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Open your download
Open a downloaded GGUF in LM Studio, Ollama or llama.cpp. Developer steps for safetensors and ONNX.
Next: open it
<your-file>.gguf
Example only — replace <your-file>.gguf with the filename you downloaded before running.
open it with LM Studio, Ollama or llama.cpp
LM Studio
Open LM Studio → My Models → drag the file in. Or import it from the terminal with the lms CLI.
Get LM Studiolms import ~/Downloads/'<your-file>.gguf'
Other apps: Ollama, llama.cpp
Ollama
Run this in your terminal from the folder holding the file.
Get Ollamaprintf '%s\n' 'FROM "./<your-file>.gguf"' > Modelfile && ollama create local-model -f Modelfile && ollama run local-modelllama.cpp
Open your terminal and run. It opens a chat in the terminal.
Get llama.cppllama-cli -m ~/Downloads/'<your-file>.gguf'
Hugging Bay for Mac with Apple silicon
On a Mac with Apple silicon, try opening a supported GGUF in Hugging Bay. Whether it runs depends on the model and available memory.
Get Hugging Bay for MacIf double-clicking doesn't open the file, use one of the apps above.
Check your download · SHA-256
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/'<your-file>.gguf'Compare with the SHA-256 on the model's file record.
This check proves the file arrived unchanged. Not that the model is safe.
Safetensors
This file is for developers. Load the model folder with transformers.
ONNX
This file is for developers. Load it with onnxruntime.