PhotoMaker V2

PhotoMaker V2

A Gradio demo from TencentARC for its PhotoMaker V2 models, built with the RealVisXL V4.0 image model and a sketch adapter. It suits designers and researchers who want to try AI photo making in a browser.

Made by TencentARC on Hugging Face. These notes are Mindket's, written from its Space page and README; the app's own files and license are on Hugging Face.

About

What it is: PhotoMaker V2 is TencentARC's Gradio demo for the second version of its PhotoMaker models. The Space names the PhotoMaker and PhotoMaker-V2 weights, RealVisXL V4.0, a sketch adapter for SDXL and google/ddpm-celebahq-256. The repository adds face utilities and an aspect ratio template.

Who it suits: Designers, content creators and researchers who want to try the newer PhotoMaker models in a browser without a setup. It also suits developers who want to read the demo code.

Title: Who tries the PhotoMaker V2 demo
Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example
Design | Designers | Try an AI photo-making demo with ready styles and sizes | Test a style template at a chosen aspect ratio
Content | Creators | Explore what the newer models can produce | Run an example input and look at the result
Research | Image generation researchers | Try the V2 models on their own inputs | Compare V2 output with the first demo
Software | Developers | Read the pipeline code, including the sketch adapter | Open pipeline_t2i_adapter.py to see how the adapter is wired

If you need detailed documentation of the model's features, you can skip it, since the Space page gives only a configuration note.

Where to use it:

• A web browser: the Space runs on Hugging Face with nothing to install
• Windows, macOS or Linux with Python, from a local copy

Use case | Who | What they get back
Try the V2 models quickly | Anyone | A working demo in a browser tab
Test a style template | Designers | An image made in one of the styles the demo lists
Study the demo code | Developers | A small repository with face utilities, a pipeline and an adapter file

How to set it up: Using the Space online needs nothing. A local copy needs Python and the packages the repository lists. The Space runs on ZeroGPU at Hugging Face, so a local copy may need a capable GPU.

• Python with pip
• The Python packages in requirements.txt

1. Install the Hugging Face hub package and download the Space into a folder.
2. Move into that folder.
3. Install Gradio 5.29.0, then the packages from requirements.txt.
4. Start the app with Python.

pip install -U huggingface_hub
hf download TencentARC/PhotoMaker-V2 --repo-type space --local-dir PhotoMaker-V2
cd PhotoMaker-V2
pip install gradio==5.29.0
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.py

How to use it: Open the Space in your browser, or start the local copy with the command below and open the page Gradio serves. The source lists no further steps, so use the controls the page shows.

python app.py

Example: You open the Space and try one of the example inputs that the repository ships in its examples folder. The app runs the PhotoMaker V2 pipeline on it and shows you the result.

For newcomers and experts: If you are new to this, open the Space and start with an example input before using your own. Change one setting at a time to see its effect.

If you know the field, the code is small. A face utilities file and a pipeline file hold the logic, a second pipeline file covers the T2I adapter, and a template file lists aspect ratios. The Space names TencentARC/t2i-adapter-sketch-sdxl-1.0 and RealVisXL V4.0 next to the PhotoMaker weights. Beyond those names, the source does not describe how they combine.

You open the Space
You pick an example or your own input
The PhotoMaker V2 pipeline runs
The result appears in the page

Good to know:

• Hardware: the Space runs on zero-a10g at Hugging Face
• Earlier version: a separate Space exists for the first PhotoMaker
• License: apache-2
• Cost to run: none named

On Hugging Face, 13 November 2026

• Likes: 1,222
• Built with: gradio
• License: apache-2.0

Links

• Space: https://huggingface.co/spaces/TencentARC/PhotoMaker-V2
• Files: https://huggingface.co/spaces/TencentARC/PhotoMaker-V2/tree/main

Try it

Open the Space in your browser, or copy it to your own Hugging Face account from its page. Nothing in this kit runs by itself.