LM Studio

An AI platform that helps users discover, download, and run local large language models. Bionic is LM Studio's agent for work and code. Create documents, slides, PDFs, and software with local or frontier open models. LM Studio is a desktop application that lets you discover, download, and run large language models like Llama, Mistral, and Gemma directly on your computer. It keeps everything local for privacy and offline use, no cloud needed. You'll need at least 16GB of RAM for smooth performance, plus a modern CPU or GPU like Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, or AMD for acceleration. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, but check the docs for exact hardware tweaks. It's completely free for personal and commercial use now, with no subscriptions or hidden fees. Just download and go. It works with NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, and Apple Metal for faster inference. Pick your hardware in settings to optimize. Search for models in the app's built-in library from Hugging Face, hit download, and load them into the chat interface. It handles GGUF and MLX formats automatically. Use the RAG feature to upload PDFs or texts and query them offline. The AI pulls relevant info without sending data anywhere.