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[GH-ISSUE #13316] [FEATURE REQUEST]: CLI flag to disable the built-in GUI for reduced memory usage #70855

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opened 2026-05-04 23:13:11 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 23:13:11 -05:00
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Originally created by @Prosopho on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13316

Title says it all. Give users the choice to disable the built-in gui to save memory while still keeping the server running as normal like it were prior to GUI being enabled by default in 0.13.0 since the webview just hogs memory.
To make it permanent, an environement flag could be set like "OLLAMA_USE_GUI=0". Or "OLLAMA_USE_WEBVIEW=0".
Edit 1:
4 FUCKING OLLAMA SHORTCUTS IN THE START MENU THAT ALL POINT TO:
"%localappdata%\Programs\Ollama\ollama app.exe"
HOW FUCKING ASS BACKWARDS IS THIS SHIT??!

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And attempting to redirect the shortcuts to "ollama.exe" instead give an cmd pop-up window that says:
This is a command line tool. You need to open cmd.exe and run it from there.
WHY WERE THIS EVEN MADE WORSE TO BEGIN WITH? ALL Y'ALL HAD TO DO, WERE TO NOT FUCK IT UP.

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Ollama devs bought out by venture capitals gg
https://getlatka.com/companies/ollama.com/funding
https://www.byteplus.com/en/topic/375310?title=who-is-the-owner-of-ollama-understanding-ollama-ownership
https://www.cbinsights.com/company/ollama

This is the exact same enshittification that microsoft and docker had.
There's a reason why the cloud models were added not too long ago, and ui were made the deafult in like 0.13.0 or so alongside having added proprietary accounts.

Originally created by @Prosopho on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13316 Title says it all. Give users the choice to disable the built-in gui to save memory while still keeping the server running as normal like it were prior to GUI being enabled by default in 0.13.0 since the webview just hogs memory. To make it permanent, an environement flag could be set like "OLLAMA_USE_GUI=0". Or "OLLAMA_USE_WEBVIEW=0". Edit 1: 4 FUCKING OLLAMA SHORTCUTS IN THE START MENU THAT ALL POINT TO: `"%localappdata%\Programs\Ollama\ollama app.exe"` HOW FUCKING ASS BACKWARDS IS THIS SHIT??! Edit 2: And attempting to redirect the shortcuts to "ollama.exe" instead give an cmd pop-up window that says: `This is a command line tool. You need to open cmd.exe and run it from there.` WHY WERE THIS EVEN MADE WORSE TO BEGIN WITH? ALL Y'ALL HAD TO DO, WERE TO NOT FUCK IT UP. Edit 3: Ollama devs bought out by venture capitals gg https://getlatka.com/companies/ollama.com/funding https://www.byteplus.com/en/topic/375310?title=who-is-the-owner-of-ollama-understanding-ollama-ownership https://www.cbinsights.com/company/ollama This is the exact same enshittification that microsoft and docker had. There's a reason why the cloud models were added not too long ago, and ui were made the deafult in like 0.13.0 or so alongside having added proprietary accounts.
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-05-04 23:13:11 -05:00
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 23:13:16 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025):

Right click on the desktop, select New -> Shortcut. In the text input field labelled "Type the location of the item:", type cmd /c %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama\ollama.exe serve. Click Next. In the text box labelled "Type a name for this shortcut", type ollama serve. Click Finish. Right click on the newly created shortcut, select Properties. Change the Run dropdown to Minimised. Click Change Icon, in the text box labelled "Look for icons in this file", type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama\app.ico and press Enter. Click OK. Click OK.

To stop the ollama UI from starting after booting: in the search field in the task bar, type "startup apps", hit Enter. Scroll through the list and find ollama, click on the slider so the label changes to "Off".

<!-- gh-comment-id:3607747236 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2025): Right click on the desktop, select New -> Shortcut. In the text input field labelled "Type the location of the item:", type `cmd /c %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama\ollama.exe serve`. Click Next. In the text box labelled "Type a name for this shortcut", type `ollama serve`. Click Finish. Right click on the newly created shortcut, select Properties. Change the Run dropdown to Minimised. Click Change Icon, in the text box labelled "Look for icons in this file", type `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Ollama\app.ico` and press Enter. Click OK. Click OK. To stop the ollama UI from starting after booting: in the search field in the task bar, type "startup apps", hit Enter. Scroll through the list and find ollama, click on the slider so the label changes to "Off".
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