Keras Image Models with a Tombstone README
A deprecated collection of ready-to-use Keras models—VGG, ResNet50, Inception v3, and a music-tagging CRNN—with pre-trained weights that download automatically on first use.

What it does
This repository contains standalone Keras implementations of VGG16, VGG19, ResNet50, and Inception v3, plus a CRNN for music tagging. Instantiating a model can automatically pull pre-trained weights from the web and cache them in ~/.keras/models/. The code also negotiates TensorFlow versus Theano dimension ordering by reading your Keras config file.
The interesting bit
The README is essentially a tombstone: the project is deprecated, pull requests are ignored, and issues go unread. It survives as a read-only artifact now that these same architectures live in the keras.applications module.
Key highlights
- Pre-trained weights available for ImageNet (image models) and the MSD dataset (music tagging).
- Weight files are downloaded on demand and cached locally.
- Handles both TensorFlow and Theano
image_dim_orderingconventions. - Bundles
imagenet_utilsfor input preprocessing and prediction decoding. - The music tagging CRNN is ported from an external project rather than trained here.
Caveats
- Completely deprecated. The maintainers explicitly redirect all users to
keras.applicationsand state that PRs and issues are not monitored. - Weight provenance is mixed: VGG and ResNet50 weights are ported from external academic releases, while the Inception v3 weights were trained in-house.
Verdict
A useful stop if you are debugging legacy Keras pipelines or studying how these classic architectures were first packaged for the framework. Otherwise, head straight to keras.applications.
Frequently asked
- What is fchollet/deep-learning-models?
- A deprecated collection of ready-to-use Keras models—VGG, ResNet50, Inception v3, and a music-tagging CRNN—with pre-trained weights that download automatically on first use.
- Is deep-learning-models open source?
- Yes — fchollet/deep-learning-models is open source, released under the MIT license.
- What language is deep-learning-models written in?
- fchollet/deep-learning-models is primarily written in Python.
- How popular is deep-learning-models?
- fchollet/deep-learning-models has 7.3k stars on GitHub.
- Where can I find deep-learning-models?
- fchollet/deep-learning-models is on GitHub at https://github.com/fchollet/deep-learning-models.