To update from Version 2.2.3

The easiest route is to download and unpack one of the 2.2.4 installer files. When it asks you for the location of the invokeai runtime directory, respond with the path to the directory that contains your 2.2.3 invokeai. That is, if invokeai lives at C:\Users\fred\invokeai, then answer with C:\Users\fred and answer "Y" when asked if you want to reuse the directory.

The update.sh (update.bat) script that came with the 2.2.3 source installer does not know about the new directory layout and won't be fully functional.

To update to 2.2.5 (and beyond) there's now an update path

As they become available, you can update to more recent versions of InvokeAI using an update.sh (update.bat) script located in the invokeai directory. Running it without any arguments will install the most recent version of InvokeAI. Alternatively, you can get set releases by running the update.sh script with an argument in the command shell. This syntax accepts the path to the desired release's zip file, which you can find by clicking on the green "Code" button on this repository's home page.

Other 2.2.4 Improvements

• Fix InvokeAI GUI initialization by @addianto in #1687

• fix link in documentation by @lstein in #1728

• Fix broken link by @ShawnZhong in #1736

• Remove reference to binary installer by @lstein in #1731

• documentation fixes for 2.2.3 by @lstein in #1740

• Modify installer links to point closer to the source installer by @ebr in #1745

• add documentation warning about 1650/60 cards by @lstein in #1753

• Fix Linux source URL in installation docs by @andybearman in #1756

• Make install instructions discoverable in readme by @damian0815 in #1752

• typo fix by @ofirkris in #1755

• Non-interactive model download (support HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN) by @ebr in #1578

• fix(srcinstall): shell installer - cp scripts instead of linking by @tildebyte in #1765

• stability and usage improvements to binary & source installers by @lstein in #1760

• fix off-by-one bug in cross-attention-control by @damian0815 in #1774

• Eventually update APP_VERSION to 2.2.3 by @spezialspezial in #1768

• invoke script cds to its location before running by @lstein in #1805

• Make PaperCut and VoxelArt models load again by @lstein in #1730

• Fix --embedding_directory / --embedding_path not working by @blessedcoolant in #1817

• Clean up readme by @hipsterusername in #1820

• Optimized Docker build with support for external working directory by @ebr in #1544

• disable pushing the cloud container by @mauwii in #1831

• Fix docker push github action and expand with additional metadata by @ebr in #1837

• Fix Broken Link To Notebook by @VedantMadane in #1821

• Account for flat models by @spezialspezial in #1766

• Update invoke.bat.in isolate environment variables by @lynnewu in #1833

• Arch Linux Specific PatchMatch Instructions & fixing conda install on linux by @SammCheese in #1848

• Make force free GPU memory work in img2img by @addianto in #1844

• New installer by @lstein

v2.2.3 (2 December 2022)#

Note

This point release removes references to the binary installer from the installation guide. The binary installer is not stable at the current time. First time users are encouraged to use the "source" installer as described in Installing InvokeAI with the Source Installer

With InvokeAI 2.2, this project now provides enthusiasts and professionals a robust workflow solution for creating AI-generated and human facilitated compositions. Additional enhancements have been made as well, improving safety, ease of use, and installation.

Optimized for efficiency, InvokeAI needs only ~3.5GB of VRAM to generate a 512x768 image (and less for smaller images), and is compatible with Windows/Linux/Mac (M1 & M2).

You can see the release video here, which introduces the main WebUI enhancement for version 2.2 - The Unified Canvas. This new workflow is the biggest enhancement added to the WebUI to date, and unlocks a stunning amount of potential for users to create and iterate on their creations. The following sections describe what's new for InvokeAI.

v2.2.2 (30 November 2022)#

Note

The binary installer is not ready for prime time. First time users are recommended to install via the "source" installer accessible through the links at the bottom of this page.****

With InvokeAI 2.2, this project now provides enthusiasts and professionals a robust workflow solution for creating AI-generated and human facilitated compositions. Additional enhancements have been made as well, improving safety, ease of use, and installation.

Optimized for efficiency, InvokeAI needs only ~3.5GB of VRAM to generate a 512x768 image (and less for smaller images), and is compatible with Windows/Linux/Mac (M1 & M2).

You can see the release video here, which introduces the main WebUI enhancement for version 2.2 - The Unified Canvas. This new workflow is the biggest enhancement added to the WebUI to date, and unlocks a stunning amount of potential for users to create and iterate on their creations. The following sections describe what's new for InvokeAI.

v2.2.0 (2 December 2022)#

With InvokeAI 2.2, this project now provides enthusiasts and professionals a robust workflow solution for creating AI-generated and human facilitated compositions. Additional enhancements have been made as well, improving safety, ease of use, and installation.

