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Run Fooocus AI Image Generator Locally on Mac (VS Code Guide)

Fooocus is a free, open-source AI image generator based on Stable Diffusion XL. Runs 100% on your machine — no subscriptions, no limits, no watermarks.

Step 1 — Download & Extract Download the project zip and extract it to your Desktop.

Step 2 — Open in VS Code File → Open Folder → select the Fooocus-main folder.

Step 3 — Install Homebrew Open the terminal (Ctrl+“ “) and run:

/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”

Then add it to PATH:

echo >> /Users/$(whoami)/.zprofile

echo ‘eval “$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv zsh)”‘ >> /Users/$(whoami)/.zprofile

eval “$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv zsh)”

Step 4 — Install pyenv & Python 3.11

brew install pyenv xz

pyenv install 3.11.15

Step 5 — Create Virtual Environment

export PATH=”$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH”

eval “$(pyenv init -)”

rm -rf venv

~/.pyenv/versions/3.11.15/bin/python3 -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate

Step 6 — Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements_versions.txt –prefer-binary

pip install torch torchvision torchaudio

Step 7 — Fix Compatibility Issues

pip install gradio==3.41.2 –force-reinstall

pip install huggingface-hub==0.23.2 –force-reinstall

pip install jinja2==3.1.2 markupsafe==2.1.1 starlette==0.27.0 –force-reinstall

pip install fastapi==0.95.2 starlette==0.27.0 –force-reinstall

Step 8 — Launch Fooocus

python launch.py

Step 9 — Open in Browser Go to: http://127.0.0.1:7865

Step 10 — Generate Images

  • Type your prompt in the text box
  • Click Generate
  • For faster results: click Advanced → set Steps to 15, Images to 1

Tips:

  • Generation takes 10–15 min on Mac CPU — lower steps for speed
  • All images saved locally on your machine
  • Completely free, unlimited images forever
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