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Hugging Face Hub CLI

The CLI for the world's model hub. `hf download`, `hf upload`, model card editing.

By Fredoline Eruo·Last verified May 6, 2026·2,500 GitHub stars

Overview

The CLI for the world's model hub. `hf download`, `hf upload`, model card editing.

Pros

  • Standard tool for HF Hub
  • Fast downloads with hf_xet

Cons

  • HF account required for private models

Compatibility

Operating systems
any
GPU backends
n/a
LicenseOpen source · free

Get Hugging Face Hub CLI

Official site
https://huggingface.co
GitHub
https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub

Frequently asked

Is Hugging Face Hub CLI free?

Yes — Hugging Face Hub CLI is free to download and use and open-source under a permissive license.

What operating systems does Hugging Face Hub CLI support?

Hugging Face Hub CLI supports any.

Which GPUs work with Hugging Face Hub CLI?

Hugging Face Hub CLI supports n/a. CPU-only inference is also possible but slow.

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