Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by archiv » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 6:00 PM UTC

Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat
github.com

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by kelsey98765431 » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 6:28 PM UTC

first impression: it's slick, looks a bit rough but promising, looking forward to using this and hope it improves.

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by wahnfrieden » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

Please post screenshots or video

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by geniium » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:21 PM UTC

Interesting. I am an ai enthusiast but I don’t understand exactly what your product does. Run locally ? Run remote on HF? Would love more info.

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by archiv » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:25 PM UTC

geniium wrote: post #4

Interesting. I am an ai enthusiast but I don’t understand exactly what your product does. Run locally ? Run remote on HF? Would love more info.

Both! You have the option of using HF’s HuggingChat or switching to a local model using a keyboard shortcut

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by archiv » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:26 PM UTC

wahnfrieden wrote: post #3

Please post screenshots or video

Should definitely be added to the README but here’s a demo: https://x.com/cyrilzakka/status/1838618605648490974?s=46

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by SimianSci » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:45 PM UTC

Id personally be interested to know how this compares to a solution such as Ollama, which I have been using to run local models.

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by isodev » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:53 PM UTC

What does it do? Isn’t HuggingChat already available as a dedicated web app (https://huggingface.co/chat/)?

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by archiv » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:55 PM UTC

isodev wrote: post #8

What does it do? Isn’t HuggingChat already available as a dedicated web app ( https://huggingface.co/chat/ )?

Yes but you now have the ability to run queries with a shortcut from your Mac, as well as switch to a local model using a dedicated keyboard shortcut. See demo: https://x.com/cyrilzakka/status/1838618605648490974

Re: Show HN: A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat

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Post by isodev » Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 7:57 PM UTC

archiv wrote: post #9

isodev wrote: post #8

What does it do? Isn’t HuggingChat already available as a dedicated web app ( https://huggingface.co/chat/ )?

Yes but you now have the ability to run queries with a shortcut from your Mac, as well as switch to a local model using a dedicated keyboard shortcut. See demo: https://x.com/cyrilzakka/status/1838618605648490974

Sorry, this link is not accessible for me. It would be nice to add some more information to the repo’s readme.