Sable is a free, MIT-licensed raster image editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its GPU-only canvas supports non-destructive editing through layers for pixels, shapes, text, vector paths, and groups, alongside adjustment and live-filter layers, masks, and effects. Editing tools include brushes, cloning, healing, liquify, mesh warp, selections, transforms, vector drawing, and text-on-path. Local AI features provide smart selection, background removal, upscaling, and object removal or inpainting through a built-in model manager. Optional Generative Fill and image generation use a locally managed ComfyUI runtime; nothing is installed until enabled in Preferences. ComfyUI API-format workflows can be imported, and existing installations can be reused with referenced checkpoints and LoRAs. Sable saves layers and history in .sable files and supports PNG import and export. AI runs locally without cloud access, while the base app remains offline unless generative features are enabled.
Who it is for
Sable suits desktop image editors who want layered, non-destructive work and local AI tools. It requires a GPU supporting DX12, Vulkan, or Metal, and users should consider that development is paused and the repository is archived.
What is good
- Free MIT-licensed editor
- Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Non-destructive layers, masks, and effects
- Local AI selection and image tools
- Imports ComfyUI workflows
What to know first
- Requires a compatible GPU
- No mobile app
- Development is paused
- AI model weights are not bundled
Verdict
Sable offers a broad raster toolkit with local AI and ComfyUI integration across three desktop platforms. Its GPU requirement and paused, archived project status are important considerations before adoption.
Sable plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI photo editors
- Free plan
- Yes
- Generative editing
- Yes
- Layers and masks
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Mobile app
- No
