llama.cpp / Llama-macOS v0.5.0 release

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-24 · Open on X

Topics: LLMOps, Deployment & Monitoring, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate

Summary

The creator shares a v0.5.0 release from ggml-org, the team behind llama.cpp, for running LLMs locally. The text calls it llama.cpp, but the link actually goes to ggml-org/Llama-macOS ('A cosy home for your LLMs'), a macOS app for local models.

Key points

• The release is v0.5.0 from ggml-org, the maintainers of llama.cpp.
• The shared link goes to the Llama-macOS repo, not the llama.cpp repo itself.
• llama.cpp is the open-source C/C++ engine for running LLMs locally.

Resources mentioned

• ggml-org/Llama-macOS · repo · github.com · free
  A ggml-org GitHub repo described as 'A cosy home for your LLMs': a macOS app for running local models.
  Also in: llama.cpp v0.4.1 release announcement (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• llama.cpp · repo · github.com · free
  An open-source C/C++ engine for running GGUF models locally. Its llama-server command provides an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server.
  Also in: Running LLMs Locally Without an Expensive Rig (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Run llama.cpp GGUF Checkpoints in Hugging Face Transformers (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), llama.cpp v0.4.1 release announcement (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker: An Open-Source Desktop Agent App for Local and Cloud Models (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 28 more