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Config Presets

Configuration Presets are new in LM Studio 0.3.3 (Release Notes)

The Use Case for Presets

  • Save your system prompts, inference parameters as a named Preset.
  • Easily switch between different use cases, such as reasoning, creative writing, multi-turn conversations, or brainstorming.

For migration from LM Studio 0.2.* Presets, see below.

Please report bugs and feedback to bugs [at] lmstudio [dot] ai.

Build your own Prompt Library

You can create your own prompt library by using Presets.


Save collections of parameters as a Preset for easy reuse.

In addition to system prompts, every parameter under the Advanced Configuration sidebar can be recorded in a named Preset.

For example, you might want to always use a certain Temperature, Top P, or Max Tokens for a particular use case. You can save these settings as a Preset (with or without a system prompt) and easily switch between them.

Saving, resetting, and deselecting Presets

Below is the anatomy of the Preset manager:

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The anatomy of the Preset manager in the settings sidebar.

Migration from LM Studio 0.2.* Presets

  • Presets you've saved in LM Studio 0.2.* are automatically readable in 0.3.3 with no migration step needed.
  • If you save new changes in a legacy preset, it'll be copied to a new format upon save.
    • The old files are NOT deleted.
  • Notable difference: Load parameters are not included in the new preset format.

Where Presets are stored

Presets are stored in the following directory:

macOS or Linux

~/.lmstudio/config-presets

Windows

%USERPROFILE%\.lmstudio\config-presets

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