# LM Studio

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: LMStudio, LM studio app

A free desktop app for downloading [open AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/chatgpt) models and running them on a person's own computer, with a chat window and a local [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api).

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) runs a model in LM Studio to test her product idea on private documents without any [cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/cloud) service.

Official site: <https://lmstudio.ai>

## Connects to (5)

- [Local model](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/local-model): A model that is downloaded and run on a person's own computer or a company's own servers, not on a provider's.
- [Open source vs open weights](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source-vs-open-weights): Two labels for AI models that people often mix up.
- [GPU](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gpu): Graphics processing unit.
- [Llama](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/llama): Meta's family of AI models whose weights are published for download.
- [Gemma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gemma): Google's family of open-weights AI models, small enough that some run on a laptop or phone.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/lm-studio