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Gauss
Document-based Stable Diffusion app for Mac with SwiftUI
Free Image Generation Open Source
Overview
Gauss is an open-source Stable Diffusion app for macOS, built with SwiftUI and Apple's ml-stable-diffusion CoreML models. Featuring a document-based interface, Gauss lets you generate AI images with Stable Diffusion 2.0, 1.5, and 1.4 directly on your Mac using the Apple Neural Engine. Write prompts, adjust parameters in the composer view, and export images seamlessly—all with the speed and privacy of local processing.
Minimum macOS: 13.0 (Ventura)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Support for Stable Diffusion 2.0, 1.5, and 1.4
- Document-based interface for organizing projects
- Composer view for writing prompts and adjusting parameters
- Fast local processing using Apple Neural Engine
- Built with SwiftUI for native Mac experience
- Uses Apple's ml-stable-diffusion CoreML models
- Export images by dragging to Finder or other editors
- Generate multiple images from existing prompts
- 100% local processing - complete privacy
- No internet connection required after model installation
- Open source codebase
- Free with no subscriptions
- Community-driven development
- Requires 2.5-8GB for ML models depending on selection