AI Image Generation

This page is a collection of notes and links related to image generation technologies, including Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Midjourney, and other generative image models like Z-Image that have become prominent in the modern space.

Resources

FieldCategoryDateLinkNotes
Diffusion Models2026GenCAD

Image-conditioned CAD generation using transformer contrastive representations and diffusion priors (TMLR 2025).

Tools2026remove-ai-watermarks

CLI and library to strip visible (Gemini) and invisible (SynthID, C2PA, EXIF) AI watermarks from images

3D Asset ModelsGenerative AI2026Hunyuan3D-WorldClaw

3D world generation project from Tencent Hunyuan

3D RenderingNeRF Tools2022nerfstudio

A tool for manipulating Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and rendering the scenes out as video

Desktop ToolsImage Processing2026Perspec

scriptable desktop app to correct image perspective

Diffusion ModelsImage Generation2026Sana

Efficient high-resolution image synthesis with linear diffusion transformer — fast 4K generation on laptop GPUs

Gaussian SplattingImage Generationml-sharp

Apple’s ML-SHARP (Sharp Learned Attention Reduction and Pruning) framework

Web Interface2026ml-sharp-web

Web playground for creating Gaussian Splats using Apple’s SHARP model.

GeneralTools2024upscayl

an AI-based image upscaler

Generative AI3D Asset Models2026Direct3D

a 3D textured asset generation model from images via 3D latent diffusion

2025Hunyuan3D-2

a 3D textured asset generation model

Diffusion Models2025miniDiffusion

a minimalistic implementation of diffusion models in Python

Frame Prediction2025FramePack

a next-frame (next-frame-section) prediction neural network structure that generates videos progressively.

Image Generation Models2026Mage-Flow

a text-to-image and image-editing diffusion model

2025Lumina-Image-2.0

Another image generation model

Video Diffusion2025TurboDiffusion

A video diffusion acceleration framework claiming 100-200x end-to-end speedups (SageAttention/SLA/rCM)

Video Generation Models2024HunyuanVideo

A pretty impressive open source video generation model

Web Interface2025gpt-image-1-playground

a simple web-based interface for generating images using GPT-IMAGE-1

Image GenerationApple Optimization2022CoreML Stable Diffusion

Apple’s optimizations for CoreML

Apps2025wavespeed-desktop

A desktop application for generating images that also supports Z-Image

Diffusion Acceleration2024NitroFusion

a high-fidelity, fast (single-step) SDXL diffusion model

2022Fast Stable Diffusion

Another tactic to accelerate inference

Implementations2026flux2.c

A pure-C FLUX.2 implementation with optional BLAS/MPS acceleration and zero Python dependencies. Focused on efficiency and portability.

2025z-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

Tools2026Bonsai-image-demo

a local image generation demo for Apple Silicon, Linux NVIDIA, and native Windows NVIDIA systems

2025AmazingZImageWorkflow

A comprehensive workflow for generating images using Z-Image

Vector Graphics2025NeuralSVG

An Implicit Representation for Text-to-Vector Generation

Web Interface2022Stable Diffusion WebUI

Nearly always the best, bleeding edge WebUI for SD

Multi-modal ModelsSamples2024ml-mgie

instruction-based image self-editing

Multimodal AIVision Language Models2026MLX-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 DiffusionApps2023swift-coreml-diffusers

Hugging face’s own app, using Swift and CoreML for Apple Silicon

2022Draw Things

Pre-packaged app for iOS, downloads and allows re-use of .ckpt files.

DiffusionBee

Pre-packaged app for macOS (M1 and Intel)

CGI2023Blender-ControlNet

A Blender plugin to generate ControlNet inputs for posing figures

2022dream-textures

A Blender plugin for texturing models based on a text description.

Implementations2023OnnxStream

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 Base on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 (or in 298MB of RAM)

Libraries2024sd4j

a Java library for Stable Diffusion that uses ONNX

Models2024SDXL-Lightning

an SDXL flavor that works on only a few steps

2023Upscale Model Database

Too wide a choice, perhaps

Reference2024comflowy

a set of reference workflows and documentation for ComfyUI

flux

minimal inference examples for FLUX.1 models

Tools2024comflowyspace

a ComfyUI desktop wrapper

2023ComfyUI-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

2022imaginAIry

Works well on Apple Silicon, pure CLI interface to all SD models. Does not reuse .ckpt files, however, so requires separate disk cache.

UpscalingVideo Enhancement2025video2x

a tool for upscaling videos using RealESRGAN and other models

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