Diffuse is a Windows desktop UI for Huggingface Diffusers. It integrates directly with Python using the Python C API via CSnakes, enabling high-performance interop between .NET and Python for running diffusion models.

Features

• Automatic installation of isolated portable Python
• Device-specific Python virtual environments
• Automatic model downloads from Huggingface repositories
• Saftetensors, GGUF and ONNX support

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Supported Pipelines

• Z-Image: ZImagePipeline, ZImageImg2ImgPipeline, ZImageInpaintPipeline, ZImageControlNetPipeline
• Qwen Image: QwenImagePipeline, QwenImageImg2ImgPipeline, QwenImageEditPlusPipeline, QwenImageControlNetPipeline
• FLUX.1: FluxPipeline, FluxImg2ImgPipeline, FluxKontextPipeline, FluxControlNetPipeline
• FLUX.2: Flux2Pipeline, Flux2KleinPipeline
• Chroma: ChromaPipeline, ChromaImg2ImgPipeline
• LTX Video: LTXPipeline, LTXImageToVideoPipeline
• LTX-2 Video: LTX2Pipeline, LTX2ImageToVideoPipeline
• Wan Video: WanPipeline, WanImageToVideoPipeline
• CogVideoX: CogVideoXPipeline, CogVideoXImageToVideoPipeline, CogVideoXVideoToVideoPipeline
• Kandinsky5: Kandinsky5T2IPipeline, Kandinsky5I2IPipeline, Kandinsky5T2VPipeline, Kandinsky5I2VPipeline
• StableDiffusionXL: StableDiffusionXLPipeline, StableDiffusionXLImg2ImgPipeline, StableDiffusionXLControlNetPipeline, StableDiffusionXLControlNetImg2ImgPipeline
• SkyReelsV2Pipeline: SkyReelsV2DiffusionForcingPipeline, SkyReelsV2DiffusionForcingImageToVideoPipeline, SkyReelsV2DiffusionForcingVideoToVideoPipeline

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Installation & Upgrading

1. Installer Version

Best for a standard Windows setup with automatic shortcuts.

• New Install & Upgrade:
  1. Download and run Diffuse_vX.X.X.exe.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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2. Standalone Version

Best for custom drive locations.

New Install:

1. Download and extract Diffuse_vX.X.X.zip to your preferred folder.
2. Run Diffuse.exe.

Note: A fast SSD with plenty of free space is highly recommended, as model downloads can be large.

To Upgrade:

1. Download the new version.
2. Extract the contents.
3. Copy and overwrite all files into your existing Diffuse folder.

Note: Overwriting ensures your existing configurations and downloaded models remain intact while updating the core app.

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First-run Notice

On the first launch or when loading a model for the first time, setup may take several minutes while components are initialized. This is expected behavior.

Diffuse will automatically handle the following:

• Portable Python: Installs an isolated, portable Python runtime.
• Environment: Creates the required virtual environment.
• Models: Downloads the selected model files from Hugging Face.

No manual Python setup or coding knowledge is required.

Device Support

Supports CUDA based devices

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Project Roadmap

Alpha

Proof of concept, Focus on core functionality.

• Portable Python installation and management
• Device-specific virtual environments
• Minimal but functional Windows UI
• Basic Diffusers pipeline support

Beta

Focus on usability, stability, and feature expansion.

• Fully isolated Python execution
• Multiple virtual environments
• Installer and deployment tooling
• Upscaling and interpolation support
• Extractor pipeline support
• ControlNet support
• Inpaint/Outpaint processes
• GGUF model support
• Advanced UI and workflow options
• Weighted prompt support
• Model Manager, download queuing, online templates
• ROCM Support
• Stability, performance, and reliability improvements

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Screenshots

TextToImage

ImageToImage

ImageEdit

ImageEdit-Multi

TextToVideo

ImageToVideo