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Ollama
ollama/ollama
A tool to run and manage open models locally or in the cloud.
- Active
- MIT
- Go
186.6kGitHub stars
19kForks
446Contributors
v0.40.16latest release
In short
Ollama is a GitHub project in the AI category, written mainly in Go. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 186,640 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityRun and chat with models via CLI, REST API, Python and JavaScript
Best forDevelopers building with open models
Maintenance
0 dsince last commit
2 dsince last release
4,619open issues
3 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v0.40.16 · 9 Nov 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · MIT
Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
Ollama compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | 210.1k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Ollama (this page) | 186.6k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Dify | 161k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Open WebUI | 158.4k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| RAGFlow | 94k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| LightRAG | 40.7k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Ollama free and open source?
Yes. Ollama is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
Is Ollama still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v0.40.16, came out on 9 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Ollama written in?
Ollama is mainly written in Go.
How popular is Ollama?
As of 11 Nov 2026, Ollama has 186,640 GitHub stars, 19,013 forks and 446 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Ollama?
Other AI projects on Repoworthy include Open WebUI, Dify, LightRAG, n8n and RAGFlow.
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