safetensors

By Hugging Face ยท Model hubs and formats

About safetensors

A file format for storing model weights that loads fast and cannot run hidden code when opened.

Details

  • Open source

    Yes

Not enough info yet on works offline after setup, local API server, runs on macOS, runs on Windows, runs on Linux. Check the tool's own site.

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