ollama guides
These pages cover Windows Setup, macOS desktop cask, Linux install script, winget, Homebrew, safety, comparisons, and phrase-first switch-from paths. Each guide answers one question in the first sentence, then walks the prove steps.
Start from the home install panel when you need the live release tag and the Copy buttons for package-manager commands. Return here when you want a deeper walkthrough for one operating system or one migration path.
Lab owners should bookmark the releases map and the download-safely page beside this hub. Students usually need the Windows install guide first, then the first-run checklist after Setup finishes.
Comparisons exist so teams can choose deliberately between a MIT CLI-friendly runner and GUI-first alternatives. Switch-from pages keep the head term first in the title.
Install, compare, and switch-from guides for local installs. Every page links back to the home install panel for the Windows Setup, winget, and brew doors.
Install by operating system
Step-by-step installs with the exact command or file for each system.
Comparisons
ollama against other local model runners people ask about.
Switch and import
Move from another local AI app into ollama without rival-first titles.
Setup and models
First run, CLI ollama run examples, safety, and updates.