This page is a collection of notes and links related to AI image generation technologies, including Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Midjourney, and other generative image models like Z-Image that have become prominent in the modern AI space.
Resources
| Field | Category | Date | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffusion Models | 2026 | GenCAD | Image-conditioned CAD generation using transformer contrastive representations and diffusion priors (TMLR 2025). | |
| Tools | 2026 | remove-ai-watermarks | CLI and library to strip visible (Gemini) and invisible (SynthID, C2PA, EXIF) AI watermarks from images | |
| 3D Asset Models | Generative AI | 2026 | Hunyuan3D-WorldClaw | 3D world generation project from Tencent Hunyuan |
| 3D Rendering | NeRF Tools | 2022 | nerfstudio | A tool for manipulating Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and rendering the scenes out as video |
| Desktop Tools | Image Processing | 2026 | Perspec | scriptable desktop app to correct image perspective |
| Diffusion Models | Image Generation | 2026 | Sana | Efficient high-resolution image synthesis with linear diffusion transformer — fast 4K generation on laptop GPUs |
| Gaussian Splatting | Image Generation | ml-sharp | Apple’s ML-SHARP (Sharp Learned Attention Reduction and Pruning) framework | |
| Web Interface | 2026 | ml-sharp-web | Web playground for creating Gaussian Splats using Apple’s SHARP model. | |
| General | Tools | 2024 | upscayl | an AI-based image upscaler |
| Generative AI | 3D Asset Models | 2026 | Direct3D | a 3D textured asset generation model from images via 3D latent diffusion |
| 2025 | Hunyuan3D-2 | a 3D textured asset generation model | ||
| Diffusion Models | 2025 | miniDiffusion | a minimalistic implementation of diffusion models in Python | |
| Frame Prediction | 2025 | FramePack | a next-frame (next-frame-section) prediction neural network structure that generates videos progressively. | |
| Image Generation Models | 2026 | Mage-Flow | a text-to-image and image-editing diffusion model | |
| 2025 | Lumina-Image-2.0 | Another image generation model | ||
| Video Diffusion | 2025 | TurboDiffusion | A video diffusion acceleration framework claiming 100-200x end-to-end speedups (SageAttention/SLA/rCM) | |
| Video Generation Models | 2024 | HunyuanVideo | A pretty impressive open source video generation model | |
| Web Interface | 2025 | gpt-image-1-playground | a simple web-based interface for generating images using GPT-IMAGE-1 | |
| Image Generation | Apple Optimization | 2022 | CoreML Stable Diffusion | Apple’s optimizations for CoreML |
| Apps | 2025 | wavespeed-desktop | A desktop application for generating images that also supports Z-Image | |
| Diffusion Acceleration | 2024 | NitroFusion | a high-fidelity, fast (single-step) SDXL diffusion model | |
| 2022 | Fast Stable Diffusion | Another tactic to accelerate inference | ||
| Implementations | 2026 | flux2.c | A pure-C FLUX.2 implementation with optional BLAS/MPS acceleration and zero Python dependencies. Focused on efficiency and portability. | |
| 2025 | z-image-turbo-mlx | A high-performance implementation of Z-Image using MLX acceleration | ||
| z-image-mps | An optimized implementation of Z-Image for Apple Silicon using MPS | |||
| Tools | 2026 | Bonsai-image-demo | a local image generation demo for Apple Silicon, Linux NVIDIA, and native Windows NVIDIA systems | |
| 2025 | AmazingZImageWorkflow | A comprehensive workflow for generating images using Z-Image | ||
| Vector Graphics | 2025 | NeuralSVG | An Implicit Representation for Text-to-Vector Generation | |
| Web Interface | 2022 | Stable Diffusion WebUI | Nearly always the best, bleeding edge WebUI for SD | |
| Multi-modal Models | Samples | 2024 | ml-mgie | instruction-based image self-editing |
| Multimodal AI | Vision Language Models | 2026 | MLX-VLM | package for inference and fine-tuning of Vision Language Models and Omni Models on Mac using MLX with support for images, audio, and video |
| Stable Diffusion | Apps | 2023 | swift-coreml-diffusers | Hugging face’s own app, using Swift and CoreML for Apple Silicon |
| 2022 | Draw Things | Pre-packaged app for iOS, downloads and allows re-use of .ckpt files. | ||
| DiffusionBee | Pre-packaged app for macOS (M1 and Intel) | |||
| CGI | 2023 | Blender-ControlNet | A Blender plugin to generate ControlNet inputs for posing figures | |
| 2022 | dream-textures | A Blender plugin for texturing models based on a text description. | ||
| Implementations | 2023 | OnnxStream | Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 Base on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 (or in 298MB of RAM) | |
| Libraries | 2024 | sd4j | a Java library for Stable Diffusion that uses ONNX | |
| Models | 2024 | SDXL-Lightning | an SDXL flavor that works on only a few steps | |
| 2023 | Upscale Model Database | Too wide a choice, perhaps | ||
| Reference | 2024 | comflowy | a set of reference workflows and documentation for ComfyUI | |
| flux | minimal inference examples for FLUX.1 models | |||
| Tools | 2024 | comflowyspace | a ComfyUI desktop wrapper | |
| 2023 | ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved | An AnimateDiff integration for ComfyUI | ||
| ComfyUI | pretty impressive node-based UI | |||
| InvokeAI | A polished UI | |||
| stable-diffusion.cpp | stable diffusion inference on the CPU, in pure C++ | |||
| ComfyUI-Manager | A component manager for ComfyUI | |||
| Opendream | A layer-oriented, non-destructive editor | |||
| 2022 | imaginAIry | Works well on Apple Silicon, pure CLI interface to all SD models.
Does not reuse | ||
| Upscaling | Video Enhancement | 2025 | video2x | a tool for upscaling videos using RealESRGAN and other models |