Invoke AI

Artists who want a polished local alternative to node-only tools tend to land on Invoke. A launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux sets up Python, installs the app and handles updates; afterwards a Python backend serves a React interface in your browser. The centerpiece is a layered canvas for inpainting, outpainting, regional prompts, masks, brushes and SAM-based object selection, backed by a node workflow editor for repeatable pipelines and a gallery that stores generation metadata for recall. Model coverage spans SD 1.5, SDXL, SD 3.5, FLUX.1 and FLUX.2 variants, Qwen Image, Z-Image, CogView 4 and more, loaded from checkpoint, diffusers or some GGUF files, and recent releases add API-backed models such as GPT Image. Official guidance puts SD 1.5 at 4 GB of VRAM, SDXL at 8 GB and FLUX.1 at 10 GB, with NVIDIA on Windows and Linux, AMD on Linux, Intel Arc and Apple Silicon all supported. The code is Apache-2.0, so studios can modify and ship it commercially, though each model keeps its own license. A good choice for illustrators, concept artists and small teams who need fine control over composition.