Alternatives to NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI

A Windows program for generating images with Stable Diffusion locally on your own GPU. 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 NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI.

  • 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 and web interface that also runs on macOS and Linux, while hiding most tuning controls.

  • Stable Diffusion web UI

    Generate and edit images using a local Stable Diffusion interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Stable Diffusion web UI is open source under AGPL-3.0 and cross-platform with inpainting and outpainting, but requires Python setup and model files.

  • InvokeAI

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

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    InvokeAI adds a unified canvas and node workflow editor under Apache 2.0 with a launcher installer, running on Windows, Linux and Apple silicon Macs.

  • Fooocus

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Fooocus is a GPL-3.0 offline generator that handles tuning itself for a prompt-first workflow across platforms, though upstream development has largely stopped.

  • ComfyUI

    Construct AI generation workflows with a visual node graph.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    ComfyUI is GPL-3.0 open source and cross-platform, building generation as a visual node graph, with separate model downloads and a steeper setup.

  • Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge

    Generate images with a Stable Diffusion web interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge is an AGPL-3.0 cross-platform web interface adding resource-management options and experimental features, requiring compatible models and hardware.

  • SD.Next

    Generate and refine images through a locally hosted AI interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    SD.Next is an Apache-2.0 locally hosted interface supporting multiple model families on Windows, macOS and Linux, with hardware needs varying by model.

  • RuinedFooocus

    Fork of Fooocus that keeps prompt-first image generation but adds back more control.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    RuinedFooocus is a Windows-focused GPL-3.0 fork of Fooocus with one-click install, prompt tooling and extra model support, inheriting the abandoned upstream.

Also worth comparing

These listings name NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • SwarmUI

    Manage AI image-generation workflows through a modular web interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    NMKD Stable Diffusion GUI is a free, closed-source Windows program with dependencies included, custom model and LoRA support, and built-in upscaling.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.