There was a post earlier in June that some interpreted as Forge essentially ceasing to exist. There has been a recent clarification on the status of Forge Webui and its future.

From Forge/Controlnet/Foocus creator lllyasviel posted June 27th:

“Hi Forge Users,

Here are some updates regarding the recent announcement:

There are no code changes between June 8 and today (June 27). If something is broken, it is likely due to other reasons, not this announcement.

We will provide a “download previous version” page similar to most other desktop software. If you are not an advanced Git user, please do not add, modify, or delete program files.

The “break extensions” refers to the extensions’ Gradio version. This mainly affects compatibility with A1111 extensions. For newer Forge extensions, upgrading will only require a few lines of modifications related to Gradio calls. The logical patching API will not change.

We understand your concerns and hear your feedback, but please do not misinterpret our announcements as an implication to eliminate the repository (which is false).

We recommend users to back up their files because the code base may undergo major changes in a few weeks. Right now, users do not need to do anything. If you are a professional user in a production environment, after the update happens (which will be in several weeks later), we recommend using version 29be1da (which will soon be available on a “download previous version” page) or using the upstream webui if necessary. There is also a possibility that our updates will be seamless, with no noticeable errors, but this chance is relatively small.

Finally, please note that the repository is not being "re-oriented." The original purpose of Forge is to "make development easier, optimize resource management, speed up inference, and study experimental features." This announcement will soon bring Gradio4 and a newer memory management system, which aligns with the original purpose of Forge.

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