AUTOMATIC1111 (stable-diffusion-webui)
The original SD power-user webUI.
OPEN SOURCE4–12 GB VRAM
VRAM fit4–12 GB
DATASHEET // FOOOCUS
Fooocus
Stable Diffusion XL, dialed to one button.
OPEN SOURCE4–8 GB VRAMRuns locally
Actually FreeNo SignupOpen SourceWatermark-FreeHobbyist-OK
Visit FooocusUPDATED 2026-04-10 · DIRECT LINK
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS //
Runs locally · Entry GPU (6–8 GB)
Min VRAM
4 GB
Rec. VRAM
8 GB
Min RAM
16 GB
Rec. RAM
16 GB
Disk
20 GB
GPU class
Entry GPU
11.8+Apple Silicon ✓GPU RequiredQuant: FP16
4 GB VRAM via offload (slow); 8 GB+ recommended for comfortable SDXL.
[ EDITORIAL PICK ]
Why we recommend Fooocus
- Open source
Source is public — you can audit it, fork it, and you'll never lose access to your workflows if Fooocus the company changes direction.
- Runs on 4 GB
Fits on entry-level cards (GTX 1660, RTX 3050, RTX 4060). Rare for this category.
- Apple Silicon
Native Metal / MPS support — runs on M-series Macs without CUDA gymnastics.
- Beginner-friendly
You don't need to read a paper before getting your first result — sensible defaults and a quick install.
[ EVIDENCE NOTE ]
Documentation-led datasheet
This page summarizes upstream documentation, release information, and editorially reviewed catalogue fields. It is not presented as a hands-on benchmark. Verify changing requirements at the official project; report stale data through our corrections channel.
AT-A-GLANCE SIGNALS //
DERIVED FROM THIS PAGE'S DATA- Install difficultyStandard
A standard local install — download, install dependencies, point at your GPU.
- Hardware comfortEntry-level
Fits on 4 GB cards — GTX 1660 / RTX 3050 territory.
- EcosystemActive community
Open source plus 4 community resources we've vetted — there are people to ask.
- VerificationAgeing
97 days since the last catalogue refresh — flagged for re-verification.
[ COMMUNITY GUIDES & WORKFLOWS ]
Tutorials & deep-dives for Fooocus
Hand-picked from YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, and the wider web. Each link goes straight to the source — we don't intercept or rewrite anything.
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Three picks across different tradeoffs — so you don't end up with three near-clones of Fooocus.
What is Fooocus?
Fooocus strips away the prompt engineering and settings sprawl of A1111 and ComfyUI, leaving a single text box and a 'Generate' button. Under the hood it runs SDXL with sane defaults, automatic prompt refinement, and built-in inpainting and image prompts. Great as an SDXL on-ramp before you graduate to a node graph.
Pros & cons
✓ PROS
- Zero-config SDXL — works on 4 GB VRAM with offload
- Built-in prompt expansion (GPT-2 based) writes better prompts than most users
- Clean Gradio UI; inpainting / image-prompt / advanced tabs hidden by default
- Active maintenance with a tight feature scope (no plugin sprawl)
– CONS
- SDXL only — no SD 1.5, SD3, or Flux without forks
- Less control surface than ComfyUI for advanced workflows
What's actually free?
Fully free, MIT-licensed, no signup.
✓ Actually FreeNo SignupOpen SourceWatermark-Free
Alternatives
Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge
Optimized A1111 fork for low-VRAM cards.
OPEN SOURCE4–8 GB VRAM
VRAM fit4–8 GB
