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AI · October 24, 2023

Ava PLS

Desktop app for running LLMs locally

Ava PLS launched on October 24, 2023 with 94 votes, #818 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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What it does

An easy to use, all-in-one desktop application to run large language models (like Llama) locally, on your computer.

Ava PLS is a desktop application for running language models locally on your computer.

Ava is an open-source desktop application for running language models locally on your computer. It’s batteries-included GUI forfrom avapls.com

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