Optimized for efficiency, InvokeAI needs only ~3.5GB of VRAM to generate a 512x768 image (and less for smaller images), and is compatible with Windows/Linux/Mac (M1 & M2).

You can see the release video here, which introduces the main WebUI enhancement for version 2.2 - The Unified Canvas. This new workflow is the biggest enhancement added to the WebUI to date, and unlocks a stunning amount of potential for users to create and iterate on their creations. The following sections describe what's new for InvokeAI.

v2.1.3 (13 November 2022)#

• A choice of installer scripts that automate installation and configuration. See Installation.

• A streamlined manual installation process that works for both Conda and PIP-only installs. See Manual Installation.

• The ability to save frequently-used startup options (model to load, steps, sampler, etc) in a .invokeai file. See Client

• Support for AMD GPU cards (non-CUDA) on Linux machines.

• Multiple bugs and edge cases squashed.

v2.1.0 (2 November 2022)#

• update mac instructions to use invokeai for env name by @willwillems in #1030

• Update .gitignore by @blessedcoolant in #1040

• reintroduce fix for m1 from #579 missing after merge by @skurovec in #1056

• Update Stable_Diffusion_AI_Notebook.ipynb (Take 2) by @ChloeL19 in #1060

• Print out the device type which is used by @manzke in #1073

• Hires Addition by @hipsterusername in #1063

• fix for "1 leaked semaphore objects to clean up at shutdown" on M1 by @skurovec in #1081

• Forward dream.py to invoke.py using the same interpreter, add deprecation warning by @db3000 in #1077

• fix noisy images at high step counts by @lstein in #1086

• Generalize facetool strength argument by @db3000 in #1078

• Enable fast switching among models at the invoke> command line by @lstein in #1066

• Fix Typo, committed changing ldm environment to invokeai by @jdries3 in #1095

• Update generate.py by @unreleased in #1109

• Update 'ldm' env to 'invokeai' in troubleshooting steps by @19wolf in #1125

• Fixed documentation typos and resolved merge conflicts by @rupeshs in #1123

• Fix broken doc links, fix malaprop in the project subtitle by @majick in #1131

• Only output facetool parameters if enhancing faces by @db3000 in #1119

• Update gitignore to ignore codeformer weights at new location by @spezialspezial in #1136

• fix links to point to invoke-ai.github.io #1117 by @mauwii in #1143

• Rework-mkdocs by @mauwii in #1144

• add option to CLI and pngwriter that allows user to set PNG compression level by @lstein in #1127

• Fix img2img DDIM index out of bound by @wfng92 in #1137

• Fix gh actions by @mauwii in #1128

• update mac instructions to use invokeai for env name by @willwillems in #1030

• Update .gitignore by @blessedcoolant in #1040

• reintroduce fix for m1 from #579 missing after merge by @skurovec in #1056

• Update Stable_Diffusion_AI_Notebook.ipynb (Take 2) by @ChloeL19 in #1060

• Print out the device type which is used by @manzke in #1073

• Hires Addition by @hipsterusername in #1063

• fix for "1 leaked semaphore objects to clean up at shutdown" on M1 by @skurovec in #1081

• Forward dream.py to invoke.py using the same interpreter, add deprecation warning by @db3000 in #1077

• fix noisy images at high step counts by @lstein in #1086

• Generalize facetool strength argument by @db3000 in #1078

• Enable fast switching among models at the invoke> command line by @lstein in #1066

• Fix Typo, committed changing ldm environment to invokeai by @jdries3 in #1095

• Fixed documentation typos and resolved merge conflicts by @rupeshs in #1123

• Only output facetool parameters if enhancing faces by @db3000 in #1119

• add option to CLI and pngwriter that allows user to set PNG compression level by @lstein in #1127

• Fix img2img DDIM index out of bound by @wfng92 in #1137

• Add text prompt to inpaint mask support by @lstein in #1133

• Respect http[s] protocol when making socket.io middleware by @damian0815 in #976

• WebUI: Adds Codeformer support by @psychedelicious in #1151

• Skips normalizing prompts for web UI metadata by @psychedelicious in #1165

• Add Asymmetric Tiling by @carson-katri in #1132

• Web UI: Increases max CFG Scale to 200 by @psychedelicious in #1172

• Corrects color channels in face restoration; Fixes #1167 by @psychedelicious in #1175

• Flips channels using array slicing instead of using OpenCV by @psychedelicious in #1178

