Name: ModelNap
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Free, open source menu bar app that turns Ollama and Splash on and off in one click and unloads idle models from memory. It stops Ollama the way it started (Ollama.app, brew services or ollama serve). No accounts, no telemetry. macOS 14+.

ModelNap solves a simple but very real problem when running local AI models on a Mac. It makes it easy to control Ollama directly from the menu bar and automatically unload idle models to free up memory. I especially like that I don’t have to keep opening Terminal just to stop services or manage models manually. It’s lightweight, straightforward, open source, and has no telemetry.

I’d like to see even more visibility into resource usage, such as RAM being used by each loaded model and how much memory was freed after unloading it. More granular automation settings per model would also be useful as the app evolves.

I was mainly managing Ollama manually through Terminal and checking memory usage myself. ModelNap is much more convenient because it puts those controls in one place and handles idle models automatically. I prefer having a small dedicated utility instead of adding more manual commands to my workflow.

ModelNap

Your local AI, on only when you use it

Your local AI, on only when you use it

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