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llamafile

Distribute and run LLMs with a single file.

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Llm Inference Trivial setup 25,422 stars

Overview

Description

Run any open-source LLM on your own computer with a single executable file — no setup, no cloud dependency, no installation required. Just download, make it executable, and run. It also includes a built-in speech-to-text tool (whisperfile) for audio transcription and translation from the same single-file package.

Technical scorecard

License

Not specified

Commercial use

No

OpenAI-compatible API

No

REST API

No

Fine-tuning support

No

Quantization support

Yes

Docker available

No

GUI / no-code available

No

Telemetry

Unknown

Offline after setup

Yes

Data & Privacy

Does it send data online?

After setup, this listing is marked as usable offline. Confirm network behavior against the upstream project before regulated deployment.

Does it store history?

Not verified in this directory yet. Review the upstream docs for persistence, logs, and workspace storage.

License checks?

The listed license needs review before commercial use.

Telemetry?

Unknown

Last verified: Jul 22, 2026. Maintainer verification should be treated as directory guidance, not legal advice.

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Setup & Installation

Trivial

A developer can usually get this running with standard docs.

# Start with the official project repository
# https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile

Hardware Requirements

Hardware tagsCPU
LanguagesC++

Works Well With