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Published by Hacker News · Show HN (50+ points) (T2 source). The original is at https://notactuallytreyanastasio.github.io/shoehorn/.

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Shoehorn is an open-source tool that quantizes AI models to run on local machines, supporting Mac, Linux, and Windows, with a simple GUI for discovering models and managing builds. The creator posted it as a Show HN with a GitHub repo and design docs.

Firsthand Show HN from the creator. A GUI-fronted quantizer in a crowded field (llama.cpp, Ollama, etc.) — useful entry point but unlikely to displace existing setups.

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