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In this wiki you'll find responses to the most frequently asked questions about LM Studio.

Short answers will be included into this very same page. More extense ones, will have their own dedicated page, linked from this main list:

What is LM Studio?

LM Studio is a desktop software application to search, download, and run large artificial intelligence models (also known also Large Language Models (LLMs).

Who develops LM Studio?

LM Studio is developed by the company Element Labs, Inc.

Can I use LM Studio for commercial uses?

Current version of LM Studio is offered for your personal, non-commercial purposes. If you want to use it for work, you must contact the team via the lmstudio webpage.

What operating systems is LM Studio available for?

LM Studio can be executed in:

• MacOS 13.6 or higher (M1/M2/M3 Processors only)
• Windows
• Linux (in Beta)

Note that in Windows and Linux, it requires a CPU with AVX2 instruction support

How can I install it in Linux?

Follow these instructions to install lmstudio in ubuntu 22.04.

What interfaces does LM Studio offer?

LM Studio offers a desktop interface to search, download and run large artificial intelligence models. It also can execute an API endpoint, compatible with the OpenAI specification.

What software is LM Studio based on?

LM Studio is based on llama.cpp, providing a friendly interface to search, install and query LLMs.

What models are available inside LM Studio?

LM Studio can execute GGUF files and supports several of the most popular architectures like Llama, Falcon, Mistral, MPT, etc. For a complete list, consult: https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/model-catalog

I am trying to use LM Studio and I'm getting an error, how can I solve it?

Please check the troubleshooting page to find solutions to the most common issues and problems.