# Stable Diffusion WebUI

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/stable-diffusion-webui

> Stable Diffusion WebUI is an open-source AI app, launched in 2022, made for developers and people who don't write code.

A self-hosted web interface for generating and editing images with Stable Diffusion models.

Main jobs: Image editing, Text to image. It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the browser, on your own server and offline on your own machine.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2022
- **Galaxy:** [Image](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/image)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · AGPL-3.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui)
- **GitHub stars:** 165,098
- **How you run it:** Web · Self-host · Runs offline
- **Made for:** Developers · No-code users
- **Website:** [github.com](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui)
- **Also known as:** AUTOMATIC1111 · A1111 · sd-webui

## What it can do

- **[Image editing](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/image-editing)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Outpainting - Inpainting - Color Sketch” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui), 2026-09-24)
- **[Text to image](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/text-to-image)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Original txt2img and img2img modes” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui), 2026-09-24)
- **[Upscaling and enhancement](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/upscaling)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “RealESRGAN, neural network upscaler - ESRGAN, neural network upscaler with a lot of third party models - SwinIR and Swin2SR” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[ComfyUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/comfyui)** (Open source, free): Also does: 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
- **[Krea](https://godooo.ai/en/product/krea)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Upscaling and enhancement, Image editing
- **[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
- **[Fooocus](https://godooo.ai/en/product/fooocus)** (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
- **[Midjourney](https://godooo.ai/en/product/midjourney)** (Paid): Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[Adobe Firefly](https://godooo.ai/en/product/firefly)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Text to image, Image editing
- **[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)
- **Applies:** [LoRA](https://godooo.ai/en/concept/lora)

## Questions

### What is Stable Diffusion WebUI?

Stable Diffusion WebUI is an open-source AI app, launched in 2022, made for developers and people who don't write code. A self-hosted web interface for generating and editing images with Stable Diffusion models.

### Is Stable Diffusion WebUI free?

Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI is open source (AGPL-3.0) and free to use.

### Is Stable Diffusion WebUI open source?

Yes, under the AGPL-3.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui.

### Can Stable Diffusion WebUI run locally?

Yes. Stable Diffusion WebUI can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can Stable Diffusion WebUI do?

Main jobs: Image editing, Text to image. It can also do: Upscaling and enhancement.

### What are open-source alternatives to Stable Diffusion WebUI?

Open-source ones: ComfyUI, Invoke, Diffusers, Fooocus and FLUX. Others: Krea, Nano Banana, Leonardo.Ai, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly and DALL·E.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui) — checked 2026-09-24

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