# LM Studio

> Desktop GUI for local LLMs. Drag-drop GGUF models, OpenAI-compatible local API, no cloud.

**Canonical URL:** https://www.xmr.club/ai/lm-studio
**Category:** ai / Local Runtime
**Grade (xmr.club rubric):** B
**KYC posture:** anonymous_signup
**Features:** non_custodial, self_hosted, api_available
**Highlights:** LOCAL, GUI, OPENAI-COMPAT
**Fees:** Free for personal · MacOS/Win/Linux · localhost API
**Website:** https://lmstudio.ai
**Last verified:** 2026-05-13
**Uptime probe:** up (HTTP 200, 576ms) · checked 2026-05-13T23:04:43.181Z

## Editorial review

Cross-platform desktop app (macOS / Windows / Linux) that wraps llama.cpp with a polished UI. Discover + download GGUF quantised models from Hugging Face, chat locally, expose an OpenAI-compatible API on localhost for apps to consume. Closed-source UI but the runtime is open. Best on-ramp for non-engineers.

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