Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Llama MacOS Desktop Controller
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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Ollama▲235The easiest way to run large language models locally
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN A few folks and I have been working on this project for a couple weeks now. After previously working on the Docker project for a number of years (both on the container runtime and image registry side), the recent rise in open source language models made us think something similar needed to exist for large language models too. While not exactly the same as running linux containers, running LLMs shares quite a few of the same challenges. There are "base layers" (e.g. models like Llama 2), specific configuration to run correctly (parameters, temperature, context window sizes etc). There's…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kuzco▲216Open-source Swift package to run LLMs locally on iOS & macOS
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Llama 2▲263The next generation of Meta's open source LLM
2023 · developer.meta.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've been working on this project for a while, and it has been in an "open" beta for some time. I finally believe it's ready for its first release. I hope you like it. Here are some potential questions that may arise: 1. How does it compare to LM Studio? It's likely that if you're already using LM Studio, you'll continue to do so. This project is designed to be more user-friendly. 2. Is it open-source? No, it is not. 3. Does it use any open-source libraries? Yes, it uses llama.cpp and a few others, as indicated in the license information included with the application. 4. Why is not…
2023 · avapls.com · its alternatives →
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Hi Hackers, Excited to share a macOS app I've been working on: https://recurse.chat/ for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days (through llama.cpp / llamafile / ollama / llm CLI etc.), I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. I'd like to hit a middleground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: - UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver.…
2024 · recurse.chat · its alternatives →
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2024 · app.wiz.chat · its alternatives →
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Flotato▲457Instantly create native, light Mac apps for any web app
2019 · flotato.com · its alternatives →
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LangSmith▲350Build and deploy LLM applications with confidence
2023 · langchain.com · its alternatives →
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Llama 3.3 70B▲347Llama 405B-level performance, at a fraction of the cost
2024 · developer.meta.com · its alternatives →
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ModelHub▲317The missing menu bar app for local LLMs on Mac.
May 2026 · studio.consciousengines.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm just sharing a project I've been working on during the LLM Efficiency Challenge - you can now finetune Llama with QLoRA 5x faster than Huggingface's original implementation on your own local GPU. Some highlights: 1. Manual autograd engine - hand derived backprop steps. 2. QLoRA / LoRA 80% faster, 50% less memory. 3. All kernels written in OpenAI's Triton language. 4. 0% loss in accuracy - no approximation methods - all exact. 5. No change of hardware necessary. Supports NVIDIA GPUs since 2018+. CUDA 7.5+. 6. Flash Attention support via Xformers. 7. Supports 4bit and 16bit…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Code Llama 70B▲144New, performant version of Meta's LLM for code generation
2024 · developer.meta.com · its alternatives →
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JS tokenizer for LLaMA 1 and 2. Contribute to belladoreai/llama-tokenizer-js development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Terminal file manager. Contribute to antonmedv/walk development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hargun's MacOS▲132A fully interactive, Mac-like experience directly in browser
Nov 2025 · hargunpreet.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Stateful load balancer customized for llama.cpp (with a reverse proxy).
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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