Radiant Canvas

Local image generation on macOS

Make AI images locally on your Mac

Local image generation moves model storage, memory use, prompt processing, and output files onto the Mac. This guide explains that workflow from the first model download to the private Gallery.

Radiant Canvas private local AI image generator displaying a generated image on an Apple silicon Mac

What local generation means

The selected model reads the prompt and creates the image on the Mac. The prompt and result are not sent to a cloud generation service. After a model is downloaded, generation can work offline.

Seven model families in one app

Model Manager includes Ming-Image-0.1-Design, Krea 2, Z-Image Turbo, FLUX.2 Klein, ERNIE-Image Turbo, Microsoft Lens Turbo, and Qwen Image Edit. You can keep several installed and switch based on speed, quality, download size, text, or layout needs.

A normal Mac app

The Create screen keeps the common choices easy to find. Gallery stores results and settings locally. PRO adds manual controls, extra formats, PNG export, Fast mode, ML Enhance, and custom LoRAs.

Local image generation means your Mac does the work that would otherwise happen on a remote computer. Before you begin, you download a model and keep its files on your drive. The first setup takes some time and uses several gigabytes of storage, but you do not need to upload each prompt or wait for a cloud service after that.

A normal session is straightforward. Open the app, choose an installed model, describe the image, and start the generation. The result appears in the local Gallery with the prompt and settings that made it. You can return to an earlier image, reuse its details, and change one part of the prompt without starting from memory.

Different models can give different results from the same words. One may be quicker, another may handle realistic scenes better, and another may be more useful when the image contains text. You do not need to choose one model forever. Install the ones that fit your available storage, then switch when a new image calls for a different approach.

Models available in Radiant Canvas

ModelMain strengthDownload
Ming-Image-0.1-Design 4-bit / 8-bitDesigns, text, and transparent backgrounds13.4 / 25.1 GB
Qwen Image Edit 2511 4-bit / 8-bitGeneration and editing with up to three references19.9 / 31.8 GB
Krea 2 Turbo INT4 ConvRotFast, memory-friendly balance15.5 GB
Krea 2 Turbo Q8Higher-precision weights22.2 GB
Z-Image Turbo 8-bitRealistic images and clear text13.3 GB
FLUX.2 Klein 4B 4-bitVery fast and smallest4.7 GB
ERNIE-Image Turbo 4-bitDetailed layouts and multilingual text6.7 GB
Microsoft Lens Turbo MLX 8-bitFast four-step generation16.8 GB
Z-Image Turbo BF16Higher-precision Z-Image20.5 GB
FLUX.2 Klein 4B 8-bitHigher-precision generation and editing8.6 GB
ERNIE-Image Turbo 8-bitHigher-precision ERNIE12.4 GB
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Available on the Mac App Store

Radiant Canvas for Mac

The free app includes all thirteen model options, square image generation, and reference image editing in Edit.

Download free on theMac App Store