Quickstart - Ollama

Ollama is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Download Ollama

Get Started

Run ollama in your terminal to open the interactive menu:

ollama

Navigate with ↑/↓, press enter to launch, → to change model, and esc to quit. The menu provides quick access to:

Launch OpenClaw, a personal AI with 100+ skills:

ollama launch openclaw

Launch Claude Code and other coding tools with Ollama models:

ollama launch claude

ollama launch codex

ollama launch opencode

See integrations for all supported tools.

Use the API to integrate Ollama into your applications:

curl http://localhost:11434/api/chat -d '{
 "model": "gemma4",
 "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
}'

See the API documentation for Python, JavaScript, and other integrations.