Image Generation
Diffusion and generative image stacks you can self-host — alternatives to Midjourney and DALL·E.
141 projects
See methodology for ranking rules; order uses public GitHub metrics within this scenario.
| Rank | Project | Stars | Forks | Updated | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
stable-diffusion-webui
Stable Diffusion web UI |
164.7K | 30.6K | 03/02/26 | AGPL-3.0 |
| 2 |
ComfyUI
The most powerful and modular diffusion model GUI, api and backend with a graph/nodes interface. |
130.6K | 15.4K | 08/29/26 | GPL-3.0 |
| 3 |
diffusers
🤗 Diffusers: State-of-the-art diffusion models for image, video, and audio generation in PyTorch. |
34.4K | 7.3K | 08/29/26 | Apache-2.0 |
| 4 |
upscayl
🆙 Upscayl - #1 Free and Open Source AI Image Upscaler for Linux, MacOS and Windows. |
48.8K | 2.5K | 08/20/26 | AGPL-3.0 |
| 5 |
InvokeAI
InvokeAI is a leading open-source creative engine for Stable Diffusion, offering an industry-leading web UI for generating and editing visual media. |
28.0K | 3.0K | 08/29/26 | Apache-2.0 |
| 6 |
awesome-gpt-image-2
Prompt as Code | GPT-Image2 industrial-grade prompt engine & template library: 530+ reverse-engineered cases, 20+ templates, extracted Skills, continuously updated. |
25.0K | 2.5K | 08/28/26 | MIT |
| 7 |
DragGAN
Official Code for DragGAN (SIGGRAPH 2023) |
35.8K | 3.4K | 05/18/24 | Other |
| 8 |
pytorch-CycleGAN-and-pix2pix
Image-to-Image Translation in PyTorch |
25.2K | 6.6K | 08/06/25 | Other |
| 9 |
sdnext
SD.Next: All-in-one WebUI for AI generative image and video creation, captioning and processing |
7.3K | 580 | 08/29/26 | Apache-2.0 |
| 10 |
stable-diffusion-webui-colab
stable diffusion webui colab |
15.9K | 2.6K | 12/16/25 | Unlicense |
| 11 |
krita-ai-diffusion
Streamlined interface for generating images with AI in Krita. Inpaint and outpaint with optional text prompt, no tweaking required. |
10.5K | 621 | 08/28/26 | GPL-3.0 |
| 12 |
easydiffusion
An easy 1-click way to create beautiful artwork on your PC using AI, with no tech knowledge. Provides a browser UI for generating images from text prompts and images. Just enter your text prompt, and see the generated image. |
10.5K | 861 | 08/27/26 | Other |
| 13 |
denoising-diffusion-pytorch
Implementation of Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model in Pytorch |
10.7K | 1.3K | 08/02/26 | MIT |
| 14 |
ian-xiaohei-illustrations
Chinese black weird text illustration generation Skill | 16:9 white background hand-drawn | few red-orange-blue annotations | Codex Skill |
10.6K | 1.3K | 06/03/26 | MIT |
| 15 |
Sana
SANA: Efficient High-Resolution Image Synthesis with Linear Diffusion Transformer |
8.9K | 714 | 08/27/26 | Apache-2.0 |
| 16 |
logocreator
A free + OSS logo generator powered by Flux on Together AI |
8.4K | 795 | 08/03/26 | Other |
| 17 |
civitai
A repository of models, textual inversions, and more |
7.2K | 735 | 08/29/26 | Apache-2.0 |
| 18 |
ComfyUI_frontend
Official front-end implementation of ComfyUI |
2.0K | 674 | 08/29/26 | GPL-3.0 |
| 19 |
gc-minimal-zine-poster
Codex skill for generating quiet minimal zine-style editorial poster prompts and images. |
6.7K | 293 | 08/13/26 | MIT |
| 20 |
PaperBanana
PaperBanana: Automating Academic Illustration For AI Scientists |
7.0K | 528 | 06/25/26 | Apache-2.0 |