---
title: "Run an LLM Locally with LM Studio"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/run-an-llm-locally-with-lm-studio-hdvfmicdo
source_url: https://www.kdnuggets.com/run-an-llm-locally-with-lm-studio
type: article
source: "KDnuggets"
published: 2024-01-03T13:07:15.896Z
updated: 2026-06-18T02:16:08.940Z
tags: ["gpu", "huggingface", "llm", "lm-studio", "nlp"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 5
comments: 0
language: en
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run an LLM Locally with LM Studio

**[KDnuggets](https://daily.dev/sources/kdnuggets)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

LM Studio is a tool that allows you to run LLMs locally on your computer. It provides a way to experiment with local and open-source LLMs. To get started, you need to meet the minimum hardware/software requirements, download LM Studio, and choose a model to download. Once the model is downloaded, you can load it and start using LM Studio.

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Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#huggingface](https://daily.dev/tags/huggingface), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#lm-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/lm-studio), [#nlp](https://daily.dev/tags/nlp)

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