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Diffusion Bee vs Draw Things

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Diffusion Bee

8.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

Draw Things

7.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

Metric Diffusion Bee Draw Things
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 8.0 7.0
30-day Installs 195 408
90-day Installs 706 1.1K
365-day Installs 2.2K 2.3K
Version 2.5.3 1.20260430.0-09f170fc
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 13.5K 380
GitHub Forks 716 39
Open Issues 397 39
License AGPL-3.0 GPL-3.0
Language JavaScript C
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Oct 5, 2022 Sep 10, 2023

Reviews

Diffusion Bee

Diffusion Bee simplifies running Stable Diffusion locally on M1 Macs with a one-click installer, making it accessible for artists, designers, and developers without technical expertise.

Runs Stable Diffusion locally on macOS with a graphical user interface.

Pros

  • + Easy one-click installation process.
  • + Optimized for M1 Mac performance.
  • + No additional dependencies required.

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature.
  • - Black screen issues reported on Intel Macs.

Draw Things

Draw Things enables local Stable Diffusion image generation, offering offline AI capabilities. It supports cross-platform use, benefiting artists and designers seeking offline image creation.

Runs Stable Diffusion locally to generate images on macOS and iPad.

Pros

  • + Local AI image generation
  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Open-source under GPL-3.0

Cons

  • - No auto-updates
  • - Some technical challenges reported