diff --git a/crates/ggml/examples/gguf.rs b/crates/ggml/examples/gguf.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7c5328f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ggml/examples/gguf.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std::io::BufReader;
+
+use ggml::format::gguf;
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut file = BufReader::new(std::fs::File::open(
+        std::env::args().nth(1).expect("need a file to read"),
+    )?);
+
+    let gguf = gguf::Gguf::load(&mut file)?;
+    dbg!(gguf);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/loader.rs b/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/loader.rs
index 0700d60e..7b079ee8 100644
--- a/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/loader.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ pub fn load<E: Error, R: BufRead + Seek>(
                 // Legacy model, set empty score
                 0.
             }
+            ContainerType::Gguf(_) => {
+                unreachable!("This loader should not be used with GGUF")
+            }
         };
         handler
             .vocabulary_token(i, token, token_score)
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ pub fn load<E: Error, R: BufRead + Seek>(
         ContainerType::Ggjt(_version) | ContainerType::Ggla(_version) => {
             load_weights(reader, handler, true)
         }
+        ContainerType::Gguf(_) => {
+            unreachable!("This loader should not be used with GGUF")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/mod.rs b/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/mod.rs
index 6354370f..774ce69d 100644
--- a/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ggml/src/format/ggml/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ pub const FILE_MAGIC_GGMF: [u8; 4] = *b"fmgg";
 pub const FILE_MAGIC_GGJT: [u8; 4] = *b"tjgg";
 /// Magic constant for `ggla` files (LoRA adapter).
 pub const FILE_MAGIC_GGLA: [u8; 4] = *b"algg";
+/// Magic constant for `gguf` files.
+pub const FILE_MAGIC_GGUF: [u8; 4] = *b"GGUF";
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 /// The format of the file containing the model.
@@ -27,10 +29,12 @@ pub enum ContainerType {
     Ggml,
     /// Legacy format. Introduces versioning. Newer than GGML, older than GGJT.
     Ggmf(u32),
-    /// [mmap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmap)-able format. Current version of the format.
+    /// [mmap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmap)-able format.
     Ggjt(u32),
     /// LoRA adapter format.
     Ggla(u32),
+    /// GGUF format. Current version of the format.
+    Gguf(u32),
 }
 impl ContainerType {
     /// Does this container type support mmap?
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ impl ContainerType {
             ContainerType::Ggmf(_) => false,
             ContainerType::Ggla(_) => false,
             ContainerType::Ggjt(_) => true,
+            ContainerType::Gguf(_) => true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -63,6 +68,10 @@ impl ContainerType {
                 let version = util::read_u32(reader)?;
                 ContainerType::Ggla(version)
             }
+            FILE_MAGIC_GGUF => {
+                let version = util::read_u32(reader)?;
+                ContainerType::Gguf(version)
+            }
             magic => return Err(LoadError::InvalidMagic(util::FormatMagic(magic))),
         };
 
@@ -87,6 +96,8 @@ impl ContainerType {
                 writer.write_all(&FILE_MAGIC_GGLA)?;
                 util::write_u32(writer, *version)?;
             }
+            ContainerType::Gguf(version) => {
+                writer.write_all(&FILE_MAGIC_GGUF)?;
                 util::write_u32(writer, *version)?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/ggml/src/format/gguf/mod.rs b/crates/ggml/src/format/gguf/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97156ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ggml/src/format/gguf/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+#![allow(missing_docs)]
+
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    convert::Infallible,
+    io::{BufRead, Seek},
+};
+
+use crate::{util, ElementType};
+
+use super::{ggml::ContainerType, LoadError};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT: u32 = 32;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Gguf {
+    pub metadata: HashMap<String, MetadataValue>,
+    pub tensor_infos: HashMap<String, TensorInfo>,
+    pub tensor_data_position: u64,
+}
+impl Gguf {
+    pub fn load<R: BufRead + Seek>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        let container = ContainerType::read(reader)?;
+        if container != ContainerType::Gguf(1) {
+            return Err(LoadError::InvalidFormatVersion(container));
+        }
+
+        let tensor_count = util::read_u32(reader)? as usize;
+        let metadata_kv_count = util::read_u32(reader)? as usize;
+
+        let mut metadata = HashMap::with_capacity(metadata_kv_count);
+        for _ in 0..metadata_kv_count {
+            let (key, value) = MetadataValue::read_key_value(reader)?;
+            metadata.insert(key, value);
+        }
+
+        let alignment = metadata
+            .get("general.alignment")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_uint32())
+            .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT) as u64;
+
+        let mut tensor_infos = HashMap::with_capacity(tensor_count);
+        for _ in 0..tensor_count {
+            let (key, value) = TensorInfo::read_name_value(reader)?;
+            tensor_infos.insert(key, value);
+        }
+
+        let tensor_data_position = {
+            let stream_position = reader.stream_position()?;
+            stream_position + (alignment - (stream_position % alignment)) % alignment
+        };
+
+        Ok(Gguf {
+            metadata,
+            tensor_infos,
+            tensor_data_position,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[repr(u32)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+enum MetadataValueType {
+    // The value is a 8-bit unsigned integer.
+    UInt8 = 0,
+    // The value is a 8-bit signed integer.
+    Int8 = 1,
+    // The value is a 16-bit unsigned little-endian integer.
+    UInt16 = 2,
+    // The value is a 16-bit signed little-endian integer.
+    Int16 = 3,
+    // The value is a 32-bit unsigned little-endian integer.
+    UInt32 = 4,
+    // The value is a 32-bit signed little-endian integer.
