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I built Harness Studio — an open-source desktop app for running Hugging Face models locally. Looking for feedback and contributors.

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Hey everyone! I've been working on Harness Studio , a free, MIT-licensed desktop application for running and managing AI models locally. One of the main goals is to make working with models from Hugging Face easier, without sacrificing the flexibility that more experienced users need. Harness Studi…

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  1. 2026-10-15 05:17 · r/computervision
    Table detection/structure recognition in PDFs with classical CV only (morphology + LSD, no DL) – open source, looking for feedback & contributors
  2. 2026-10-13 09:02 · r/huggingface
    I built Harness Studio — an open-source desktop app for running Hugging Face models locally. Looking for feedback and contributors.
  3. 2026-10-13 08:34 · r/LocalLLM
    I released Harness Studio, an open-source alternative to LM Studio and Ollama. Looking for feedback and contributors.

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