• Fix typo in docs: s/Formally/Formerly by @noodlebox in #1176

• fix clipseg loading problems by @lstein in #1177

• Correct color channels in upscale using array slicing by @wfng92 in #1181

• Web UI: Filters existing images when adding new images; Fixes #1085 by @psychedelicious in #1171

• fix a number of bugs in textual inversion by @lstein in #1190

• Improve !fetch, add !replay command by @ArDiouscuros in #882

• Fix generation of image with s>1000 by @holstvoogd in #951

• Web UI: Gallery improvements by @psychedelicious in #1198

• Update CLI.md by @krummrey in #1211

• outcropping improvements by @lstein in #1207

• add support for loading VAE autoencoders by @lstein in #1216

• remove duplicate fix_func for MPS by @wfng92 in #1210

• Metadata storage and retrieval fixes by @lstein in #1204

• nix: add shell.nix file by @Cloudef in #1170

• Web UI: Changes vite dist asset paths to relative by @psychedelicious in #1185

• Web UI: Removes isDisabled from PromptInput by @psychedelicious in #1187

• Allow user to generate images with initial noise as on M1 / mps system by @ArDiouscuros in #981

• feat: adding filename format template by @plucked in #968

• Web UI: Fixes broken bundle by @psychedelicious in #1242

• Support runwayML custom inpainting model by @lstein in #1243

• Update IMG2IMG.md by @talitore in #1262

• New dockerfile - including a build- and a run- script as well as a GH-Action by @mauwii in #1233

• cut over from karras to model noise schedule for higher steps by @lstein in #1222

• Prompt tweaks by @lstein in #1268

• Outpainting implementation by @Kyle0654 in #1251

• fixing aspect ratio on hires by @tjennings in #1249

• Fix-build-container-action by @mauwii in #1274

• handle all unicode characters by @damian0815 in #1276

• adds models.user.yml to .gitignore by @JakeHL in #1281

• remove debug branch, set fail-fast to false by @mauwii in #1284

• Protect-secrets-on-pr by @mauwii in #1285

• Web UI: Adds initial inpainting implementation by @psychedelicious in #1225

• fix environment-mac.yml - tested on x64 and arm64 by @mauwii in #1289

• Use proper authentication to download model by @mauwii in #1287

• Prevent indexing error for mode RGB by @spezialspezial in #1294

• Integrate sd-v1-5 model into test matrix (easily expandable), remove unecesarry caches by @mauwii in #1293

• add --no-interactive to configure_invokeai step by @mauwii in #1302

• 1-click installer and updater. Uses micromamba to install git and conda into a contained environment (if necessary) before running the normal installation script by @cmdr2 in #1253

• configure_invokeai.py script downloads the weight files by @lstein in #1290

v2.0.1 (13 October 2022)#

• fix noisy images at high step count when using k* samplers

• dream.py script now calls invoke.py module directly rather than via a new python process (which could break the environment)

v2.0.0 (9 October 2022)#

• dream.py script renamed invoke.py. A dream.py script wrapper remains for backward compatibility.

• Completely new WebGUI - launch with python3 scripts/invoke.py --web

• Support for inpainting and outpainting

• img2img runs on all k* samplers

• Support for negative prompts

• Support for CodeFormer face reconstruction

• Support for Textual Inversion on Macintoshes

• Support in both WebGUI and CLI for post-processing of previously-generated images using facial reconstruction, ESRGAN upscaling, outcropping (similar to DALL-E infinite canvas), and "embiggen" upscaling. See the !fix command.

• New --hires option on invoke> line allows larger images to be created without duplicating elements, at the cost of some performance.

• New --perlin and --threshold options allow you to add and control variation during image generation (see Thresholding and Perlin Noise Initialization)

• Extensive metadata now written into PNG files, allowing reliable regeneration of images and tweaking of previous settings.

• Command-line completion in invoke.py now works on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms.

• Improved command-line completion behavior New commands added:

• List command-line history with !history

• Search command-line history with !search

• Clear history with !clear

• Deprecated --full_precision / -F. Simply omit it and invoke.py will auto configure. To switch away from auto use the new flag like --precision=float32.

v1.14 (11 September 2022)#

• Memory optimizations for small-RAM cards. 512x512 now possible on 4 GB GPUs.

• Full support for Apple hardware with M1 or M2 chips.

• Add "seamless mode" for circular tiling of image. Generates beautiful effects. (prixt).

• Inpainting support.

• Improved web server GUI.

