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LM Studio launches Bionic for coding and document work
LM Studio has unveiled Bionic, a new Mac app for coding, research, and document tasks using open models locally or in the cloud.
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LM Studio is expanding beyond chat with LM Studio Bionic, a new Mac app built to handle coding, research, and complex work with documents and files using open models.
LM Studio has been known as a straightforward way to run local models on the Mac, including a Model Search tool that helps users find models suited to their machine. With Bionic, the company is pushing into agent-style workflows that span code, documents, and other files.
According to LM Studio, users can run local models or switch to open-source models in the cloud for heavier tasks, while keeping control over privacy and spending. Alongside local downloads and execution through the LM Studio runtime, Bionic also offers access to larger open-source models through LM Studio Secure Cloud for more demanding coding, reasoning, tool-calling, and long-context work.
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LM Studio says cloud requests are handled under a Zero Data Retention policy, meaning they are not stored after processing is complete. Cloud model access requires an LM Studio account with billing enabled.
A notable feature is a voice keyboard that works across apps, so users can dictate wherever the cursor is active. LM Studio says all transcription runs locally on-device. At launch, Bionic includes Mistral AI’s Voxtral model for multilingual, offline voice transcription.
For developers, Bionic can create a Code project linked to a local folder, then let models such as GLM 5.2 and Kimi K2.7 Code inspect, edit, or debug the codebase while users review changes as they happen.
It also supports tools including inline diffs and agentic code search. Beyond software work, Bionic can create and work with PDFs, decks, and spreadsheets for broader knowledge tasks.
LM Studio says Work projects run in a sandboxed environment, allowing Bionic to organize local directories, edit files, summarize materials, and pull in outside context through native web search. The app also includes automatic checkpoints so users can review or roll back changes, and in-app previews to keep files and workflows in one place. The company said support for previews of more file types is coming soon.
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