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-# ⭐ Forge portable version ⭐
-Updated 3th September 2025 with Forge version `f2.0.1v1.10.1-previous-669`  
-Updated with PyTorch 2.8.0, CUDA 12.8.  
-This also works with Nvidia RTX 5xxx (Blackwell).  
+# ⭐ <FONT SIZE="+3">Forge portable version</FONT> ⭐
+- Updated 6th December 2025 with Forge version `f2.0.1v1.10.1-previous-669`  
+- Updated with PyTorch 2.9.1 - CUDA 12.8 (supports up to Nvidia RTX 5xxx/Blackwell GPUs)
 
 The official portable Zip still comes with an old version of Forge and Pytorch so here is an updated one which also includes updated SDXL default settings.
 
+**There have not been any updates for Forge in a long time and it seems to be no longer under active development so you might want to consider switching to
+another webUI fork like [reForge](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/reForge-portable) or [Forge Classic Neo](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/ForgeClassic-portable)
+or [ComfyUI](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/ComfyUI_portable_python312)**
+
 **This version is not supported or endorsed by lllyasviel!**
 
-***
-### ⭐ TL;DR ⭐
-Download the full pack which contains everything besides a model/checkpoint:  
-➡️➡️ [Download](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/forge_portable/resolve/main/download/forge-f2.0.1v1.10.1-previous-669-pytorch-addons.7z) ⬅️⬅️
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+### 🟨<FONT SIZE="+2"><B>Quickstart</B></FONT>
+<IMG SRC="https://images2.imgbox.com/63/d9/CmDulOER_o.png" ALT="lightblue" style="width: 1084px; height: 5px">  
+Download the full pack which contains everything besides a model (will automatically download noobaiXL on first run). See below for usage options.  
+Make sure your GPU driver is up to date!
+
+➡️➡️ [NVidia CUDA Full Pack](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/forge_portable/resolve/main/download/forge-f2.0.1v1.10.1-previous-669-pytorch-addons.7z)
+
+⚠️If you receive an error like this during extraction, your WinRAR version is too old. Update it or install <A HREF="https://7-zip.org/">7-Zip</A>.  
+![winrar-inverted](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/674081772cb82e06227eee49/LCIP1nlCMXa0FB31JKJLl.png)
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+
+### 🟨<FONT SIZE="+2"><B>Usage</B></FONT>
+<IMG SRC="https://images2.imgbox.com/63/d9/CmDulOER_o.png" ALT="lightblue" style="width: 1084px; height: 5px">  
+This portable version contains all components required to use reForge without needing to install any additional components. The only thing your system needs are the Microsoft
+Visual C++ runtimes, but if you are not using a naked Windows install it is very likely that you already have those. If you don't have them you can download them here:  
+
+* Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Installer  
+https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe
 
-⚠️**Use the "run.bat" to start!**  
-If you want to change commandlineargs edit "webui\webui-user.bat" as usual, but start with the run.bat in the main directory to make sure the portable environment is set up.
+After you unzip the archive you will find a few batch files in the main directory which must be used to run and modify the portable environment.
 
-⚠️If you receive an error like this during extraction, your WinRAR version is too old. Update it or install <A HREF="https://7-zip.org/">7-Zip</A>.  ![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/674081772cb82e06227eee49/ziSf0PxdAKe-wJSNQIoFf.png)
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>run.bat</B></FONT>  
+This file sets up the necessary environment variables and launches the webui
 
-***
-### ⭐ All Downloads ⭐
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>update-webui.bat</B></FONT>  
+Run this to check for webui updates online. It will automatically update to the latest version of the branch you are on.
+
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>get-models.bat</B></FONT>  
+On a fresh install of the webui you will be missing a few essential/popular models and this file will download them for you.
+
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>switch-branch.bat</B></FONT>  
+If you want to switch the current webui branch use this file to do so.  
+**Only use this if you know what you are doing!**
+
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>environment.bat</B></FONT>  
+Starts a cmd.exe within the portable environment. You can use this to manually modify the embedded Python.  
+**Only use this if you know what you are doing!**
+
+* <FONT COLOR="white"><B>change-pytorch.bat</B></FONT>  
+This allows you to switch to a different Pytorch version, or just reinstall the current one if you encounter issues.  
+**Only use this if you know what you are doing!**
+
+The webui also accepts startup parameters for various effects, and you cann still edit the "webui\webui-user.bat" as usual, but start the webui with the "run.bat" in the main directory to make sure the portable environment is set up.
+
+### 🟨<FONT SIZE="+2"><B>All Downloads</B></FONT>
+<IMG SRC="https://images2.imgbox.com/63/d9/CmDulOER_o.png" ALT="lightblue" style="width: 1084px; height: 5px">  
 I have uploaded two different versions:
+
 - <FONT COLOR="white">pytorch</FONT>: has all required pytorch modules installed and is preconfigured for SDXL models
-- <FONT COLOR="white">pytorch + addons</FONT>: same as above but comes with a lot of popular and useful addons:  
-  (tag autocomplete, forge couple, dynamic prompts, regional prompter, adetailer, negpip, inpaint tools)
-
-All versions are cloned from the main branch, previous versions can be found in the download folder:  
-➡️ [Download](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Xeno443/forge_portable/tree/main/download)
-
-***
-### ⭐ This is what I did
-1) Download official portable ZIP from Forge Github
-2) Unzip into C:\SD\forge-portable
-3) run "update.bat" (this is required⚠️)
-![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/674081772cb82e06227eee49/9A4r-TphpyZRBepVO_M6F.png)
-4) open command prompt in "c:\SD\forge-portable"  
-   run "environment.bat" (important⚠️)  
-   Execute `python -m pip install -U torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128 --upgrade`  
-![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/674081772cb82e06227eee49/P4F19a7iLgNsrTUxyUmlA.png)
-This will end with a few error messages about missing dependencies.
-5) execute "run.bat"
-   this will install remaining dependencies and the Forge UI should appear after a while
-![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/674081772cb82e06227eee49/hdo07ocvivmrEYbKEBkxR.png)
-
-You will need to download a model separately.
+- <FONT COLOR="white">pytorch + addons</FONT>: same as above but comes with a lot of popular and useful addons, e.g.:  
+  (tag autocomplete, forge couple, dynamic prompts, LoraCTL, regional prompter, adetailer, negpip, inpaint tools)