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[PR #11080] [MERGED] feat: Add ollama-launcher to community list #60130

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/11080
Author: @NGC13009
Created: 6/15/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 6/16/2025
Merged by: @jmorganca

Base: main ← Head: patch-1

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feat: Add ollama-launcher to community list

Hi Ollama maintainers,

I've developed a desktop utility called ollama-launcher and would like to propose adding it to the community list in the README.md.

- Project: NGC13009/ollama-launcher
- Category: Web & Desktop

Description

ollama-launcher is a desktop tray application for Ollama that allows users to manage and launch ollama server with specific, preset parameters. It is designed to run in the background.

Value to the Community

When using Ollama, the most frequent annoyance I encountered was configuring environment variables. Since Ollama on Windows doesn't have a systemctl-like utility as in Linux, which allows changing startup parameters for ollama serve by writing configuration files, I often had to open the system environment variables to set these parameters. Sometimes, as models updated or my device changed, I had to reconfigure these parameters frequently.

A simpler approach was to specify environment variables in a batch script, but this implementation wasn't elegant. That's why I developed a desktop application. It fundamentally works like overriding environment variables in a batch script and launching Ollama, but it provides a better graphical interface for more convenient management of startup parameters. Additionally, I implemented system tray functionality for this program and designed a better window to display Ollama's logs. Overall, I created this application to solve my daily usage pain points. Perhaps some people face the same annoyances, so I'd like to recommend my program, hoping it can help more users.

I believe this will be a valuable utility for many users who want a more seamless configuration experience with Ollama.

I have placed it in the Web & Desktop section.

Shortcomings

This program was developed in my spare time and may not be fully polished at present. The primary issues are that the visual design isn't very appealing, and some features haven't been implemented yet (such as automatic log storage, though these features are no longer essential for my program). Additionally, the README was compiled using an LLM and is quite rough - I will continue to improve both the program and documentation in the future. If these aspects are considered to not yet meet PR standards, I will keep refining them.

🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/11080 **Author:** [@NGC13009](https://github.com/NGC13009) **Created:** 6/15/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 6/16/2025 **Merged by:** [@jmorganca](https://github.com/jmorganca) **Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `patch-1` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`a9da191`](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/commit/a9da191a3f30c0b36d0836a94cd2dc0945e864bb) Update README.md ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+1 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description feat: Add ollama-launcher to community list Hi Ollama maintainers, I've developed a desktop utility called `ollama-launcher` and would like to propose adding it to the community list in the `README.md`. **- Project:** [NGC13009/ollama-launcher](https://github.com/NGC13009/ollama-launcher) **- Category:** Web & Desktop ### Description `ollama-launcher` is a desktop tray application for Ollama that allows users to manage and launch ollama server with specific, preset parameters. It is designed to run in the background. ### Value to the Community When using Ollama, the most frequent annoyance I encountered was configuring environment variables. Since Ollama on Windows doesn't have a systemctl-like utility as in Linux, which allows changing startup parameters for `ollama serve` by writing configuration files, I often had to open the system environment variables to set these parameters. Sometimes, as models updated or my device changed, I had to reconfigure these parameters frequently. A simpler approach was to specify environment variables in a batch script, but this implementation wasn't elegant. That's why I developed a desktop application. It fundamentally works like overriding environment variables in a batch script and launching Ollama, but it provides a better graphical interface for more convenient management of startup parameters. Additionally, I implemented system tray functionality for this program and designed a better window to display Ollama's logs. Overall, I created this application to solve my daily usage pain points. Perhaps some people face the same annoyances, so I'd like to recommend my program, hoping it can help more users. I believe this will be a valuable utility for many users who want a more seamless configuration experience with Ollama. I have placed it in the **Web & Desktop** section. ### Shortcomings This program was developed in my spare time and may not be fully polished at present. The primary issues are that the visual design isn't very appealing, and some features haven't been implemented yet (such as automatic log storage, though these features are no longer essential for my program). Additionally, the README was compiled using an LLM and is quite rough - I will continue to improve both the program and documentation in the future. If these aspects are considered to not yet meet PR standards, I will keep refining them. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>
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