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TextGen offers an open-source desktop application for local language models, with text, vision, tool calling, and API support.
About TextGen
TextGen is an open-source desktop application for running language models locally. It includes instruction and character chat modes, image input, text, PDF and .docx file attachments, message editing with version navigation and branching, a notebook tab, tool calling with web search functions, LoRA fine-tuning, image generation, and an OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API.
Portable builds are provided for Linux, Windows, and macOS with support for GGUF models. Multi-file Transformers and EXL3 models, as well as additional backends, training, image generation, and extensions, require a full installation rather than the portable build.
Key features
- Run local GGUF models with portable builds for Linux, Windows, macOS
- Attach images to messages for visual understanding
- Upload text, PDF, and .docx files to discuss contents
- OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API with Chat, Completions, Messages endpoints
- Tool calling with custom .py files and MCP server support
- Fine-tune LoRAs and generate images with diffusers models
Best for: People who want to run and test language models locally on their own computers.
Good for
- Open source and described as having no telemetry or remote update requests
- Portable builds include dependencies with CUDA, Vulkan, ROCm, and CPU-only options
- Switch between listed backends and models without restarting
Watch out for
- Portable build does not cover additional backends, training, image generation, and extensions
- Multi-file Transformers and EXL3 models require full installation, not portable build
TextGen at a glance
- Website
- github.com/oobabooga/textgen
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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TextGen FAQ
How do I add a GGUF model?
Download a GGUF file from Hugging Face and place it in the user_data/models folder; the UI detects it automatically.
Do portable builds support all model types?
No. Models with multiple files, such as Transformers and EXL3 models, require the full installation.
Which backends are listed?
llama.cpp, ik_llama.cpp, Transformers, ExLlamaV3, and TensorRT-LLM.
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