# SD.Next

> SD.Next started from the AUTOMATIC1111 code base and supports text-to-image, image-to-image, video, inpainting, outpainting, image editing, LoRA, ControlNet, IP-Adapters and upscaling. It runs on NVIDIA, AMD (ROCm, ZLUDA), Intel Arc, DirectML, OpenVINO, Apple MPS and CPU, with SDNQ quantization for up to 4x VRAM reduction. Models auto-download from a reference list; licence depends on the model. Code is Apache-2.0. No VRAM minimum is published.

- Repository: https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext
- Official docs: https://vladmandic.github.io/sdnext-docs/
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Midjourney: Text-to-image, Image editing (inpainting and outpainting), Upscaling, Style and image reference (partial). Covers all four jobs with open models (IP-Adapters for reference); results depend on the model chosen.
- Adobe Firefly: Text-to-image, Image editing (generative fill and expand), Style and image reference (partial). Generation, inpainting/outpainting and IP-Adapter reference with open models.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext/blob/master/LICENSE.txt | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Partial | No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext#why-sdnext | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial) | https://huggingface.co/black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext#why-sdnext | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Partial | CPU-only supported; SDNQ cuts VRAM up to 4x; no minimums stated | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext#supported-platforms-and-hardware | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS) | https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext#supported-platforms-and-hardware | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script | https://vladmandic.github.io/sdnext-docs/Installation/ | 2026-10-15 |

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