LM Studio
Desktop app to discover, download, and run local LLMs
LM Studio is a desktop application for finding, downloading, and running local large language models with a friendly interface. It includes a local inference server and developer SDKs, though the application itself is closed-source freeware.
Key features
- Visual model browser
- Local OpenAI-compatible server
- GGUF and MLX support
- Built-in chat UI
Strengths
- Released under the Proprietary license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 5k GitHub stars
- Written in TypeScript
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