[GH-ISSUE #11829] Model list showing on device and downloadable status. #33610

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opened 2026-04-22 16:28:18 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 6 comments
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Originally created by @Ahwar on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11829

Originally assigned to: @hoyyeva on GitHub.

The current UI of the Ollama app shows a list of models.
The issue is that some models are not on my device but can be downloaded.
However, the UI does not indicate which models are already on the device and which need to be downloaded.

In the screenshot below, the top two models are not on my device, while others are.
I request the GUI team to add an icon in the list to indicate which models are on the device and which need downloading.

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For reference, here is the list of models currently on my device:

PS C:\Users\user> ollama list
NAME                          ID              SIZE      MODIFIED
qwen3:14b-q4_K_M              bdbd181c33f2    9.3 GB    7 days ago
gemma3n:e2b-it-q8_0           11d9a1ddb266    6.6 GB    2 weeks ago
gemma3:4b-it-q8_0             2376388dec16    5.0 GB    3 months ago
gemma3:1b-it-fp16             b822f21cb741    2.0 GB    4 months ago
qwen2.5-coder:3b-base-q8_0    153d272fe602    3.3 GB    5 months ago
llama3.2:3b-text-fp16         b9cec48fca20    6.4 GB    5 months ago
deepseek-r1:1.5b              a42b25d8c10a    1.1 GB    5 months ago
qwen2.5-coder:latest          2b0496514337    4.7 GB    6 months ago
deepseek-r1:8b                28f8fd6cdc67    4.9 GB    6 months ago
llama2:latest                 78e26419b446    3.8 GB    6 months ago
llama3.1:latest               46e0c10c039e    4.9 GB    6 months ago
Originally created by @Ahwar on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11829 Originally assigned to: @hoyyeva on GitHub. The current UI of the Ollama app shows a list of models. The issue is that some models are not on my device but can be downloaded. However, the UI does not indicate which models are already on the device and which need to be downloaded. In the screenshot below, the top two models are not on my device, while others are. I request the GUI team to add an icon in the list to indicate which models are on the device and which need downloading. <img width="393" height="431" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8abd0a99-838a-4710-bfee-44cae9888f74" /> --- For reference, here is the list of models currently on my device: ```cmd PS C:\Users\user> ollama list NAME ID SIZE MODIFIED qwen3:14b-q4_K_M bdbd181c33f2 9.3 GB 7 days ago gemma3n:e2b-it-q8_0 11d9a1ddb266 6.6 GB 2 weeks ago gemma3:4b-it-q8_0 2376388dec16 5.0 GB 3 months ago gemma3:1b-it-fp16 b822f21cb741 2.0 GB 4 months ago qwen2.5-coder:3b-base-q8_0 153d272fe602 3.3 GB 5 months ago llama3.2:3b-text-fp16 b9cec48fca20 6.4 GB 5 months ago deepseek-r1:1.5b a42b25d8c10a 1.1 GB 5 months ago qwen2.5-coder:latest 2b0496514337 4.7 GB 6 months ago deepseek-r1:8b 28f8fd6cdc67 4.9 GB 6 months ago llama2:latest 78e26419b446 3.8 GB 6 months ago llama3.1:latest 46e0c10c039e 4.9 GB 6 months ago
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@mantou2046 commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025):

I have the same problem. How to list local model witout suggest model list?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3170467827 --> @mantou2046 commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025): I have the same problem. How to list local model witout suggest model list?
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@Ahwar commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025):

I have the same problem. How to list local model witout suggest model list?

There’s no solution for now, but I think they could show the suggested model list; however, an icon would be better for distinction, or the suggested list could be moved to the settings page.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3170504531 --> @Ahwar commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2025): > I have the same problem. How to list local model witout suggest model list? There’s no solution for now, but I think they could show the suggested model list; however, an icon would be better for distinction, or the suggested list could be moved to the settings page.
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@belfie13 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025):

yes, suggested models? i have all the models i use, having these extra ones in my list is annoying.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3184560763 --> @belfie13 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025): yes, suggested models? i have all the models i use, having these extra ones in my list is annoying.
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@Ahwar commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025):

yes, suggested models? i have all the models i use, having these extra ones in my list is annoying.

By suggested models, I mean:
As shown in the image, gpt-oss models aren’t downloaded locally, yet Ollama suggests them without indicating that they are not local.

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<!-- gh-comment-id:3184578276 --> @Ahwar commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025): > yes, suggested models? i have all the models i use, having these extra ones in my list is annoying. By suggested models, I mean: **_As shown in the image, `gpt-oss` models aren’t downloaded locally, yet Ollama suggests them without indicating that they are not local._** <img width="393" height="431" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8abd0a99-838a-4710-bfee-44cae9888f74" />
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@hoyyeva commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025):

hello @Ahwar,

We just updated the model picker to include an icon indicating downloadable models, including cloud models. We are continuing to improve the model picker to make it more user-friendly, and more improvements are coming. I believe the latest update resolves the issue you were experiencing, so I am closing this PR. Feel free to reopen it or open a new issue if you have additional feedback.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3378227248 --> @hoyyeva commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025): hello @Ahwar, We just updated the model picker to include an icon indicating downloadable models, including cloud models. We are continuing to improve the model picker to make it more user-friendly, and more improvements are coming. I believe the latest update resolves the issue you were experiencing, so I am closing this PR. Feel free to reopen it or open a new issue if you have additional feedback.
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@Ahwar commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025):

Thank you, @hoyyeva, for your prompt response, and thanks to everyone else for proposing different approaches to solve similar issues.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3379656886 --> @Ahwar commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025): Thank you, @hoyyeva, for your prompt response, and thanks to everyone else for proposing different approaches to solve similar issues.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#33610