Image & Design
InvokeAI is an open-source AI image-creation tool with a layered canvas, node workflows and model management. This page covers the self-hosted community edition, which needs installation and models, not former hosted plans.
For creators who want composition control and reusable workflows, with hardware, storage and drivers suited to their models.
The community software is free and open source; hardware, models and external API costs are separate.
Windows
macOS
LinuxWeb UI (local)Edit images with prompts, layers and regional controls.
Load a workflow from the library and adjust its parameters.
Connect processing and control nodes into reusable generation steps.
It depends on the model and image size. Official guidance recommends 16GB+ memory on Apple Silicon Macs; its Windows/Linux SDXL example lists 8GB VRAM and 16GB RAM. Check your selected model.
No. This listing covers the self-hosted community edition, requiring installation, models and runtime maintenance. Former hosted subscription prices do not apply.
Local models can process on your machine. If you configure external model APIs, relevant inputs are sent to those providers.
The software license does not grant commercial rights to every model or input. Check those terms separately.
The community software is free and open source; hardware, models and external API costs are separate.
Model licenses, compute resources and external services may impose additional conditions or costs.
Control AI image generation and editing with a local canvas and node workflows.
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