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Twoody or LM Studio?
Both run language models on your Mac, for free. LM Studio is a workshop for exploring models; Twoody is an assistant for working on your own documents.
| What changes | Twoody | LM Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Macs | Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13 or later | Apple Silicon only, macOS 14 or later |
| Windows and Linux | In preparation | Yes |
| Getting started | The right model for your Mac, suggested and installed in one click | Choose among thousands of models and their variants |
| Documents | Whole folders read on the Mac — PDF (scans included), Word, OpenDocument, RTF, HTML, text, Markdown, CSV — with answers that cite file and page | Files attached to a chat: PDF, Word and text |
| Models | Qwen3 in one click, and the models LM Studio serves | Thousands of models from Hugging Face |
| For developers | Code (beta), an agent for a code folder | A local server and developer tools |
What is said here about LM Studio was read on its own pages on September 26, 2026: lmstudio.ai/docs/app/system-requirements, lmstudio.ai/docs/app/basics/rag. It may have changed since.
Choose Twoody if…
- your Mac has an Intel chip, or runs macOS 13;
- you want the right model chosen and installed for you;
- you work on folders of documents and want answers that cite their pages;
- you want an assistant rather than a model workshop.
Choose LM Studio if…
- you want to try many models and tune their settings;
- you need Windows or Linux today;
- you build apps on a local model.
Or both
They work together: when LM Studio's server runs, Twoody lists its models and can answer with them. Keep LM Studio to try models, and Twoody for your work.
Frequently asked questions
Does Twoody work with LM Studio?
Yes: when LM Studio's server is running, Twoody lists its models and can use them, next to its own.
Does LM Studio run on an Intel Mac?
No: LM Studio requires an Apple Silicon Mac and macOS 14 or later. Twoody runs on Intel Macs and on macOS 13.
Are both free?
Yes. Twoody is free for personal and professional use, with no account.
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