# LM Studio
Cross-platform tool that can be used to discover, download and run local [[Large Language Models (LLMs)]].
There are versions for Windows, Mac and Linux.
LM Studio can:
- Run LLMs on your machine, entirely offline
- Let you chat with your local documents (since v0.3)
- Use models through the Chat UI of the app or via an OpenAI compatible local server (e.g., [[Ollama]])
- Download model files from [[HuggingFace]]
- Discover LLMs through the "Discover" page
## References
- Official website: https://lmstudio.ai
- Documentation: https://lmstudio.ai/docs
- Download: https://lmstudio.ai/download
- Beta releases: https://lmstudio.ai/beta-releases
- Blog: https://lmstudio.ai/blog
- Source code: https://github.com/lmstudio-ai