Sable

6.8easy start · #58of 96
in AI Photo Editors

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Sable is ranked #58 of 96 in AI photo editors on The Geeks Club, made by Sable (Dietmannsried, Germany). It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Free, open-source image editor; AI model weights are user-provided github.com · 9 Oct 2026

Compared on AI photo editors

Free plan: Yes
Generative editing: Yes
Layers and masks: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Mobile app: No

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The record

Purpose: Sable is a cross-platform raster image editor with a GPU-first canvas, non-destructive editing, and locally run AI.
Editing: Its non-destructive layer graph supports pixel, shape, text, vector-path, and group layers, plus adjustment and live-filter layers, masks, and effects.
Tools: Tools include brushes, clone and healing tools, liquify, mesh warp, selections, transforms, vector drawing, and text-on-path.
Local AI: The local AI tier includes smart selection, background removal, upscale, and object removal or inpainting, with a built-in model manager.
Generative AI: Opt-in Generative Fill and image generation use a locally managed ComfyUI runtime, and nothing is installed until enabled in Preferences.
ComfyUI workflows: Users can import ComfyUI API-format workflows, and Sable can reuse an existing ComfyUI installation with checkpoints and LoRAs referenced in place.
File formats: Sable uses a native .sable format for layers and history and supports PNG import and export.
GPU requirement: Running the app requires a GPU with DX12, Vulkan, or Metal because its canvas is GPU-only.
Privacy: The maker says its AI tools run locally without cloud access, and the base app remains offline unless the optional generative tier is enabled.
AI model licensing: Sable does not bundle AI model weights; it provides download pointers and shows each model's licence before download.
License: Sable is released under the MIT License.
Project status: The repository states that development is paused and gives no guarantee of ongoing maintenance; GitHub marks it archived and read-only.
Support: The project README links to Ko-fi as a way to support development.
Maker: The project is published by Drommedhar, and its imprint identifies Dominik Goblirsch at an address in Dietmannsried, Germany.
Price from: Free

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Best AI Photo Editors in 2026#58 of 96

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Sources

github.com/Drommedhar/sable· checked 9 Oct 2026
sable-editor.eu· checked 9 Oct 2026
drommedhar.eu/impressum.html· checked 9 Oct 2026