RUNTIME / EASY

KoboldCpp

One-file GGUF chat on Windows, macOS or Linux with no Python install

Source primaire

DifficultyEasySetup profile

Platforms5cpu · nvidia · amd · intel · apple

APIOpenAI + Ollama + KoboldCpp-compatible:5001

01 / INSTALL & RUN

Installation depends on your OS. These commands are examples or templates: replace placeholders and verify quantization, file format, drivers and runtime support. Memory fit does not guarantee deployment.

1
InstallDownload the single-file release binary from the official GitHub releases (koboldcpp.exe on Windows)
2
Start a modelkoboldcpp --model <downloaded-model.gguf> --usecuda
3
Connect your app
OpenAI + Ollama + KoboldCpp-compatible · :5001. Keep the service bound to localhost unless you add authentication and network controls.

Attention

The project warns that koboldcpp.com is an impersonation, so only GitHub release binaries are official. GPU flags differ by vendor and OS, and you can only use the accelerator libraries the release bundles.

02 / COMPATIBLE MODELS