[GH-ISSUE #1375] Add option to not stream output in terminal #26487

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opened 2026-04-22 02:47:10 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @devinprater on GitHub (Dec 4, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/1375

I use a screen reader, and when Ollama is sending output, it pauses while it's generating text, so, it, sounds, a little, like, this. Not too big a deal, but it would make it sound a bit better to have it output all at once, when done generating, not in a stream.
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Originally created by @devinprater on GitHub (Dec 4, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/1375 I use a screen reader, and when Ollama is sending output, it pauses while it's generating text, so, it, sounds, a little, like, this. Not too big a deal, but it would make it sound a bit better to have it output all at once, when done generating, not in a stream. Thanks!
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-22 02:47:10 -05:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024):

I would like to second this. Sometimes the output from the server is awful - it overwrites everything else running in the terminal and I don't know how to stop it. I've tried
ollama serve& > /dev/null
and nothing seems to stop it. I've also tried quiet mode - it makes no difference. Can we have a switch to turn it off?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2117665912 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (May 17, 2024): I would like to second this. Sometimes the output from the server is awful - it overwrites everything else running in the terminal and I don't know how to stop it. I've tried ollama serve& > /dev/null and nothing seems to stop it. I've also tried quiet mode - it makes no difference. Can we have a switch to turn it off?
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@nickgaw commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025):

I also would love this feature as well as a method for removing those annoying dots as I myself am totally blind and when using ollama run both the dots and the fact that it acts like someone is typing one word at a time rather then all at once text would really help a lot.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3070167486 --> @nickgaw commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025): I also would love this feature as well as a method for removing those annoying dots as I myself am totally blind and when using ollama run both the dots and the fact that it acts like someone is typing one word at a time rather then all at once text would really help a lot.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#26487