LM Studio is a program that allows you to download and run LLMs so that you can use them locally, without needing to be connected to the Internet, in a completely secure environment, without any data collection whatsoever. All the information you access will be 100% private and stored exclusively on your PC.
What is an LLM?
An LLM, short for Large Language Model, is a language model consisting of a neural network with thousands or millions of parameters trained on large amounts of unlabeled text, which is capable of semi-supervised learning, and can generate coherent conversations. Some well-known examples of LLMs are OpenAI's GPT, Google's Gemini, or Meta's LLaMA. LM Studio is capable of downloading and executing all these language models and many more locally.
Very easy to use
Getting started with LM Studio is very easy. Simply enter the name of the model you want to download (such as any of those mentioned above), wait a few seconds for the search results to come back and, finally, choose from any of the different versions available. Do bear in mind that all LLMs are relatively large. Each one can take up between 2.5GB and 5GB, so make sure you have enough free space on your hard drive. Having a good Internet connection is also recommended.
Ask your LLM anything
Once you have downloaded your chosen LLM, you can start asking it questions as you would ask ChatGPT or any other Artificial Intelligence. The key difference is that this AI, instead of being in the cloud, on a page you have no control over, is stored directly on your PC's hard drive, so anything you enter will remain in your control: locally. As a result, your information will always be yours. LM Studio doesn't collect any data and, of course, will therefore not be able to share it with anyone.
Download LM Studio and run your favorite artificial intelligence language models locally, from your PC, offline, without sharing any data or information, and completely free of charge. And all of this has been encapsulated in an easy-to-use program that allows any user to download and run an LLM in a matter of seconds.
