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Draw Things

Free on-device AI image generation for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro

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About Draw Things

Draw Things is a free, privacy-focused app that runs Stable Diffusion, SDXL and FLUX image generation entirely on-device across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, with optional paid cloud compute for heavy jobs.

Draw Things is a privacy-first AI art application built exclusively for Apple hardware, running on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Unlike cloud generators, it executes models like Stable Diffusion 1.5, SDXL and FLUX.1 directly on the device's Neural Engine and GPU, so no data is sent to a server. The app is deeply optimized for Apple Silicon using Metal FlashAttention, delivering fast generation even on laptops and phones. It supports the full creative toolkit: text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, ControlNet, LoRAs and increasingly video generation, all offline and free. For users who occasionally need more horsepower, optional cloud-compute tiers add server-side generation for heavier workloads, but the core local app remains free and offline. This makes Draw Things one of the most capable local AI art tools on macOS and iOS, favored by privacy-conscious creators and tinkerers.

TL;DR

Draw Things is a free app that runs Stable Diffusion, SDXL and FLUX image generation entirely on Apple devices, offline and private, with optional paid cloud compute.

Company overview

Draw Things is developed as an independent app focused on bringing local, on-device generative AI to the Apple ecosystem. Its guiding principle is privacy: models run on the user's own hardware so creative data never touches a server.

The project has built a strong following among Apple Silicon users and Stable Diffusion enthusiasts who want a free, capable alternative to cloud generators like Midjourney and DALL-E.

Product features

Draw Things supports text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, ControlNet, LoRAs and video generation, all running locally via Metal FlashAttention optimizations. It handles Stable Diffusion 1.5, SDXL and FLUX.1 among many community models.

The app is free and offline by default, with optional cloud-compute tiers for users who need extra performance on demanding jobs.

Target market

The tool serves privacy-conscious creators, Apple Silicon owners, Stable Diffusion learners and mobile AI artists who want free local generation.

Buyer personas

End users

Apple device owners generating and editing images locally.

Buyers

Individual users; the core app is free so purchases are limited to optional cloud compute.

Key influencers

Privacy advocates, Apple developer communities and Stable Diffusion forums.

Ideal customer profile

A privacy-minded creator on modern Apple Silicon hardware who wants free, offline, fully local AI image generation.

Funding & performance

Draw Things is an independently developed app; no formal venture funding is publicly disclosed and this should be verified.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Completely free core app
  • Runs fully on-device and offline for privacy
  • Deep Apple Silicon optimization for speed
  • Supports Stable Diffusion, SDXL, FLUX, ControlNet and LoRAs
  • Available across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro
  • Optional cloud compute for heavier workloads

Cons

  • Apple ecosystem only, no Windows or Android
  • Performance depends on your device's chip and RAM
  • Steeper learning curve than consumer generators
  • No team or collaboration features
  • Advanced local models need large downloads

Key features

Mobile app
Self-hosted
Integrations
Stable Diffusion, SDXL, FLUX, ControlNet, LoRA
Input types
text, image
Output types
image, video

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Frequently asked questions

Is Draw Things really free?+

Yes, the core app is free and runs entirely on your Apple device; only optional cloud compute for heavy jobs is paid.

Does Draw Things work offline?+

Yes, once models are downloaded it generates images fully offline with no data leaving your device.

What devices are supported?+

iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro; there is no Windows or Android version.

Which models does it support?+

Stable Diffusion 1.5, SDXL, FLUX.1 and many community checkpoints, plus ControlNet and LoRAs.

Is my data private?+

Yes, because generation runs on-device, your prompts and images stay local unless you opt into cloud compute.

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