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Gitonium Update: Save on API Costs with Local LLMs

After writing last week about the AI dilemma developers face, I decided to act on a feature request that’s been sitting in Gitonium’s wishlist for a while—one that could save users real money.

Introducing Ollama Support for Automatic Commit Messages

Users have been asking for Ollama support to reduce API costs when generating automatic commit messages. I tested this earlier in the summer, but wasn’t satisfied with how long it took my Mac to generate a commit message. So, I put it on hold.

Recently, after writing my Apple Intelligence post, I revisited the idea with a different approach. Instead of using something like Llama, which felt like overkill, I tested Google’s smallest Gemma 2 model. It worked well and ran relatively fast on my M1 Mac.

New Feature in Gitonium: Choose Your AI Provider

I’ve added the option to select your AI provider in Gitonium’s Settings, allowing you to choose between using remote APIs or local models.

Benefits of Using Local LLMs:

• Privacy: None of your source code is sent to a third party (like OpenAI). Everything stays private on your machine.
• Offline Capability: You can generate commit messages even when you’re offline.

The new update was approved by Apple and is now available for download on the App Store.

Free Tool for Newsletter Subscribers: File Analyzer Quick Action

Speaking of productivity tools, I received some questions about the file analyzer script I mentioned in my Apple Intelligence post. So, I thought—why not clean it up and release it?

Struggling with Legacy Code?

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• What the file does
• Its structure
• Authorship and history
• Recent changes

Note: The File Analyzer isn’t available quite yet. I’m still polishing it up to make sure it’s as useful as possible. But as a subscriber, you’ll be the first to receive it once it’s ready!

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