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Draw Things vs Diffusion Bee

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Draw Things

7.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

Diffusion Bee

8.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

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

Reviews

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

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.