LOCAL AI
Running AI models locally - Ollama, open-source models, and on-device inference.
14 resources - 6 posts, 8 tools
Blog Posts
View in blog →
What Is Cline? The Open-Source AI Coding Tool That Runs in VS Code
Cline is a free, open-source VS Code extension that brings autonomous AI coding to your editor. It works with local models or cloud APIs, handles multi-file changes, and runs terminal commands without proprietary lock-in.
9 min read
Client-Side Tool Calling Is the Privacy Pattern AI Apps Need
A Show HN PDF form demo points at a bigger architecture shift: keep sensitive documents local, expose narrow browser tools to the model, and make AI assistance inspectable.
7 min read
DeepSeek R1 and V3: The Developer's Guide to Open-Source AI
DeepSeek's R1 and V3 models deliver frontier-level performance under an MIT license. Here's how to use them through the API, run them locally with Ollama, and decide when they beat closed-source alternatives.
9 min read
Llama 4: The Complete Developer's Guide to Meta's Open Source Models
Meta's Llama 4 family brings mixture-of-experts to open source with Scout and Maverick. Here's how to run them locally, access them through APIs, and decide when they beat the competition.
10 min read
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B V2: Local AI That Punches Up
NVIDIA's Nemotron Nano 9B V2 delivers something rare: a small language model that doesn't trade capability for speed. This 9B parameter model outperforms Qwen 3B across instruction following, math,...
7 min read
Microsoft PHI-4: A 14B Parameter Model That Rivals Models 5x Its Size
Microsoft's PHI-4 is an MIT-licensed 14 billion parameter model that matches Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen 2.5 72B on key benchmarks. Here is what makes it special, how to run it locally, and why small language models are increasingly practical for real development work.
9 min read
Related Tools
All tools →Ollama
The easiest way to run LLMs locally. One command to pull and run any model. OpenAI-compatible API. 52M+ monthly downloads. Supports GGUF, Safetensors, and custom Modelfiles.
Local AILM Studio
Desktop app for discovering, downloading, and running local LLMs. Clean chat UI, OpenAI-compatible API server, and automatic GPU detection. MLX engine optimized for Apple Silicon.
Local AIJan
Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline. Desktop app with local models, cloud API connections, custom assistants, and MCP integration. AGPLv3 licensed.
Local AIGPT4All
Private local AI chatbot by Nomic. 250K+ monthly users, 65K GitHub stars. LocalDocs feature lets you chat with your own files. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Local AILocalAI
Open-source OpenAI API replacement. Runs LLMs, vision, voice, image, and video models on any hardware - no GPU required. 35+ backends. Distributed mode for scaling.
Local AIllama.cpp
C++ inference engine for LLMs. GGUF format, quantization, CPU and Metal/CUDA support. The foundation most local tools build on.
Local AIvLLM
High-throughput inference server for LLMs. PagedAttention memory management. The go-to for serious local or self-hosted serving.
Local AIMLX
Apple's array framework for machine learning on Apple Silicon. Native Metal support, unified memory, first-class LLM inference.
Local AIKeep exploring Local AI
- - Ollama - recommended Local AI tool from the Developers Digest directory
- - Tools Directory - dive deeper across the Developers Digest knowledge base
- - All Local AI articles in the blog archive
- - Developers Digest on YouTube - video tutorials covering Local AI and more
Get Smarter About AI Dev
New tutorials, open-source projects, and deep dives on coding agents - delivered weekly.
One email per weekReal code, not theoryFree forever
Explore 351 topics
Browse All Topics