LM Studio
Desktop app for discovering, downloading, and running local LLMs with a chat UI.
lmstudio.ai
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What is LM Studio?
LM Studio gives non-technical users a friendly desktop app for browsing, downloading, and chatting with open-source LLMs on their own computer, plus a local API server so developers can point their own apps at a locally running model instead of a cloud API.
Key features
- Built-in model browser and one-click downloads
- Chat UI plus a local OpenAI-compatible API server
- Runs fully offline, no account required
Pricing
FreeFree
Verify on the official pricing page →LM Studio use cases
- 1Chatting with local open-source LLMs
- 2Testing models before deploying elsewhere
- 3Privacy-sensitive or offline AI use
Who is LM Studio for?
DevelopersAI hobbyistsPrivacy-conscious individuals
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