MacOS on SwiftTribunehttps://swifttribune.walidsassi.com/tags/macos/Recent content in MacOS on SwiftTribuneSwiftTribunehttps://swifttribune.walidsassi.com/images/og-default.svghttps://swifttribune.walidsassi.com/images/og-default.svgHugo -- 0.147.8en-usThu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local LLMs on Apple Silicon, Part 1: From Compatibility to Your First Local Chathttps://swifttribune.walidsassi.com/posts/local-llms-apple-silicon-part-1/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://swifttribune.walidsassi.com/posts/local-llms-apple-silicon-part-1/A pragmatic introduction to running large language models locally on Apple Silicon: the tradeoffs versus cloud AI, how to verify what your Mac can actually run with Can I Run AI and llmfit, a plain-English take on quantization, and a hands-on first chat with LM Studio.