Fooocus - Easy Installation - Local, Free and Offline Text to Image Generation

Introduction

Hello everyone, and welcome to the channel. In this article, I’m going to present you with the simplest installation guide for a software called Fooocus. Fooocus is an incredibly user-friendly AI-powered tool that allows you to create images from your text prompts.

If you check out these stunning images, they have all been generated by Fooocus. I initially introduced Fooocus last year, but there have been numerous updates since then. Due to a high number of requests, I’m providing an easy-to-follow installation guide in this article to help you install Fooocus from scratch and generate high-quality images using text prompts.

So let’s get right into it. But before diving in, here is a quick overview of Fooocus software.

Fooocus is an image generation application with a graphical user interface built upon Gradio. It is a reimagining of popular frameworks like Stable Diffusion and MidJourney, designed for AI-powered image generation but with a twist – Fooocus is completely offline, free, and open-source. One of the best aspects of Fooocus is its simplicity. You don’t need to be a tech expert or have deep technical skills to use it effectively. Following this tutorial, you can install it with just a few clicks.

Another notable advantage is its modest GPU memory requirements. Fooocus is optimized for commodity GPU hardware, only requiring 4 GB or 8 GB of GPU memory. I’ll be using an Nvidia RTX A6000, courtesy of Mass, who are sponsoring the VM and GPU for this demonstration. If you are interested in renting a GPU at affordable prices, I’ll provide the link to their website in the video description. Also, a 50% discount coupon code will be shared for renting GPUs.

Here's the VM setup being used for this demonstration: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, Nvidia RTX A6000 with 48 GB of VRAM. Now, let’s proceed with the installation.

Step-by-Step Installation Guide for Fooocus:

1. Clone the Git Repository: