textgen — security grade SAFE, quality 63/100

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 63/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

by oobabooga · Agent Tool · ★ 47.5k

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About textgen

Special thanks to: Warp, built for coding with multiple AI agents Available for macOS, Linux, & Windows TextGen The original local LLM interface. Text, vision, tool-calling, training, image generation. UI + API, 100% offline and private. For recommended GGUF quants, check out my new project: LocalBench. Features Easy setup: Portable builds (zero setup, just unzip and run) for GGUF models on Windows/Linux/macOS, or a one-click installer for the full feature set. Multiple backends: llama.cpp, ikllama.cpp, [Transformers](https://github.com/huggingface/transforme

Quick Facts

Stars47,550
Forks5,978
LanguagePython
CategoryAgent Tool
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Quality Score62.9617015785172/100
Open Issues834
Last Updated2026-08-17
Created2022-12-21
Platformspython
Est. Tokens~21k

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is textgen?

textgen is Open-source desktop app for local LLMs. Text, vision, tool-calling, OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API. 100% private.. It is categorized as a Agent Tool with 47.5k GitHub stars.

What programming language is textgen written in?

textgen is primarily written in Python.

How do I install or use textgen?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the textgen GitHub repository at github.com/oobabooga/textgen. The project has 47.5k stars and 5978 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does textgen use?

textgen is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

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