Instructions to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

LM Studio
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Ollama
How to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf to start chatting

Docker Model Runner
How to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0
```

Lemonade

How to use chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull chatpdflocal/gemma-3-12b-it-gguf:Q4_0

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.gemma-3-12b-it-gguf-Q4_0

List all available models

lemonade list

Atomic Chat

It's a gguf model file of gemma-3-12b-it, which is developed by Google.

It's very applicable for deploying and using in PCs, laptops or mobiles.
gemma-3-12b-it-q4_0.gguf is the quantization-aware trained(QAT) checkpoints of Gemma 3, 3x less VRAM, while retaining almost the same quality. Recommend it.

Useful local intelligent documents assistant AI tools:

MyDocs is a desktop App which supports Windows and MacOS, and especially for professionals who demand absolute privacy. 100% local processing ensuring total documents sovereignty and zero-cloud dependency.

If you are using Zotero for managing and reading your personal PDFs, PapersGPT is a free plugin which can assist you to chat PDFs effectively by your local gemma-3-12b-it. you can download ChatPDFLocal MacOS app from here, load one or batch PDF files at will, and quickly experience the effect of the model through chat reading.

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Model size

12B params

Architecture

gemma3

Hardware compatibility

4-bit

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