macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install llmfitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install llmfitMacPorts ports tree · llm/llmfit/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install llmfit with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
Find what models run on your hardware. Version 0.9.38 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#llmfitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ll/llmfit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/llmfitScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/llmfit.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Find what models run on your hardware
Project links
Commands and aliases
- llmfit
history
Project history and usage
llmfit is a terminal tool for matching large language models to a user's hardware. It detects RAM, CPU, GPU, VRAM, runtime backends, and model metadata, then scores which models are likely to run well.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in February 2026, and the release history includes v0.2.2 on February 17, 2026. The README describes the tool as a TUI and CLI for right-sizing models across quality, speed, fit, and context dimensions.
By June 2026, the README described features such as an interactive TUI, classic CLI mode, multi-GPU support, mixture-of-experts handling, dynamic quantization selection, speed estimation, local runtime providers, a download manager, and hardware simulation.
Adoption history
llmfit is a young project in the local-LLM tooling wave. Its adoption is centered on users choosing between many downloadable models and runtimes, especially where the failure mode is wasting time or disk space on a model that does not fit available memory.
How it is used
Users run llmfit as an interactive TUI or use command-line recommendation modes. The tool is packaged through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, Cargo/Python-style installers, containers, and project-provided release binaries.
Why package nerds care
llmfit matters to package nerds because it treats model selection as a local systems problem: hardware detection, packaging, binary distribution, model metadata, and runtime compatibility all intersect. It is less a model runner than a decision tool for which model package or runtime setup is practical on a given machine.
Timeline
- 2026-02-15: Public GitHub repository creation date reported by GitHub API.
- 2026-02-17: v0.2.2 appeared in GitHub releases.
- 2026-06-28: v0.9.34 appeared in GitHub releases.
Related projects
- The README names llmserve, llama-panel, and sympozium as sister projects.
- Ollama, llama.cpp, MLX, Docker Model Runner, and LM Studio are related runtime providers listed by the project documentation.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for llmfit. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
llmfit | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.38
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfitnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:llmfit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.38 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/llmfit |
| Homepage | https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit |
| Repository | https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/AlexsJones/llmfit#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://static.crates.io/crates/llmfit/llmfit-0.9.38.crate |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T09:24:56Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | llmfit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
llmfit
nix profile install nixpkgs#llmfit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llmfit
MacPorts95%
llmfit
sudo port install llmfit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llmfit
Scoop95%
main/llmfit
scoop install main/llmfit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llmfit
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment