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Draw Things

Stable Diffusion as a native Mac & iOS app.

FreeCPU-capableRuns locally
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Visit Draw ThingsUpdated 2026-05-01 · Direct link

Hardware requirements

Runs locally · Integrated / Apple Silicon

CPU-capable
Min VRAM
None
Rec. VRAM
8 GB
Min RAM
8 GB
Rec. RAM
16 GB
Disk
8 GB
GPU class
Integrated / Apple Silicon
Apple Silicon ✓GPU RequiredQuant: 8-bit, FP16

Uses unified memory; 8 GB device runs SDXL, 16 GB+ for Flux.

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What is Draw Things?

Draw Things runs the entire SD / SDXL / Flux pipeline locally on Apple Silicon with hardware acceleration via CoreML and MPS. It's a real native app — no browser, no Python, no terminal — with txt2img, img2img, inpainting, ControlNet, and LoRAs all working on an iPhone or M-series Mac. The fastest path to local diffusion on Apple hardware.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Native Apple Silicon — uses CoreML, fast on M1/M2/M3/M4
  • Runs SDXL and Flux quantized to fit on phones with 8 GB unified memory
  • No Python, no Homebrew, no terminal — just install and run
  • Privacy-first: everything stays on-device

Cons

  • Apple platforms only (macOS / iOS / iPadOS)
  • Closed source — model conversion handled in-app

What's actually free?

Free on App Store and Mac App Store; no in-app purchases.

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Open Source 4–8 GB VRAM
Min VRAM
4 GB
GPU class
Entry GPU
Quant
FP16
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