tuff-app/TUFF
The local AI app built for the Mac. Run LLMs like Qwen, Gemma and GPT-OSS on Apple Silicon, including models far bigger than your Mac's memory, by streaming MoE experts from the SSD.
- Stars
- 62
- Forks
- 6
- Open issues
- 2
- Last push
- today
TUFF star history
+1 this week
About TUFF
TUFF is a free, open-source LLM chat app by tuff-app, written mainly in Swift. The local AI app built for the Mac. Run LLMs like Qwen, Gemma and GPT-OSS on Apple Silicon, including models far bigger than your Mac's memory, by streaming MoE experts from the SSD. It has 62 GitHub stars and 6 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Swift
- Stars
- 62
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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TUFF FAQ
Can I use TUFF commercially?
Yes. Apache-2.0 is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is TUFF free?
Yes. TUFF is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does TUFF run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, TUFF works on macOS.
Does TUFF need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is TUFF still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 2 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to TUFF?
Similar free, open-source tools include ollama, open-webui, NextChat, dsh-our-free-model.
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