--- title: 3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac | daily.dev description: Three effective methods to install and run Llama 3 on your PC or Mac are explained: Using Ollama, Using LM Studio, and Using GPT4All. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac | daily.dev og:description: Three effective methods to install and run Llama 3 on your PC or Mac are explained: Using Ollama, Using LM Studio, and Using GPT4All. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qnYgih9Qr.png og:image:alt: 3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac **[Machine Learning News](https://daily.dev/sources/mlnews)** · 3 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Three effective methods to install and run Llama 3 on your PC or Mac are explained: Using Ollama, Using LM Studio, and Using GPT4All. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#lm-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/lm-studio), [#mac](https://daily.dev/tags/mac), [#ollama](https://daily.dev/tags/ollama) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr"},"datePublished":"2024-04-21T03:08:18.893Z","dateModified":"2026-06-18T02:13:16.349Z","description":"Three effective methods to install and run Llama 3 on your PC or Mac are explained: Using Ollama, Using LM Studio, and Using GPT4All.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3909d7e613ead5c3bc19a0ce0fbf71ab?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3909d7e613ead5c3bc19a0ce0fbf71ab?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Machine Learning News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Machine Learning News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0PoEtdkd--/f_auto/v1750409401/squads/marktechpost?_a=BAMClqZW0","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/mlnews"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/3-ways-to-run-llama-3-on-your-pc-or-mac-qnygih9qr","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"lm-studio,mac,ollama","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Machine Learning News","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/mlnews"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"3 Ways to Run Llama 3 on Your PC or Mac"}]} ```