Ollama Desktop App: Create a Free & Private AI Chat Assistant on Your Computer

Description

**This tutorial is a step-by-step guide on how to install the new Ollama App on your computer that can run multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) and serves as your own AI Chat Assistant that keeps your data private and is free to install and run.

Benefits of Ollama:
Ollama AI Chat Assistant runs locally on computer so your data remains private.
Upload docs or PDFs and get help writing copy, blog posts, scripts, brainstorming, etc
No internet connection required (work on a plane or wherever you have your computer)
100% Free.

AI Tool:
Ollama:
https://ollama.com

Ollama works on Macs, Linux & Windows
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✅ Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:29 Offline Mode?
00:48 Who Is Ollama For?
01:05 Download & Install Ollama
01:15 Multiple LLMs
01:41 Explain It Like I’m 5
02:21 Ollama is Private!
02:37 Install Ollama
02:53 Open Ollama App
03:24 No Account Needed!
03:45 Test Out Ollama
03:58 Relaunching Mike Murphy Unplugged
04:55 Step 1: Feed Ollama Podcast Script
05:11 Step 2: Enter Text Prompt
05:29 Drag & Drop Documents
05:46 Downloading Models
06:06 Output: Podcast Script
06:29 Compare Models
07:02 Update: Open AI Models
07:14 How To Add OpenAI Models

🪜THE STEPS:

How To Install Ollama On Your Mac:

1. Go to https://ollama.com
2. Click on ‘Download’
3. Select Mac or OS if not automatically selected
4. Click the ’Download’ button
5. On a Mac, double-click on the .dmg installer
6. Drag Ollama in the Applications Folder
7. Double-click to open Ollama
8. Agree to permissions
9. Enter Mac Password
10. Ollama interface opens
11. Enter a text prompt
12. Wait for AI Model to download and install
13. Drag & Drop text or PDF documents
14. Chat with your Ollama AI Assistant
15. Change the model to try out different LLM’s
16. Have fun
17. Remember, it’s private and free!