README.md

Stable Diffusion plugin for GIMP

The Stable Diffusion plugin for GIMP 2.10 allows users to generate images from text using stable diffusion 1.5. This plugin leverages Qualcomm NPU for faster inference time, providing efficient and high-quality image generation capabilities within the GIMP environment.

Usage

1. Open GIMP 2.10

2. Create a new layer by clicking on File -> New... (Ctrl + N)

3. Create a new blank layer.
   

4. Click on Layer -> Qualcomm AI Plugins -> Stable Diffusion 1.5 from the dropdown menu.
   

5. Stable Diffusion 1.5 dialog
   

- The device is by default selected as 'Qualcomm Hexagon NPU', where text encoder, unet, vae decoder run completely on NPU.
- Enter the prompt for which the image needs to be generated in the provided text box. For example: "A cat eating food on top of a table."

6. Click 'Generate' to start the process.
7. Wait for a few seconds and the generated image will appear on a new layer with dimensions 512 x 512.

What's next?

• Quick Installation
• Build Instructions