# LayerDiffuse (transparent image layer diffusion)

- id: src_01M569GACJPXWN576P7FW8716S
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T17, T05, T11 · tags: transparency, alpha, layers, diffusion, sdxl, level:frontier, code:python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:21.721Z
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Source: https://github.com/lllyasviel/layerdiffuse

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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Method and tools for generating transparent-background images and separable layers with diffusion models (latent transparency); a route to usable PNG-with-alpha stickers, overlays and layered illustration. Forge extension in a separate repo.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "lllyasviel et al.",
  "next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "No push since mid-2024; Forge extension flagged WIP."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2024-06-16T08:05:00.000Z"
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```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] README: LayerDiffuse: Transparent Image Layer Diffusion using Latent Transparency; points to a Forge extension and a Diffusers CLI repo. · locator: README · source: https://github.com/lllyasviel/LayerDiffuse
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: Apache-2.0, not archived, last push 2024-06-16; the Forge extension lllyasviel/sd-forge-layerdiffuse (Apache-2.0, WIP, last push 2024-08-30) is also present. · locator: GitHub API fields · source: https://api.github.com/repos/lllyasviel/sd-forge-layerdiffuse
- [sourced_fact] HF metadata: LayerDiffusion/layerdiffusion-v1 carries license:creativeml-openrail-m. · locator: HF API tags · source: https://huggingface.co/api/models/LayerDiffusion/layerdiffusion-v1
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Apache-2.0. · evidence: https://github.com/lllyasviel/LayerDiffuse/blob/main/LICENSE
- model_weights: license=CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M hosting=restricted redistribution=restricted modification=restricted training=unknown · OpenRAIL-M use-based restrictions apply per HF tag; license text not read here. · evidence: https://huggingface.co/api/models/LayerDiffusion/layerdiffusion-v1

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