Installation Experience Improvements

Ollama v0.16.1 focuses on improving the user experience during installation and configuration:

macOS Installation: The curl install script will now intelligently prompt for your password only when required, reducing friction during setup.

Windows Installation: The Windows installer (iex script) now displays progress feedback during installation, providing better visibility into the setup process.

Image Generation Timeout Support

Image generation models will now properly respect the OLLAMA_LOAD_TIMEOUT environment variable. This allows users to customize how long the system waits for image generation models to load before timing out, improving flexibility in resource-constrained or slower environments.

Getting Started

Download the latest release from the Ollama GitHub releases page for your platform (macOS, Windows, or Linux).