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gerbil

A desktop app for running Large Language Models locally.

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Run large language models on your own computer to generate text and images without needing an internet connection.

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A desktop app for running Large Language Models locally.

gerbil has 471 stars on GitHub. It has been forked 43 times. gerbil is written mainly in TypeScript. It has been in active development since 2025. gerbil is available under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its main topics are ai, desktop, electron, gguf.

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What is gerbil?

A desktop app for running Large Language Models locally.

Is gerbil open source?

gerbil is an open-source project. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Is gerbil free?

Yes. gerbil is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it. Its AGPL-3.0 license is a strong copyleft: if you distribute a modified version — including offering it as a network service — your changes must be released under the same license.

What license does gerbil use?

gerbil is available under the AGPL-3.0 license.

What language is gerbil written in?

gerbil is written mainly in TypeScript.

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