Ollama
A command-line tool and background service for downloading and running open language models locally, with a built-in model library and an OpenAI-compatible local API.
- Repository
- ollama/ollama
- Category
- local-llm
- Last verified
- October 14, 2026
GitHub
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Go
- Last push
- Oct 15, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.40.4 (Oct 12, 2026)
Stats as of Oct 15, 2026
Why it matters
If the local-LLM promise is 'no subscription, no data leaving the machine', this is the shortest path from install to first prompt.
- llm
- local-inference
- cli