Software
Text Generation WebUI Setup Guide (2026)
Install oobabooga's TextGen (formerly text-generation-webui), load GGUF/EXL2/EXL3 models, and configure GPU offloading. Now with vision, tool-calling, and an Anthropic-compatible API. Covers the settings most guides skip.
LM Studio Tips & Tricks: Faster + Features You Miss (2026)
Run local LLMs faster in LM Studio with speculative decoding and MLX, plus the API server, GPU offload, and power-user features most people never touch.
Ollama vs LM Studio: Speed, Setup, and Verdict
Ollama gives you a CLI with 100+ models and an OpenAI-compatible API. LM Studio gives you a visual GUI with one-click downloads. Most power users run both—here's when to use each.