Draw Things
Stable Diffusion as a native Mac & iOS app.
FreeCPU-capable
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DiffusionBee
One-click Stable Diffusion for macOS.
Open SourceCPU-capableRuns locally
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Hardware requirements
Runs locally · Integrated / Apple Silicon
Min VRAM
None
Rec. VRAM
8 GB
Min RAM
8 GB
Rec. RAM
16 GB
Disk
15 GB
GPU class
Integrated / Apple Silicon
Apple Silicon ✓GPU RequiredQuant: FP16
Apple Silicon required (M-series); Intel Macs unsupported in current builds.
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What is DiffusionBee?
DiffusionBee was the original 'just give me Stable Diffusion on my Mac' app and remains a polished choice for hobbyists. Bundles SD 1.5 / SDXL / inpainting / outpainting / upscaling behind a simple UI. Slightly behind Draw Things on performance and model breadth, but the simplest possible on-ramp.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Truly one-click: download DMG, run, generate
- Open source under AGPL
- Bundled inpainting, outpainting, upscaler
Cons
- macOS only
- Slower than Draw Things on the same hardware
- Limited to bundled models unless you side-load
What's actually free?
Free download, open source (AGPL).
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Alternatives
Fooocus
Stable Diffusion XL, dialed to one button.
Open Source 4–8 GB VRAM
- Min VRAM
- 4 GB
- GPU class
- Entry GPU
- Quant
- FP16
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