Import Models

You can use compatible models you've downloaded outside of LM Studio by placing them in the expected directory structure.

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Use lms import (experimental)

To import a GGUF model you've downloaded outside of LM Studio, run the following command in your terminal:

lms import <path/to/model.gguf>

Follow the interactive prompt to complete the import process.

LM Studio's expected models directory structure

LM Studio aims to preserves the directory structure of models downloaded from Hugging Face. The expected directory structure is as follows:

~/.lmstudio/models/
└── publisher/
    └── model/
        └── model-file.gguf

For example, if you have a model named ocelot-v1 published by infra-ai, the structure would look like this:

~/.lmstudio/models/
└── infra-ai/
    └── ocelot-v1/
        └── ocelot-v1-instruct-q4_0.gguf

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