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    VAE-kl-f8-anime2 - kl-f8-anime2 VAE
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    I FINALLY UPDATE THE FILE!
    This file is VAE, it's one of the best so use it if you like!
    Many models here at Civitai use kl-f8-anime2.ckpt
    I uploaded it here for everyone to use easily.
    IT'S SECURE, FREE AND PERFECT!

    Description

    I plan to upload more VAE, preferably the most used or not published by other models.

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    Comments (53)

    PNightMar 24, 2023· 38 reactions
    CivitAI

    Dang, I thought this was a depressed millennial meme checkpoint.

    UhuhuMar 25, 2023

    me too! 😂

    astrolabjiggyMar 30, 2023

    Came looking for a depressed millennial meme checkpoint file. Now I'm depressed.

    707607322601Apr 18, 2023

    Why don't we make one

    KissMeMar 25, 2023· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    How use?

    AsaCocaApr 24, 2023· 1 reaction

    models/VAE

    dcysjzs346Mar 26, 2023· 4 reactions
    CivitAI

    感谢分享

    WASMar 26, 2023
    CivitAI

    Pretty sure every other of the 5 vaes are all kl-f8-anime based. These all have the same impact.

    lmoussnew971Apr 3, 2023
    CivitAI

    what happened?

    tamaokaimaJun 10, 2023

    Helps make the colors bright and clear. I downloaded it through

    huggingface

    coffeebeansMay 18, 2023· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    is this intended to be used as a normal vae?

    If so, it's broken. Doesn't work at all.

    Hamsome_SkidwordJun 7, 2023

    put it in the VAE folder: stable-diffusion/models/VAE

    KuroShiro94Jul 5, 2023
    CivitAI

    Is the file supposed to be named klF8Anime2VAE_klF8Anime2VAE or should it be .VAE.ckpt? Because it doesn't read it

    EriVrmlnJul 7, 2023

    I think the file extension should be .vae.pt

    RabbittFoottJul 13, 2023· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    For anyone confused, you need to first enable VAE within Stable Diffusion. Then you can select this VAE for it to work :)

    Tutorial link below:
    https://aituts.com/vae/#:~:text=A%20VAE%20(Variable%20Auto%20Encoder,you%20should%20download%20a%20VAE.

    Wolfe_XJul 13, 2023
    CivitAI

    Unless I am wrong, why is this catagorized as a "checkpoint merge"? Shouldn't it be under VAE?

    th3master88Jul 20, 2023· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    This changed my life, thank you!

    PixartistEliJul 22, 2023
    CivitAI

    I want to use it but I don't use webui. What's a supermerger?

    lino07Jul 26, 2023· 6 reactions
    CivitAI

    model file not found???

    sir_qusJul 27, 2023· 6 reactions

    I searched from other pages, and I found similar file with the same hash from here: https://huggingface.co/Norisuke193/kl-f8-anime2/blob/main/kl-f8-anime2.vae.pt

    MigelAngelECJul 26, 2023
    CivitAI

    How to install VAE on Invoke IA ?

    sethrahAug 4, 2023
    CivitAI

    Main download button is broken, check for the section labeled "1 File" and expand it. Download the file from there.

    fp16_guyAug 5, 2023
    CivitAI

    A bug report about "VAE not found" has been created. Take part, add information - link.

    qekJul 17, 2025

    Wrong folder

    LDWorksDVAug 31, 2023· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    Could you train this one for SDXL ?

    KronegoistOct 3, 2023· 8 reactions
    CivitAI

    "File Unverified

    This file appears to be dangerous.

    Detected Pickle imports (5) Dangerous import detected"

    ? ? ?

    DarthMommyOct 7, 2023

    Does it really matter? Works great for me :)

    KronegoistOct 7, 2023

    @DarthMommy Yes, it works well, but is it really safe to use?

    DarthMommyOct 7, 2023· 2 reactions

    @Kronegoist I've been using it with no issues for months

    NekoneNov 7, 2023· 2 reactions

    hello this is was from waifu diffusion 1.4 (not sure if it was tampered tho) you're best off using this https://huggingface.co/hakurei/waifu-diffusion-v1-4/tree/92e0470e5a9601cdd85a3db349a591df9ed7e2ad/vae
    the original people who developed it also made a .safetensor version which is a newer datatype made safe for conserns just as this. now no one uses ckpt we only use .safetensor for models and vaes

    jagvill42Oct 23, 2023· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    thanks to this VAE my images are not "greyed" anymore 😄

    NekoneNov 7, 2023· 26 reactions
    CivitAI

    for safety reasons it is recommended to only use .safetensor files and NOT .vae.pt or .ckpt

    https://huggingface.co/hakurei/waifu-diffusion-v1-4/tree/92e0470e5a9601cdd85a3db349a591df9ed7e2ad/vae

    kl-f8 was developed by the waifu diffusion team and this is their official hugging face after .saftensors came out they updated it

    kellykellyNov 11, 2023· 1 reaction

    Thankyou Nekone for the link, There are still so many pickles, so many that still get uploaded.

    KikushiDec 5, 2023

    What exactly do I need from there? just the kl-f8-anime2.safetensors ?

    Migatez
    Author
    Dec 11, 2023

    Download it, listen to it!

    Migatez
    Author
    Dec 11, 2023· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    UPD: VAE DOWNLOAD IS AVAILABLE NOW!

    Lonk69TheGreatDec 14, 2023

    still can't download

    Migatez
    Author
    Dec 19, 2023

    @waluigi69 try again

    unpocodetodoqwer4790Dec 20, 2023· 1 reaction

    for me, it took a long for that precious download.

    SkyCropDec 18, 2023
    CivitAI

    ComfyUI\models\vae_approx put it in. ComfyUI Efficient Loader you can open it with node.

    https://ibb.co/WBZzvpM


    andrewzhu202210952Feb 2, 2024· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Thanks for sharing, would you please add an license for this model?

    346542742384560934687Feb 10, 2024· 5 reactions
    CivitAI

    Thanks for the .SafeTensors file (to replace the .pt and .ckpt)

    OvnYMar 3, 2024
    CivitAI

    Nice VAE :)

    NamelessOptimistMay 19, 2024
    CivitAI

    I have a 4GB .ckpt file named this, is there a model that used to have this name or something? I'm not really sure what to do with it.

    svrthSep 21, 2024

    This file replaces the ckpt file.

    NamelessOptimistSep 23, 2024

    Thanks, mate.

    SMDX2May 20, 2024· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    A must have!

    restlessboyMay 31, 2024
    CivitAI

    Doesn't seem to work with the base ponyV6 model, anyone else have this problem?

    Mister_KaosJun 5, 2024· 3 reactions

    This is a SD 1.5 VAE. It does not support SDXL checkpoints, such as Pony and Autism.

    LandeeSep 17, 2025
    CivitAI

    If you select this VAE when trying to generate a SD 1.5 image here on the site, the generation simply doesn't start. Something's broken. it's very sad

    After all, this was the best VAE when there were problems with dull colors in the image.

    Migatez
    Author
    Oct 11, 2025· 1 reaction

    Did you find a solution?

    I haven't logged in in a while, so if you did, please let me know.

    Still, thanks for the compliments <3

    sneedoApr 14, 2026
    CivitAI

    Tag says SD 1.5, but this is an SDXL vae.

    VAE
    SD 1.5

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    Platform Status
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    Created
    3/24/2023
    Updated
    6/18/2026
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