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AI · January 30, 2025

LM Studio

Discover, download, and run local LLMs (incl. DeepSeek R1)

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What it does

🤖 • Run LLMs on your laptop, entirely offline 📚 • Chat with your local documents 👾 • Use models through the in-app Chat UI or an OpenAI compatible local server

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