The open source AI model management tool Pinokio has released version 3.0, bringing many exciting new features. This update significantly improves the user experience and simplifies the process of locally deploying and running open source AI models. The new version not only optimizes interface customization, package management, and error prompts, but also introduces more advanced features, such as JSON operation API and browser automation, further expanding the application scope and possibilities of Pinokio. Pinokio 3.0 is committed to providing users with a more professional and convenient AI model management platform.
The open source AI model management tool Pinokio has released version 3.0, which brings important new features such as interface customization, package management optimization, and browser automation, further simplifying the process for users to deploy and run open source AI models locally.
Pinokio now displays the amount of disk space used by each application.
The core highlights of this update include: a comprehensive upgrade of the interface customization function. Users can now freely adjust the appearance of the start page, application page and terminal through CSS code; the package management system switches to UV as Python's native package manager, which improves the new Package installation speed has been improved; a new disk space occupied display function has been added to facilitate users to manage installed applications; the error prompt system has been optimized, replacing the previous vague "ENOENT: File not found" notifications.
In terms of advanced functions, Pinokio 3.0 introduces a JSON operation API, allowing users to directly edit structured JSON files through scripts, achieving flexible configuration including script self-modification. Through integration with Playwright, the new version also supports browser automation, enabling scripts to directly control web-based workflows.
To improve ease of use, the development team also added an installation wizard to assist users in configuring environment variables in scripts, and natively integrated Hugging Face API support. Technical improvements include resolving port 80 conflicts, optimizing Metal platform compatibility on MacOS, and fixing duplicate file issues in the system.
Preconfigured Playwright implementations allow developers to automate browser interactions and automate complex Web workflows through scripts. | Image: Cocktail Peanut
Pinokio is a free open source tool that supports Windows, macOS and Linux systems. It is regarded by users as a convenient solution for running open source AI models such as SDXL, Flux and Whisper locally. The platform can also work with dedicated LLM tools such as GPT4All, Ollama and LM Studio to provide users with comprehensive AI model deployment support.
The development team stated that more interface themes will be released in the future to further enhance the user experience. This update marks an important step for Pinokio in providing more professional and easier-to-use AI model management tools.
The release of Pinokio version 3.0 reflects the determination of its development team to continue to improve and improve, providing users with a more powerful and easier-to-use AI model management experience. I believe that Pinokio will bring more surprises to AI model developers and users in future updates.