• Lots of code and documentation cleanups.

v1.13 (3 September 2022)#

• Support image variations (see VARIATIONS (Kevin Gibbons and many contributors and reviewers)

• Supports a Google Colab notebook for a standalone server running on Google hardware Arturo Mendivil

• WebUI supports GFPGAN/ESRGAN facial reconstruction and upscaling Kevin Gibbons

• WebUI supports incremental display of in-progress images during generation Kevin Gibbons

• A new configuration file scheme that allows new models (including upcoming stable-diffusion-v1.5) to be added without altering the code. (David Wager)

• Can specify --grid on invoke.py command line as the default.

• Miscellaneous internal bug and stability fixes.

• Works on M1 Apple hardware.

• Multiple bug fixes.

v1.12 (28 August 2022)#

• Improved file handling, including ability to read prompts from standard input. (kudos to Yunsaki

• The web server is now integrated with the invoke.py script. Invoke by adding --web to the invoke.py command arguments.

• Face restoration and upscaling via GFPGAN and Real-ESGAN are now automatically enabled if the GFPGAN directory is located as a sibling to Stable Diffusion. VRAM requirements are modestly reduced. Thanks to both Blessedcoolant and Oceanswave for their work on this.

• You can now swap samplers on the invoke> command line. Blessedcoolant

v1.11 (26 August 2022)#

• NEW FEATURE: Support upscaling and face enhancement using the GFPGAN module. (kudos to Oceanswave

• You now can specify a seed of -1 to use the previous image's seed, -2 to use the seed for the image generated before that, etc. Seed memory only extends back to the previous command, but will work on all images generated with the -n# switch.

• Variant generation support temporarily disabled pending more general solution.

• Created a feature branch named yunsaki-morphing-invoke which adds experimental support for iteratively modifying the prompt and its parameters. Please seePull Request #86 for a synopsis of how this works. Note that when this feature is eventually added to the main branch, it will may be modified significantly.

v1.10 (25 August 2022)#

• A barebones but fully functional interactive web server for online generation of txt2img and img2img.

v1.09 (24 August 2022)#

• A new -v option allows you to generate multiple variants of an initial image in img2img mode. (kudos to Oceanswave. See this discussion in the PR for examples and details on use)

• Added ability to personalize text to image generation (kudos to Oceanswave and nicolai256)

• Enabled all of the samplers from k_diffusion

v1.08 (24 August 2022)#

• Escape single quotes on the invoke> command before trying to parse. This avoids parse errors.

• Removed instruction to get Python3.8 as first step in Windows install. Anaconda3 does it for you.

• Added bounds checks for numeric arguments that could cause crashes.

• Cleaned up the copyright and license agreement files.

v1.07 (23 August 2022)#

• Image filenames will now never fill gaps in the sequence, but will be assigned the next higher name in the chosen directory. This ensures that the alphabetic and chronological sort orders are the same.

v1.06 (23 August 2022)#

• Added weighted prompt support contributed by xraxra

• Example of using weighted prompts to tweak a demonic figure contributed by bmaltais

v1.05 (22 August 2022 - after the drop)#

• Filenames now use the following formats: 000010.95183149.png -- Two files produced by the same command (e.g. -n2), 000010.26742632.png -- distinguished by a different seed.

000011.455191342.01.png -- Two files produced by the same command using 000011.455191342.02.png -- a batch size>1 (e.g. -b2). They have the same seed.

000011.4160627868.grid#1-4.png -- a grid of four images (-g); the whole grid can be regenerated with the indicated key

• It should no longer be possible for one image to overwrite another

• You can use the "cd" and "pwd" commands at the invoke> prompt to set and retrieve the path of the output directory.

v1.04 (22 August 2022 - after the drop)#

• Updated README to reflect installation of the released weights.

• Suppressed very noisy and inconsequential warning when loading the frozen CLIP tokenizer.

v1.03 (22 August 2022)#

• The original txt2img and img2img scripts from the CompViz repository have been moved into a subfolder named "orig_scripts", to reduce confusion.

v1.02 (21 August 2022)#

• A copy of the prompt and all of its switches and options is now stored in the corresponding image in a tEXt metadata field named "Dream". You can read the prompt using scripts/images2prompt.py, or an image editor that allows you to explore the full metadata. Please run "conda env update" to load the k_lms dependencies!!

v1.01 (21 August 2022)#

• added k_lms sampling. Please run "conda env update" to load the k_lms dependencies!!

• use half precision arithmetic by default, resulting in faster execution and lower memory requirements Pass argument --full_precision to invoke.py to get slower but more accurate image generation

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Last update: January 1, 2023

Created: August 30, 2022