Gollama
Gollama is a tool for managing Ollama models.
It provides a TUI (Text User Interface) for listing, inspecting, deleting, copying, and pushing Ollama models as well as optionally linking them to LM Studio.
The application allows users to interactively select models, sort them by various criteria, and perform actions on them using hotkeys.


Table of Contents
Features
The project started off as a rewrite of my llamalink project, but I decided to expand it to include more features and make it more user-friendly.
It's in the early stages of development, so there are plenty of bugs and missing features, but I'm already finding it useful for managing my models, especially for cleaning up old models.
- Interactive TUI with sorting and filtering capabilities.
- List available models and display basic metadata such as size, quantization level, model family, and modified date.
- Sort models by name, size, modification date, quantization level, and family.
- Select and delete models.
- Inspect model for additional details.
- Link models to LM Studio.
- Copy models.
- Push models to a registry.
- Show running models.
- Plenty more comings soon if I continue to find the tool useful.
Installation
From go:
go install github.com/sammcj/gollama@latest
From Github:
Download the most recent release from the releases page and extract the binary to a directory in your PATH.
e.g. zip -d gollama-v1.4.2.zip -d gollama && mv gollama /usr/local/bin
Usage
To run the gollama
application, use the following command:
gollama
Key Bindings
Space
: Select
i
: Inspect model
t
: Top (show running models)
r
: Run model (Ollama run)
D
: Delete model
c
: Copy model
P
: Push model
n
: Sort by name
s
: Sort by size
m
: Sort by modified
k
: Sort by quantization
f
: Sort by family
l
: Link model to LM Studio
L
: Link all models to LM Studio
q
: Quit
?
: Help
Command-line Options
-l
: List all available Ollama models and exit
-ollama-dir
: Custom Ollama models directory
-lm-dir
: Custom LM Studio models directory
-no-cleanup
: Don't cleanup broken symlinks
-cleanup
: Remove all symlinked models and empty directories and exit
-v
: Print the version and exit
Simple model listing
Gollama can also be called with -l
to list models without the TUI.
gollama -l

Configuration
Gollama uses a JSON configuration file located at ~/.config/gollama/config.json
. The configuration file includes options for sorting, columns, API keys, log levels etc...
Example configuration:
{
"default_sort": "modified",
"columns": [
"Name",
"Size",
"Quant",
"Family",
"Modified",
"ID"
],
"ollama_api_key": "",
"ollama_api_url": "http://localhost:11434",
"lm_studio_file_paths": "",
"log_level": "info",
"log_file_path": "/Users/username/.config/gollama/gollama.log",
"sort_order": "Size",
"strip_string": "my-private-registry.internal/"
}
The strip string option can be used to remove a prefix from model names as they are displayed in the TUI.
This can be useful if you have a common prefix such as a private registry that you want to remove for display purposes.
Installation and build from source
-
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/sammcj/gollama.git
cd gollama
-
Build:
go get
make build
-
Run:
./gollama
Logging
Logs can be found in the gollama.log
which is stored in $HOME/.config/gollama/gollama.log
by default.
The log level can be set in the configuration file.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome!
Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.
License
Copyright © 2024 Sam McLeod
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Acknowledgements
- Ollama for the API and model management tools.
- Charmbracelet for the Bubble Tea framework and other packages used in this application.
Diagrams
Workflow
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant AppModel
participant TextInputModel
participant API
User ->> AppModel: Select "Copy Model"
AppModel ->> TextInputModel: Prompt for new name
TextInputModel ->> User: Display text input
User ->> TextInputModel: Enter new name
TextInputModel ->> AppModel: Return new name
AppModel ->> API: Copy model with new name
API ->> AppModel: Confirm copy success
AppModel ->> API: Push new model
API ->> AppModel: Display progress bar
API ->> AppModel: Confirm push success
AppModel ->> User: Display success message
Components
graph TD
A[Project Structure] --> B[main.go]
A --> C[app_model.go]
A --> D[config/config.go]
A --> E[helpers.go]
A --> F[item_delegate.go]
A --> G[keymap.go]
A --> H[logging/logging.go]
A --> I[model.go]
A --> J[operations.go]
A --> K[styles.go]
A --> L[Makefile]
A --> N[top_view.go]
A --> O[text_input.go]
B --> |Initializes| C
B --> |Loads| D
B --> |Uses| G
B --> |Uses| H
B --> |Uses| J
C --> |Manages| F
C --> |Calls| E
C --> |Uses| G
C --> |Logs with| H
C --> |Displays| I
C --> |Applies| K
J --> |Interacts with| D
J --> |Logs with| H