Download an LLM

LM Studio comes with a built-in model downloader that let's you download any supported model from Hugging Face.

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Searching for models

You can search for models by keyword (e.g. llama, gemma, lmstudio), or by providing a specific user/model string. You can even insert full Hugging Face URLs into the search bar!

Pro tip: you can jump to the Discover tab from anywhere by pressing ⌘ + 2 on Mac, or ctrl + 2 on Windows / Linux.

Which download option to choose?

You will often see several options for any given model named things like Q3_K_S, Q_8 etc. These are all copies of the same model, provided in varying degrees of fidelity. The Q represents a technique called "Quantization", which roughly means compressing model files in size, while giving up some degree of quality.

Choose a 4-bit option or higher if your machine is capable enough for running it.

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Advanced

Changing the models directory

You can change the models directory by heading to My Models

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Community

Chat with other LM Studio users, discuss LLMs, hardware, and more on the LM Studio Discord server.