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LM Studio
by Element Labs
A free desktop app to find, download and chat with local models, no command line required.
View the project →What it does
- Built-in llama.cpp and MLX engines
- OpenAI-compatible local server for your other tools
- "llmster" daemon for servers and CI, plus the Bionic agent
Install it
Requirements: Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon) or Linux.
Download the app
https://lmstudio.ai/download
Headless server version (macOS / Linux)
curl -fsSL https://lmstudio.ai/install.sh | bash
The prompt for your agent
Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.
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Prompt
Install LM Studio (https://lmstudio.ai) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon) or Linux. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- see https://lmstudio.ai/download
- Headless server version (macOS / Linux): curl -fsSL https://lmstudio.ai/install.sh | bash
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.
Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.