-3.0
- Source code
- github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus
- GitHub stars
- 53,156
- How you run it
- Self-host · Runs offline
- Made for
- No-code users · Developers
- Website
- github.com
What it can do
Text to imagemain jobunconfirmed
“High-quality text-to-image without needing much prompt engineering or parameter tuning.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Image editingsupportedunconfirmed
“Input Image - Inpaint or Outpaint - Inpaint / Up / Down / Left / Right”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Upscaling and enhancementsupportedunconfirmed
“Input Image - Upscale or Variation - Upscale (1.5x) / Upscale (2x)”— github.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- MidjourneyPaidAlso does: Text to image, Image editing
- KreaFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement, Image editing
- Stable Diffusion WebUIOpen source, freeAlso does: Image editing, Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- InvokeOpen source, freeAlso does: Image editing, Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- Nano BananaAlso does: Image editing, Text to image
- DiffusersOpen source, freeAlso does: Text to image, Image editing, Upscaling and enhancement
- Leonardo.AiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Text to image, Image editing, Upscaling and enhancement
- Adobe FireflyFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Text to image, Image editing
- ComfyUIOpen source, freeAlso does: Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- DALL·EAlso does: Text to image, Image editing
- FLUXOpen source, freeAlso does: Text to image, Image editing
- Jimeng 即梦Free plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Text to image, Image editing
Connections
- Powered by
- Stable Diffusion
Questions
What is Fooocus?
Fooocus is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers. A local image generator on Stable Diffusion XL that keeps prompting as simple as Midjourney.
Is Fooocus free?
Yes. Fooocus is open source (GPL-3.0) and free to use.
Is Fooocus open source?
Yes, under the GPL-3.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus.
Can Fooocus run locally?
Yes. Fooocus can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Fooocus do?
Main jobs: Text to image. It can also do: Image editing, Upscaling and enhancement.
What are open-source alternatives to Fooocus?
Open-source ones: Stable Diffusion WebUI, Invoke, Diffusers, ComfyUI and FLUX. Others: Midjourney, Krea, Nano Banana, Leonardo.Ai, Adobe Firefly and DALL·E.
Sources
- github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocuschecked 2026-09-24