# Fooocus

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/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.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Image](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/image)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · GPL-3.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus](https://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](https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus)

## What it can do

- **[Text to image](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/text-to-image)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “High-quality text-to-image without needing much prompt engineering or parameter tuning.” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus), 2026-09-24)
- **[Image editing](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/image-editing)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Input Image - Inpaint or Outpaint - Inpaint / Up / Down / Left / Right” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus), 2026-09-24)
- **[Upscaling and enhancement](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/upscaling)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Input Image - Upscale or Variation - Upscale (1.5x) / Upscale (2x)” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[Midjourney](https://godooo.ai/en/product/midjourney)** (Paid): Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[Krea](https://godooo.ai/en/product/krea)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement, Image editing
- **[Stable Diffusion WebUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/stable-diffusion-webui)** (Open source, free): Also does: Image editing, Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- **[Invoke](https://godooo.ai/en/product/invoke)** (Open source, free): Also does: Image editing, Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- **[Nano Banana](https://godooo.ai/en/model/nano-banana)**: Also does: Image editing, Text to image
- **[Diffusers](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/diffusers)** (Open source, free): Also does: Text to image, Image editing, Upscaling and enhancement
- **[Leonardo.Ai](https://godooo.ai/en/product/leonardo)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Image editing, Upscaling and enhancement
- **[Adobe Firefly](https://godooo.ai/en/product/firefly)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[ComfyUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/comfyui)** (Open source, free): Also does: Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement
- **[DALL·E](https://godooo.ai/en/model/dall-e)**: Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[FLUX](https://godooo.ai/en/model/flux)** (Open source, free): Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[Jimeng 即梦](https://godooo.ai/en/product/jimeng)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Image editing

## Connections

- **Powered by:** [Stable Diffusion](https://godooo.ai/en/model/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](https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus) — checked 2026-09-24

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