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M-Courtyard v0.5.0: LM Studio + Ollama as Parallel Local Runtime Options on Apple Silicon

Hugging Face Forums [Unofficial] March 18, 2026
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M-Courtyard v0.5.0 is now live. M-Courtyard is a native macOS desktop app for local LLM fine-tuning on Apple Silicon, built around Apple MLX. It covers the full workflow from document import and dataset generation to LoRA fine-tuning, testing, and export. What’s new in v0.5.0: * LM Studio and Ollama are now presented as parallel local runtime options for dataset generation * Better LM Studio connection guidance and status feedback inside the app * Clearer support positioning across the product and docs * Export support for Ollama, MLX, and GGUF * Built-in rules remain available when users want a no-runtime dataset path This release is mainly about making the local workflow more accurate, practical, and easier to understand. I’m attaching a few updated screenshots below. Feedback is welcome.

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