Diffusion Bee alternatives for Mac
Diffusion Bee — Run Stable Diffusion locally — is installed 113 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask diffusionbee to install Diffusion Bee itself.- Draw Things10.6× the installs
- LM StudioApple silicon only · 52.4× the installs
- ollama551.6× the installs
- Claude175.7× the installs
- ChatGPT113.8× the installs
- MacWhisper7.2× the installs
- Cursor61.8× the installs
- BoltAI 22.9× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Diffusion Bee | Draw Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | AI & Machine Learning | AI & Machine Learning |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 2.5.3 | 26.1020.0-a424ad4b |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 113 | 1,199 |
| Install command | brew install --cask diffusionbee | brew install --cask draw-things |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.