https://github.com/hardcodedev777/ollamaforc
Use Ollama in C with few lines of code!
https://github.com/hardcodedev777/ollamaforc
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Use Ollama in C with few lines of code!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hardcodedev777/ollamaforc
- Owner: HardCodeDev777
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-06-09T12:24:57.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-09T13:38:38.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-09T14:39:48.664Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: c-language, c-library, cpp, csharp, ollama
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 4.25 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
> [!NOTE]
> This library based on my [Ollama library for C++](https://github.com/HardCodeDev777/OllamaPlusPlus), so README will be very similar.
# 🦙 OllamaForC
## 👀 Introduction
**OllamaForC** is a very unique libary: core logic is written in C#, then added in C++, and then added in C🤯
It's also lightweight and very simple way to use Ollama in C.
---
## 🚀 Overview
**OllamaForC** is a lightweight and incredibly simple library for using [Ollama](https://ollama.com) from C.
The base logic is implemented in C# and C++. In C just exports the functions.
This means you can talk to LLM models from C using just a few lines of code:
```c
#include "OllamaForC.h"
init_ollama("OllamaNET.dll", "deepseek-r1:7b);
const char* response = prompt_ollama("When was GitHub created?");
printf(response);
free_ollama(response);
```
It works with any model downloaded via the [Ollama CLI](https://ollama.com/library).
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## 🚀 Quick start
> **Requirement:** [Download and install Ollama](https://ollama.com) first.
1. Download the latest `.zip` archive from the **Releases** page
2. Extract it in your project
3. Open Demo.c to see example of usage
---
## 📋 API
OllamaForC is a very simple C library, so it contains only three methods to communicate with Ollama. Here you see what you can do with this library:
- [Initialize Ollama](#initialize-ollama)
- [Send prompt to Ollama](#prompt-ollama)
- [Free memory from Ollama's response](#free-ollama)
### Initialize Ollama
To initialize Ollama and load OllamaNET.dll library, use the `InitOllama()` method:
```c
init_ollama("OllamaNET.dll", modelName);
```
This method has signature:
```c
void init_ollama(const char* path, const char* modelName);
```
#### Parameters:
- `path` – Path to the `OllamaNET.dll`
- `modelName` – Name of the model you want to use
> [!NOTE]
> If `OllamaNET.dll` is in the same folder as your `.cpp` file, you can just write `"OllamaNET.dll"`. Otherwise, specify the full path like: `"C:\Users\YourName\Desktop\OllamaNET.dll"`
### Prompt Ollama
To send a prompt to the model and receive a response, use the `prompt_ollama` method.
```c
const char* response = prompt_ollama("When was GitHub created?");
```
This method has signature:
```c
const char* prompt_ollama(const char* prompt);
```
#### Parameters:
- `prompt` – The prompt to send to the model
**It returns the LLM response.**
### Free Ollama
To free the allocated memory and unload the library, use the `free_ollama` method.
```c
free_ollama(response);
```
This method has signature:
```c
void free_ollama(const char* response);
```
#### Parameters:
- `response` – The response returned by `prompt_ollama()`
---
## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the **MIT License**.
See LICENSE for full terms.
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## 👨💻 Author
**HardCodeDev**
- [GitHub](https://github.com/HardCodeDev777)
- [Itch.io](https://hardcodedev.itch.io/)
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> 💬 Got feedback, found a bug, or want to contribute? Open an issue or fork the repo on GitHub!