💻 Local AI Coding Tools

Run powerful coding assistants offline - Privacy-first development with no cloud dependency!

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Ollama for Coding

Code Llama DeepSeek Coder Codestral Phi-3

Best For:

  • 💻 Code generation & completion
  • 🔍 Code review & debugging
  • 📝 Documentation writing
  • 🔧 API development
  • ⚡ Fast local inference

Unique Features:

  • 🚀 ollama run codellama
  • 🔌 Continue.dev integration
  • 🛠️ REST API for IDEs
  • 📊 Multiple code models
  • 🎯 Custom prompts
Best GUI

LM Studio for Coding

CodeQwen DeepSeek Coder Code Llama WizardCoder

Best For:

  • 💻 Code completion
  • 🔍 Code review & analysis
  • 🛠️ Debugging assistance
  • 📝 Documentation generation
  • 🔌 API compatible coding

Unique Features:

  • 🎨 Beautiful code UI
  • 💬 Conversation history
  • ⚡ GPU optimized
  • 📈 Performance metrics
  • 🌐 OpenAI API mode
CPU Friendly

Continue.dev

Any Local Model Ollama Support LM Studio Custom APIs

Best For:

  • 🔌 VS Code integration
  • 🤖 IDE autocomplete
  • 💬 Code chat interface
  • 🔄 Refactoring help
  • 📝 Inline documentation

Unique Features:

  • 🆓 Open source & free
  • 🔧 Multiple backends
  • ⌘ Keyboard shortcuts
  • 🎨 Custom prompts
  • 📦 Model flexibility
Self-Hosted Copilot

Tabby

StarCoder CodeLlama Custom Models 7B-70B

Best For:

  • 🏢 Enterprise deployment
  • 🔒 Code privacy
  • ⚡ Fast completions
  • 🔧 Self-hosted control
  • 🌐 Team collaboration

Unique Features:

  • 🐳 Docker deployment
  • 🔌 VS Code extension
  • 📈 Usage analytics
  • 🎯 Repository context
  • 🚀 GPU optimization
OpenAI Compatible

LocalAI

Any GGUF/GPTQ OpenAI API Multi-Model REST API

Best For:

  • 🔄 Drop-in replacement
  • 🌐 API compatibility
  • 🐳 Container deployment
  • 🛠️ Custom endpoints
  • 🏢 Production use

Unique Features:

  • 🔌 OpenAI SDK works
  • 🚀 Kubernetes ready
  • 📈 Prometheus metrics
  • 🎯 Function calling
  • 📦 Model gallery
Power User

Aider

Any LLM Git Integration CLI Tool Multi-File

Best For:

  • 📝 Pair programming
  • 🔄 Code refactoring
  • 📦 Git commits
  • 🔍 Code exploration
  • 🛠️ Bug fixing

Unique Features:

  • 🌳 Git aware edits
  • 💬 Chat with codebase
  • 📁 Multi-file editing
  • 🎯 Auto-commits
  • 💻 Terminal based

🎓 Local Coding Learning Hub

Master AI-assisted coding with local models and privacy

Your Learning Journey

1 Novice

Complete quizzes to advance levels and unlock advanced content

Beginner 🔓 Available

🌱 Local AI Coding Basics

📚 Module 1: Local vs Cloud Coding AI 15 min
🖥️ Module 2: Setting Up Code Models 20 min
⚙️ Module 3: Installing Ollama/LM Studio 25 min
🚀 Module 4: Running Code Llama 20 min
🎯 Module 5: IDE Integration 15 min
Intermediate 🔒 Locked

🚀 Advanced Coding Techniques

🔧 Module 1: Optimizing Code Models 30 min
💾 Module 2: Context Window Management 25 min
🔌 Module 3: Continue.dev Setup 35 min
🎛️ Module 4: Multi-Model Workflows 30 min
📊 Module 5: Performance Tuning 20 min
Expert 🔒 Locked

⚡ Enterprise Coding

🎓 Module 1: Fine-tuning Code Models 45 min
🏗️ Module 2: CI/CD Integration 40 min
🌐 Module 3: Team Collaboration 35 min
🏢 Module 4: Tabby Server Setup 40 min
⚡ Module 5: Security & Compliance 30 min
Master 🔒 Locked

🏆 Code AI Architect

🧠 Module 1: Training Code Models 60 min
🖥️ Module 2: Infrastructure Design 50 min
🎮 Module 3: Scaling Strategies 45 min
🔀 Module 4: Custom Architectures 40 min
🔬 Module 5: Advanced Research 35 min

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