Open your terminal

Use a terminal to run the Ollama commands shown in these guides. Type a command at the prompt, then press Enter.

Windows #

1. Open Start and search for Terminal, PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2. Open the matching app. You can use a normal window; administrator mode is not needed for these model commands.

macOS #

1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight.
2. Type Terminal and press Return.

Check that Ollama is available #

ollama --version

You should see an Ollama version number. If the command is not found, install Ollama, then close and reopen the terminal.