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Llama vs DS4 Control: catalog facts
Llama	DS4 Control
Free Free to download via Homebrew or GitHub releases.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	macOS
Built on llama.cpp by its own maintainers Runs a local API server for other apps	Starts, supervises and monitors a local ds4 server Switch between DeepSeek V4 and V4.1 variants from the menu bar
macOS only Lives in the menu bar rather than offering a full chat workspace	macOS only Only runs DeepSeek models through dwarfstar
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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