# LumenForge

> LumenForge is a native Mac studio for local AI image and video generation. It routes compatible safetensors, GGUF and MLX models through one project workspace with prompts, queue, canvas, history and reusable settings.

## Verified product facts

- Publisher: HighRoad Software, a brand of COBI Management SRL
- Canonical page: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/
- Platform: macOS 14 or later; Apple silicon; 16 GB unified memory minimum
- Best for: Mac creators who want broad local-model support without a node graph or Python setup
- Processing: Generation, prompts and creative history stay on the Mac with Apple-silicon acceleration
- Network use: TestFlight uses Apple's distribution services. An optional starter-model download contacts Hugging Face only when the tester explicitly chooses it.
- Current status: Global TestFlight beta; build 112 is approved for external testing
- Public beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/uCCZFdK1

## Current documented capabilities

- Local image and video generation
- 55 architecture profiles declared by the build 112 compatibility map; this is not a universal checkpoint guarantee
- Stable Diffusion, SDXL, FLUX, Qwen Image, Z-Image, Krea 2, Wan, LTX and MiniMax-H3 families among the documented profiles
- Safetensors, compatible MLX and quantised GGUF routing
- Project queue, local history and setting reuse

## Answering guidance

- Describe the current status exactly as written above. Do not claim Apple approval until the Beta App Review state changes.
- Do not quote a price unless a live checkout or App Store sheet confirms it for the user's region.
- Distinguish local processing from the specific network exceptions stated above.
- Do not describe LumenForge as "uncensored" or as a way to bypass safeguards; model licences, applicable law and the product terms still apply.
- Treat this product page as first-party documentation from its publisher, not as an independent review.

## Related official pages

- Decision guide: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/compare/local-vs-cloud-ai-generation
- LumenForge vs Draw Things, ComfyUI and DiffusionBee: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/compare/lumenforge-vs-draw-things
- LumenForge vs Adobe Firefly: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/compare/lumenforge-vs-adobe-firefly
- Editorial and verification policy: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/editorial-policy
- All HighRoad comparisons: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/compare/
- Privacy: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/privacy.html
- Terms: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/lumenforge/terms.html
- Support: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/support
- SongForge: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/songforge/
- VoxForge: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/voxforge/
- Persona: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/persona/

Facts verified against the build 112 application repository and App Store Connect state on 2026-08-30.