Ollama
Ollama is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Get up and running with Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models. It has 185,076 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.
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About Ollama
Start building with open models. Access the latest releases locally or in the cloud with complete privacy. The official Ollama Docker image ollama/ollama is available on Docker Hub.
Install Ollama
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Is Ollama free and open source?
Yes. Ollama's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Ollama?
Homebrew: brew install ollama. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.40.12).
Is Ollama still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.