Alternatives to Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge
Generate images with a Stable Diffusion web interface. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge
Generate images with a Stable Diffusion web interface.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge.
Stable Diffusion web UI
Generate and edit images using a local Stable Diffusion interface.
Stable Diffusion web UI is the AGPL-3.0 interface with inpainting, outpainting and configurable settings, without the extra resource-management options and experimental features Forge adds.
ComfyUI
Construct AI generation workflows with a visual node graph.
ComfyUI is a GPL-3.0 tool that builds generation as a visual node graph of reusable workflows rather than a form-based web interface.
SD.Next
Generate and refine images through a locally hosted AI interface.
SD.Next is an Apache-2.0 locally hosted interface for Windows, macOS and Linux supporting multiple model families and image-processing workflows.
InvokeAI
A professional web interface for Stable Diffusion models, with a node-based workflow editor and a unified canvas.
InvokeAI is an Apache-licensed interface with a unified canvas for inpainting and a node workflow editor, and a launcher that handles installation.
SwarmUI
Manage AI image-generation workflows through a modular web interface.
SwarmUI is an MIT-licensed modular web interface with extensible processing backends, but it is listed for Windows only.
Fooocus
Offline image generator that asks for a prompt and handles the tuning itself.
Fooocus is a GPL-3.0 offline generator that asks only for a prompt and handles tuning itself, though its upstream development has largely stopped.
Easy Diffusion
One-click installer and web interface for running Stable Diffusion on your own machine.
Easy Diffusion is an MIT one-click installer with no Python setup, making it easier to start but hiding most generation tuning settings.
NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI
A Windows program for generating images with Stable Diffusion locally on your own GPU.
NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI is a free, closed-source Windows-only program with dependencies included, LoRA support and built-in upscaling and face restoration.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
RuinedFooocus
Fork of Fooocus that keeps prompt-first image generation but adds back more control.
Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge is an AGPL-3.0 web interface for Windows, macOS and Linux that exposes generation settings and adds resource-management options and experimental features.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Stability Matrix
Install and manage AI image-generation interfaces from one application.
Pinokio
A desktop launcher that installs and runs open-source AI apps with one click.
Draw Things
Image generator that runs Stable Diffusion models locally on Apple hardware.
DiffusionBee
One-click Mac app for running Stable Diffusion locally.
Kohya's GUI
A local graphical interface for training LoRA models and fine-tuning Stable Diffusion image models.
Krita AI Diffusion
A Krita plugin for generating, inpainting and outpainting images with AI inside the painting program.
