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ImageOptim vs Draw Things

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

ImageOptim

7.5
Media & Design

Tool to optimise images to a smaller size

Draw Things

7.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

Metric ImageOptim Draw Things
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 7.5 7.0
30-day Installs 599 543
90-day Installs 1.8K 1.4K
365-day Installs 7.6K 3.1K
Version 1.9.3 1.20260518.2-081b08fe
Auto-updates Yes No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 9.7K 380
GitHub Forks 458 39
Open Issues 195 39
License GPL-2.0 GPL-3.0
Language HTML C
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 3mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Sep 10, 2023

Reviews

ImageOptim

ImageOptim is a popular macOS app that optimizes images to reduce file size without compromising quality. It's widely used by web developers and designers to enhance website performance and is known for its effectiveness in cutting image file sizes significantly.

Optimizes images to smaller sizes without losing quality.

Pros

  • + Highly effective in reducing image file sizes without quality loss.
  • + Popular and widely recognized in the developer community.
  • + Open-source with a strong community support.
  • + Good integration with macOS ecosystem.

Cons

  • - Outdated user interface.
  • - Lacks lossy optimization options, which some users desire.

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