Tool · Pictures

Fooocus

A free, open-source program you install on your own computer to make pictures from a description with few settings to learn. It is built on SDXL models and now only gets bug fixes. Needs a graphics card with at least 4 GB of memory.

Go to Fooocus’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Fully open
Weights and code downloadable under a standard open licence
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Licence: GPL-3.0 (Copyleft (e.g. GPL): share changes under the same licence)
Covers the program; the image models it downloads have their own licences.
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Can I sell what I make?: Depends on the model you choose
The app licence (GPL-3.0) doesn't restrict your images; what you may do with them depends on the licence of the SDXL model you load.
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Cost: Free option: Free to download and run on your own computer.
Plans below.
How you use it: On your own computer
Also Docker and a Colab notebook. CPU-only needs 32 GB RAM.
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Skill needed: Some setup
Windows: download, extract and run a .bat file; Linux/Mac need Python environment setup.
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Made by: Fooocus open-source project
A GitHub project run by an individual developer, not a company; personal name left out. The README says this repository is the only official source.
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Status: Changing: features or terms in flux
Maker points users wanting newer models to Forge, ComfyUI or SwarmUI.
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What you can make with it

A picture, from a description (main use)
A picture, by changing a photo I have
A picture, make a photo sharper or bigger

text to imageimage to imageimage to text

Inpaint, outpaint, 1.5x/2x upscale, variations, image prompts and FaceSwap.

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Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

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Rights and safety

Real faces and voices: Copies a real face (FaceSwap from a reference photo), no consent step
FaceSwap is an Image Prompt option; no consent step mentioned.
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Models it uses

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Juggernaut XL v8, Realistic Stock Photo v2, Anima Pencil XL v5

Other options for “A picture, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Akool, Artbreeder, Bria, Canva AI (Magic Studio), ChatGPT Images, Civitai, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DiffusionBee, DomoAI, Draw Things, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, FLUX.1 [dev], FLUX.1 [schnell], FLUX.1 Kontext

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.