# justjake/Gauss

Stable Diffusion macOS native app

Repository: https://github.com/justjake/Gauss
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gauss
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-01-19T10:28:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 22/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1366, "days_push": 1322, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1350, forks 31 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.069809+00:00)

## What it is
Gauss is a native macOS Stable Diffusion app built with SwiftUI and Apple's ml-stable-diffusion CoreML models. It is document-based, storing generated images locally in .gaussnb notebook files.

## Use cases
- generate images from text prompts on mac
- run stable diffusion locally without python
- text-to-image generation on apple silicon
- keep a local notebook of generated images
- export AI-generated images to other editors

## When to choose
- you want a native, fast macOS Stable Diffusion client on Apple Silicon
- you prefer document-based local storage of generations over web UIs
- you want a simple drag-and-export image workflow

## When to avoid
- you need many advanced features or broad model support (DiffusionBee has more)
- you run Intel Macs or older macOS versions
- you need Linux or Windows support
- you need production-grade stability - it is alpha quality

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: image-processing, machine-learning, gui
- domain: image-processing, artificial-intelligence, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: stable-diffusion, coreml, swiftui, text-to-image, native-app, apple-silicon, macos

## Member repositories
- justjake/Gauss (main) score 22

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.069809+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:17.557887+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/justjake/Gauss (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.069809+00:00, sha 9c0ec0f13593)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.