LM Studio AlternativesOnly apps categorised as AI Writing Tools

The best AI Writing alternative to LM Studio is Ollama, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LM Studio and 18 are AI Writing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting AI Writing Tool alternatives to LM Studio are GPT4ALL, AnythingLLM, Alpaca - Ollama Client and Ollama App.

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  1. Ollama icon
     155 likes

    Supports local deployment of Llama 3, Code Llama, and other language models, enabling users to customize and create personalized models. Ideal for AI development, it offers flexibility for offline AI needs and integrates AI writing and chatbot tools in local setups.

    90 Ollama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  2. GPT4ALL icon
     141 likes

    Locally runs open-source chatbots focused on privacy using consumer CPUs, requiring no internet or GPU. Supports multiple models, custom settings, code and dialogue generation, integrated model downloader, familiar chat UI, and both MIT and enterprise licensing.

    203 GPT4ALL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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  3. AnythingLLM icon
     54 likes

    Open-source privacy-focused chatbot platform allowing unlimited document uploads, multi-user and single-user modes, AI-powered chat with documents, vector database and LLM compatibility, customizable interface, message history, secure desktop deployment, and full user controls.

    217 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  4. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI.

    183 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  5. Khoj icon
     42 likes

    Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

    201 Khoj alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
     
  6. Private GPT icon
     34 likes

    Ask questions to your documents without an internet connection, using the power of LLMs. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point. You can ingest documents and ask questions without an internet connection!

    285 Private GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Backyard AI icon
     15 likes

    Run open-source LLMs on your computer. You can download and make custom characters for your models. Works offline. The new name is Back yard though it is the same.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. LocalAI  icon
     10 likes

    Drop-In OpenAI replacement, On-device, local-first, Generate text/image/speech/music/etc... Backend Agnostic: (llama.cpp, diffusers, bark.cpp, etc...), Optional Distributed Inference(P2P/Federated).

    67 LocalAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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