Tools
Apps, editor extensions, command line tools and MCP servers, written up by people who actually run them. What it does well, what it does badly, and what you would use instead.
LM Studio
A desktop app for downloading, running and comparing local models without a terminal. Best tool for deciding which quantisation is good enough before…
Tested on Llama 3.2 8B · May 2026
Ollama
The simplest way to get a local model answering on your own machine. One command to install, one to pull a model, and an API on localhost that most…
Tested on Llama 3.3 70B · May 2026