Local AI Image Generators
Create illustrations, wallpapers and images for your posts with local AI apps. Compare desktop generators and self-hosted tools for your own hardware.
29.1KUpdated 18 hours agoApache-2.0
macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#Batch processing#ControlNet#GGUF
InvokeAI is a free, open-source image generation application for artists who want to create and edit artwork on their own hardware. Its locally hosted browser interface combines direct canvas work with repeatable generation workflows.
8.6KUpdated 2 years agoApache-2.0
Web#Image-to-image#Multimodal input
IC-Light changes the lighting in existing images for people editing portraits, product shots, or other foreground subjects. It lets you explore different lighting conditions using a subject image as the starting point.
8KUpdated 2 weeks agoGPL-3.0
macOS#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Multimodal input
Mochi Diffusion is a native macOS app for people who want to generate images on their own Mac. Generation works fully offline, and the app sends no generation data to the cloud or collects telemetry.
7.4KUpdated 2 weeks agoApache-2.0
macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Inpainting
SD.Next is a self-hosted web interface for artists and researchers who want to create and edit AI images and videos on their own hardware. It supports Stable Diffusion and other diffusion models.
4.8KUpdated 2 days agoMIT
macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#Visual workflows
SwarmUI is a self-hosted AI image generation interface for people who want both straightforward generation controls and access to detailed ComfyUI workflows. You can use it with models running on your own hardware.
layla-network.aiAI Characters and Roleplay
iOS · Android#Code execution#GGUF#llama.cpp backend
Layla is an AI assistant for people who want private chat, a personal companion or character roleplay on their phone. It runs local models on Android and iOS, so you can keep using it offline after downloading a model.
53.9KUpdated 1 year agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Inpainting
Fooocus generates images on your computer for people who want to work from prompts without extensive settings adjustments. It uses Stable Diffusion XL and works offline after the required models are downloaded.
10.9KUpdated 1 month agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Inpainting
Krita AI Diffusion adds AI image generation to the painting workspace for artists who want to refine artwork without leaving Krita. It lets you direct changes through selections and visual input.
1.2KUpdated 24 hours agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux · Docker · Web#ControlNet#GGUF#Image-to-image
biniou brings AI chat and media creation into one browser interface on your own computer or server. It's for people who want to work with several kinds of generative AI without switching between separate apps.
9KUpdated 4 weeks agoAGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux#Hugging Face integration#LoRA
Stability Matrix is a desktop app for people who want to use several Stable Diffusion interfaces with one model library. It manages local Web UI packages and includes its own interface for generating images.
3.4KUpdated 4 days agoMIT
macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android#GGUF#Human approval#LM Studio integration
Off Grid AI is a local AI app for people who want chat, document analysis and media tools on their own phone or computer. Downloaded models work offline, and the core app doesn't require an account.
8.2KUpdated 2 months agoGPL-3.0
macOS#Image-to-image#Inpainting#Visual workflows
Dream Textures is a Blender add-on for artists who want to generate image assets and texture 3D scenes without leaving Blender. It runs Stable Diffusion on your machine and uses scene depth to guide texture projection.
10.5KUpdated 4 weeks ago
macOS · Windows · Linux · Web#Batch processing#ControlNet#Image-to-image
Easy Diffusion generates and edits images on your computer through a browser interface. It's for people who want to use Stable Diffusion without assembling its software components themselves.
146.7KUpdated 22 hours agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux · Web#ControlNet#Inpainting#LoRA
ComfyUI is a visual AI workflow editor for creators who want control over generation and editing. Its node canvas lets you connect models and processing steps, inspect their settings and reuse the resulting workflows without writing code.
614Updated 1 day agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Linux · iOS · Docker#Image-to-image#Inpainting#LoRA
Draw Things creates and edits images on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It's for artists and other creators who want to work offline and keep generation on their own hardware.
13.6KUpdated 3 years agoAGPL-3.0
macOS#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Inpainting
DiffusionBee is an AI image app for Mac users who want to create and edit artwork locally through a visual interface. Artists and designers can work with text prompts, existing images and drawings without writing code.
706Updated 22 hours ago
macOS · Windows · Linux#Visual workflows#Works offline
Comfy Desktop runs ComfyUI's node-based generative AI workflows on your own hardware. It's for creators who want to build image and video workflows without managing Python dependencies themselves.
145Updated 23 hours agoGPL-3.0
macOS · Windows · Linux#ControlNet#Image-to-image#Inpainting
IntraPaint is a desktop image editor for people who want manual painting and AI edits in the same application. It combines conventional image editing tools with image generation and inpainting, which lets you use AI to replace parts of an existing image.
haploapp.comAI Video Generators
macOS · iOS#Multimodal input#Streaming inference#Works offline
Haplo AI runs language models on iOS and macOS for people who want to ask questions, write code or examine photos without sending that material to a hosted assistant. After downloading a model, chat works offline without an account.
Finding an image generator your computer can run
Start with a desktop app when you want to type a prompt and make an image. Canvas editors offer more control over selected areas, composition and repeated edits. Model choice matters as much as the interface: a newer or larger model can need substantially more graphics memory than a smaller one.
Check the supported operating system, GPU and memory before downloading model files. Apple Silicon apps use your Mac's shared memory; other tools may require a compatible graphics card. Local generation keeps that generation step on your hardware, while optional cloud compute uses an external service.