Ollama LM Studio Bridge

Use your Ollama managed models with LM Studio!

A cli utility script that fixes and enables LM Studio to use your Ollama models by creating the necessary symbolic links between Ollama's model storage and LM Studio's expected format.

Prerequisites

• Ollama installed with at least one model downloaded
  • (Please confirm by running ollama list)
• LM Studio installed
• jq command-line JSON processor
  • macOS: brew install jq
  • Linux: sudo apt-get install jq or equivalent
  • Windows: choco install jq

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/eelbaz/ollama-lmstudio-bridge.git
2. cd ollama-lmstudio-bridge
3. Make the script executable: chmod +x ollama-to-lmstudio-bridge.sh

Usage

1. Run the script:

# Simple usage
./ollama-to-lmstudio-bridge.sh

# Or with options
./ollama-to-lmstudio-bridge.sh [OPTIONS]

Available options:

• -h, --help: Show help message
• -v, --verbose: Enable verbose output
• -q, --quiet: Suppress non-essential output
• -s, --skip-existing: Skip existing symlinks instead of overwriting
• -d, --dir DIR: Specify custom models directory for LM Studio
• -o, --ollama-dir: Specify Ollama models directory (useful for system-wide installations)
• --version: Show version information

Examples:

# Basic usage
./ollama-to-lmstudio-bridge.sh

# With system-wide Ollama installation
./ollama-to-lmstudio-bridge.sh -o /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models

2. The script will:

   • Scan your Ollama models
   • Create the LM Studio models directory (.lmstudio/models/lmstudio on macOS/Linux, or equivalent on Windows)
   • Create symbolic links to your Ollama model files in the LM Studio models directory

3. In LM Studio:

   • Go to Settings
   • Set Models Directory to the path shown by the script (the script will display this path when it runs)
   • Your Ollama models should now appear in LM Studio from the dropdown

Note: Every time you download a new model with Ollama, you'll need to re-run this script to sync the latest models to your LM Studio models folder.

Supported Operating Systems

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows (requires Developer Mode or Administrator privileges for symlink creation)

File Locations

• macOS/Linux:

  • Ollama manifests: ~/.ollama/models/manifests/registry.ollama.ai
  • LM Studio models: ~/.lmstudio/models/lmstudio

• Windows:

  • Ollama manifests: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ollama\models\manifests\registry.ollama.ai
  • LM Studio models: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\.lmstudio\models\lmstudio

Troubleshooting

• Symlink Creation Fails: On Windows, enable Developer Mode or run as Administrator
• Models Not Found: Ensure you have downloaded models through Ollama first
• jq Not Found: Install jq using your system's package manager

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.