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A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program
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View guide →A lite C++ AI toolkit: 100+ models with MNN, ORT and TRT, including Det, Seg, Stable-Diffusion, Face-Fusion.
lite.ai.toolkit is an open-source image project by xlite-dev (xlite-dev/lite.ai.toolkit on GitHub). It has 4,439 GitHub stars and 786 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 5 September 2026.
Generation studio, upscaler, background remover, or photo library — match the tool to the task.
Desktop apps, Docker images, and portable builds cover most platforms; pick the simplest for your OS.
Generation tools need checkpoint files; utilities like upscalers usually bundle everything.
Generate, enhance, or import — then export, share, or keep building your library.
Your images stay on your machine — important for client work and privacy.
The defining trait of this whole category: professional results without monthly fees.
Edits stay reversible; originals are never touched.
Run whole folders through upscalers and converters unattended.
Extensions, scripts, and community presets extend the popular studios far beyond stock.
Self-hosted managers with AI tagging, face recognition, and deduplication.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/xlite-dev/lite.ai.toolkit.git
cd lite.ai.toolkitEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at xlite-dev/lite.ai.toolkit with 786 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
GPL-3.0 — free to use, but derivative works must stay open.
For generation: a polished studio interface. For enhancement: a dedicated upscaler. For libraries: a photo manager.
With the right open checkpoints, absolutely — the interface matters less than the model you load.
Mostly yes under MIT/Apache/GPL — but verify each license, especially for client deliverables.
A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program
Booru style tag autocompletion for AUTOMATIC1111's Stable Diffusion web UI
Stable Diffusion with Core ML on Apple Silicon
ControlNet — the original conditional control for diffusion models: steer Stable Diffusion with edges, depth, pose and scribbles instead of prompts alone, Apache-2.0
The ultimate training toolkit for finetuning diffusion models
Kandinsky 2.2 — multilingual text-to-image latent diffusion with ControlNet, inpainting and image fusion
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Stable Diffusion web UI
The node-graph powerhouse for precise, professional AI image and video generation.
High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution
Focus on prompting and generating
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Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.