GGUF Loader

Cross‑platform GUI & plugin‑based runner for GGUF‑format LLMs—fully local, offline, no terminal required.

📂 Repository & Website

GitHub: GGUF Loader on GitHub
Website: https://ggufloader.github.io

🔖 Model Card

This “model” repository hosts the Model Card and optional demo Space for GGUF Loader, a desktop application that loads, manages, and chats with GGUF‑format large language models entirely offline.

📝 Description

GGUF Loader is a Python‑based, drag‑and‑drop GUI tool for running GGUF‑format LLMs (Mistral, LLaMA, DeepSeek, etc.) on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It features:

✨ GUI‑First: No terminal commands; point‑and‑click interface
🔌 Plugin System: Extend with addons (PDF summarizer, email assistant, spreadsheet automator…)
⚡️ Lightweight: Runs on machines as modest as Intel i5 + 16 GB RAM
🔒 Offline & Private: All inference happens locally—no cloud calls

🎯 Intended Uses

Local AI prototyping: Experiment with open GGUF models without API costs
Privacy‑focused demos: Chat privately with LLMs on your own machine
Plugin workflows: Build custom data‑processing addons (e.g. summarization, code assistant)

⚠️ Limitations

No cloud integration: Purely local, no access to OpenAI or Hugging Face inference APIs
GUI only: No headless server/CLI‑only mode (coming soon)
Requires Python 3.8+ and dependencies (llama-cpp-python, PySide6)

🚀 How to Use

1. Install

pip install ggufloader

2. Launch GUI

ggufloader

3. Load Your Model

Drag & drop your .gguf model file into the window
Select plugin(s) from the sidebar (e.g. “Summarize PDF”)
Start chatting!

4. Python API

from ggufloader import chat

# Ensure you have a GGUF model in ./models/mistral.gguf
chat("Hello offline world!", model_path="./models/mistral.gguf")

📦 Features

Feature	Description
GUI for GGUF LLMs	Point‑and‑click model loading & chatting
Plugin Addons	Summarization, code helper, email reply, more
Cross‑Platform	Windows, macOS, Linux
Multi‑Model Support	Mistral, LLaMA, DeepSeek, Yi, Gemma, OpenHermes
Memory‑Efficient	Designed to run on 16 GB RAM or higher

💡 Comparison

Tool	GUI	Plugins	Pip Install	Offline	Notes
GGUF Loader	✅	✅	✅	✅	Modular, drag‑and‑drop UI
LM Studio	✅	❌	❌	✅	More polished, less extensible
Ollama	❌	❌	❌	✅	CLI‑first, narrow use case
GPT4All	✅	❌	✅	✅	Limited plugin support

🔗 Demo Space

Try a static demo or minimal Gradio embed (no live inference) here:
https://huggingface.co/spaces/Hussain2050/gguf-loader-demo

📚 Citation

If you use GGUF Loader in your research or project, please cite:

@misc{ggufloader2025,
  title        = {GGUF Loader: Local GUI & Plugin‑Based Runner for GGUF Format LLMs},
  author       = {Hussain Nazary},
  year         = {2025},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/GGUFloader/gguf-loader}},
  note         = {Version 1.0.2, PyPI: ggufloader}
}

license: mit

🧠 GGUF Loader Quickstart

📦 1. Install GGUF Loader via pip

pip install ggufloader

🚀 2. Launch the App

After installation, run the following command in your terminal:

ggufloader

This will start the GGUF Loader interface. You can now load and chat with any GGUF model locally.

Let me know if you want to support GUI launching, system tray, or shortcuts too.

🔽 Download GGUF Models

⚡ Click a link below to download the model file directly (no Hugging Face page in between).

Hussain2050
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