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Synology Image Assistant vs Draw Things

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Synology Image Assistant

6.5
Media & Design

Assistant to generate image previews of formats like HEIC and HEVC

Draw Things

7.0
Media & Design

Run Stable Diffusion locally

Metric Synology Image Assistant Draw Things
Category Media & Design Media & Design
AI Score 6.5 7.0
30-day Installs 14 408
90-day Installs 68 1.1K
365-day Installs 239 2.3K
Version 1.0.2-56 1.20260430.0-09f170fc
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 380
GitHub Forks 39
Open Issues 39
License GPL-3.0
Language C
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 6, 2025 Sep 10, 2023

Reviews

Synology Image Assistant

Synology Image Assistant helps users generate previews for HEIC and HEVC files, making it easier to manage media on Synology NAS devices. It's a niche tool aimed at those with Synology products who need to handle modern image formats.

Generates image previews for HEIC and HEVC files.

Pros

  • + Supports modern image formats
  • + Integrates with Synology NAS ecosystem
  • + Lightweight

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited community support

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