Alternatives to DiffusionBee

One-click Mac app for running Stable Diffusion locally. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as DiffusionBee.

  • Draw Things

    Image generator that runs Stable Diffusion models locally on Apple hardware.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    Draw Things is a free closed source Apple app that runs Stable Diffusion offline and adds LoRAs, ControlNet and inpainting, needing a recent chip for large models.

  • Easy Diffusion

    One-click installer and web interface for running Stable Diffusion on your own machine.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Easy Diffusion is an MIT licensed one-click installer with a web interface that also runs on Windows and Linux, though it still wants a capable GPU.

  • InvokeAI

    A professional web interface for Stable Diffusion models, with a node-based workflow editor and a unified canvas.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    InvokeAI is Apache licensed with a unified canvas and node editor, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and has a steeper learning curve.

  • Fooocus

    Offline image generator that asks for a prompt and handles the tuning itself.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Fooocus is a GPL-3.0 prompt-first offline generator for Windows, macOS and Linux that handles tuning itself, though upstream development has largely stopped.

  • Stable Diffusion web UI

    Generate and edit images using a local Stable Diffusion interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Stable Diffusion web UI is an AGPL-3.0 cross-platform interface with inpainting and configurable settings, but it requires Python and manual model setup.

  • ComfyUI

    Construct AI generation workflows with a visual node graph.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ComfyUI is a GPL-3.0 cross-platform node graph tool for building reusable generation workflows, trading one-click simplicity for detailed control.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.