# Mxstudio: a local workbench for MAX

**URL:** <https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374>\
**Category:** Community Showcase\
**Tags:** gpu, youtube, max-llms\
**Created:** [August 6, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374 "2026-08-06T23:16:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![abhisheksreesaila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.modular.com/abhisheksreesaila/32/600_2.png) [@abhisheksreesaila](https://forum.modular.com/u/abhisheksreesaila)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374/1 "2026-08-06T23:16:01Z")

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**What it is**

mxstudio is a local workbench that keeps the entire path from Hugging Face checkpoint to execution visible in one place.

**mxstudio features**

- 📥 Download models directly from Hugging Face
- ✅ Check MAX compatibility before committing to a download
- 🖥 Inspect your hardware and model requirements up front
- ⚡ Serve models locally with `max serve`
- 💬 Chat through the OpenAI-compatible MAX endpoint
- 📓 Run executable notebooks wired to the same live endpoint
- 🎞 View any notebook as a slide presentation for teaching
- 📊 Benchmark with `max benchmark`
- 🧩 Bring up unsupported architectures via the `import-model` and `debug-model` skills
- 🎓 Learn — jump to the YouTube series and key Modular docs right from the app

![mxstudio-demo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/modular/original/2X/2/22367f2c9798ca7af16efdf7be68672e5d8687a4.gif)

> **[GitHub - abhisheksreesaila/mxstudio: repo for mxstudio](https://github.com/abhisheksreesaila/mxstudio)**
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> repo for mxstudio

**Why it exists**

I build for a[YouTube audience](https://www.youtube.com/@mojomondayai), which means this is teaching infrastructure first and foremost. Everything here is meant to be read, forked, and pulled apart. Take it, change it, and use it however you want.

Built with Modular MAX and Python, featuring a compact, entirely local interface

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**Author:** ![Ehsan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.modular.com/ehsan/32/142_2.png) [@Ehsan](https://forum.modular.com/u/Ehsan)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374/2 "2026-08-07T00:19:23Z")

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Very cool!

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**Author:** ![clattner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.modular.com/clattner/32/201_2.png) [@clattner](https://forum.modular.com/u/clattner)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374/3 "2026-08-07T00:43:36Z")

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This is really cool!

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**Author:** ![amurray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@amurray](https://forum.modular.com/u/amurray)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374/4 "2026-08-07T11:20:47Z")

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Wow, this looks really helpful! I’ll try it out over the weekend (on a Mac right now).

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**Author:** ![abhisheksreesaila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.modular.com/abhisheksreesaila/32/600_2.png) [@abhisheksreesaila](https://forum.modular.com/u/abhisheksreesaila)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.modular.com/t/mxstudio-a-local-workbench-for-max/3374/5 "2026-08-07T15:17:48Z")

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cool! All made possible by good documentation from you guys.