LM Studio
by LM Studio · free · Last verified 2026-04-24
LM Studio is a desktop application for discovering, downloading, and running local LLMs with a graphical interface. It provides model browsing from Hugging Face, integrated chat, and a local OpenAI-compatible API server. LM Studio targets non-technical users and developers who want a polished GUI experience for local model management.
https://lmstudio.ai ↗C
C—Below Average
Adoption: C+Quality: B+Freshness: ACitations: CEngagement: F
Specifications
- License
- Proprietary
- Pricing
- free
- Capabilities
- Integrations
- Use Cases
- API Available
- No
- SDK Languages
- Deployment
- desktop-app
- Rate Limits
- N/A (local, hardware-limited)
- Data Privacy
- Fully local; no data sent externally
- Tags
- local-inference, gui, desktop-app, hugging-face, openai-compatible, non-technical
- Added
- 2026-04-24
- Completeness
- 60%
Index Score
44Adoption
50
Quality
70
Freshness
80
Citations
40
Engagement
0