Amazing AI
AI
on-device image generation
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162points
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#507of 3,515 in 2024
Top 15%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Performance: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good work by a prolific open source maker
From 2 comments
Great work, Sindre! Didn't realize you were in the AI and app space. You've got quite a prolific OSS portfolio spanning decades at this point.
lxe on HNThe author of this app has also made a bunch of nice Mac apps, mostly menubar apps. I use several in my daily work.
evaneykelen on HN
Objections
Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer (A17 Pro chip)
From 2 comments
Requires iPhone 15 pro
mikeytown2 on HNThe description is written by the software developer. The "Information" section near the end lists requirements for supported devices. iPhone and iPad say "Requires iOS 17.1 or…
CharlesW on HN
Slow and hot generation times
From 2 comments
iPhone 15 Pro with 30 steps at 512x512 resolution (SD v1.5) should take around 35 seconds on iPhone 15 Pro with Draw Things. 1.5 mins are too slow. (I am the author of DT).
liuliu on HNRuns pretty slow and hot on my 15 Pro. Seems like a pretty old model as well.
AISnakeOil on HN
Safety filter blocks benign prompts
From 1 comment
I tried using it to generate some sprites for a game I've been thinking about. Kept telling me it couldn't show me the image because it wasn't safe (I asked for robot pirates).…
makerofthings on HN
Requests
Support for the Neural Engine to speed up generation
From 1 comment
I am going to put model related code we use in a public repo soon (it is very similar to https://github.com/liuliu/swift-diffusion but in NHWC format). ANE will be around 25s if…
liuliu on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Draw Things?
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Draw Things?
abtinf on HN
Alternatives named
Draw Things
From 2 comments
How does this compare to Draw Things?
abtinf on HNComparing the App Store listings, it looks like this app has a much simpler interface and far fewer features than Draw Things. Some users might prefer the simplicity of this app.…
randomifcpfan on HN
DiffusionHub.io
From 1 comment
Stable Diffusion runs on iPhone without any issues on DiffusionHub.io
kobykarp on HN