+    Int32 = 5,
+    // The value is a 32-bit IEEE754 floating point number.
+    Float32 = 6,
+    // The value is a boolean.
+    // 1-byte value where 0 is false and 1 is true.
+    // Anything else is invalid, and should be treated as either the model being invalid or the reader being buggy.
+    Bool = 7,
+    // The value is a UTF-8 non-null-terminated string, with length prepended.
+    String = 8,
+    // The value is an array of other values, with the length and type prepended.
+    ///
+    // Arrays can be nested, and the length of the array is the number of elements in the array, not the number of bytes.
+    Array = 9,
+}
+impl TryFrom<u32> for MetadataValueType {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: u32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        // TODO: consider a macro solution to this?
+        for test_value in [
+            MetadataValueType::UInt8,
+            MetadataValueType::Int8,
+            MetadataValueType::UInt16,
+            MetadataValueType::Int16,
+            MetadataValueType::UInt32,
+            MetadataValueType::Int32,
+            MetadataValueType::Float32,
+            MetadataValueType::Bool,
+            MetadataValueType::String,
+            MetadataValueType::Array,
+        ] {
+            if value == test_value as u32 {
+                return Ok(test_value);
+            }
+        }
+        Err(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum MetadataValue {
+    UInt8(u8),
+    Int8(i8),
+    UInt16(u16),
+    Int16(i16),
+    UInt32(u32),
+    Int32(i32),
+    Float32(f32),
+    Bool(bool),
+    String(String),
+    Array(MetadataArrayValue),
+}
+impl MetadataValue {
+    fn read_key_value(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<(String, Self), LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        let key = util::read_string(reader)?;
+        let value_type = MetadataValueType::try_from(util::read_u32(reader)?)
+            .expect("TODO: handle invalid value types");
+
+        let value = Self::read_value(reader, value_type)?;
+
+        Ok((key, value))
+    }
+
+    fn read_value(
+        reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+        value_type: MetadataValueType,
+    ) -> Result<MetadataValue, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        match value_type {
+            MetadataValueType::UInt8 => Self::read_u8(reader).map(MetadataValue::UInt8),
+            MetadataValueType::Int8 => Self::read_i8(reader).map(MetadataValue::Int8),
+            MetadataValueType::UInt16 => Self::read_u16(reader).map(MetadataValue::UInt16),
+            MetadataValueType::Int16 => Self::read_i16(reader).map(MetadataValue::Int16),
+            MetadataValueType::UInt32 => Self::read_u32(reader).map(MetadataValue::UInt32),
+            MetadataValueType::Int32 => Self::read_i32(reader).map(MetadataValue::Int32),
+            MetadataValueType::Float32 => Self::read_f32(reader).map(MetadataValue::Float32),
+            MetadataValueType::Bool => Self::read_bool(reader).map(MetadataValue::Bool),
+            MetadataValueType::String => Self::read_string(reader).map(MetadataValue::String),
+            MetadataValueType::Array => Self::read_array(reader).map(MetadataValue::Array),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn read_u8(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<u8, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_bytes::<1>(reader)?[0])
+    }
+
+    fn read_i8(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<i8, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_bytes::<1>(reader)?[0] as i8)
+    }
+
+    fn read_u16(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<u16, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(u16::from_le_bytes(util::read_bytes::<2>(reader)?))
+    }
+
+    fn read_i16(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<i16, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(i16::from_le_bytes(util::read_bytes::<2>(reader)?))
+    }
+
+    fn read_u32(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<u32, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_u32(reader)?)
+    }
+
+    fn read_i32(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<i32, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_i32(reader)?)
+    }
+
+    fn read_f32(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<f32, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_f32(reader)?)
+    }
+
+    fn read_bool(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<bool, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        let v = Self::read_u8(reader)?;
+        if v == 0 {
+            Ok(false)
+        } else if v == 1 {
+            Ok(true)
+        } else {
+            panic!("TODO: error for invalid bools")
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn read_string(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<String, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        Ok(util::read_string(reader)?)
+    }
+
+    fn read_array(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<MetadataArrayValue, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        MetadataArrayValue::read_value(reader)
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_uint32(&self) -> Option<u32> {
+        match self {
+            Self::UInt32(v) => Some(*v),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum MetadataArrayValue {
+    UInt8(Vec<u8>),
+    Int8(Vec<i8>),
+    UInt16(Vec<u16>),
+    Int16(Vec<i16>),
+    UInt32(Vec<u32>),
+    Int32(Vec<i32>),
+    Float32(Vec<f32>),
+    Bool(Vec<bool>),
+    String(Vec<String>),
+    Array(Vec<MetadataArrayValue>),
+}
+impl MetadataArrayValue {
+    fn read_value(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<Self, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        let value_type = MetadataValueType::try_from(util::read_u32(reader)?)
+            .expect("TODO: handle invalid value types");
+        let length = util::read_u32(reader)? as usize;
+
+        fn read_array<T>(
+            reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+            length: usize,
+            value_reader: impl Fn(&mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<T, LoadError<Infallible>>,
+        ) -> Result<Vec<T>, LoadError<Infallible>> {
+            (0..length).map(|_| value_reader(reader)).collect()
+        }
+
+        use MetadataValue as MV;
+        use MetadataValueType as MVT;
+        Ok(match value_type {
+            MVT::UInt8 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_u8).map(Self::UInt8),
+            MVT::Int8 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_i8).map(Self::Int8),
+            MVT::UInt16 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_u16).map(Self::UInt16),
+            MVT::Int16 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_i16).map(Self::Int16),
+            MVT::UInt32 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_u32).map(Self::UInt32),
+            MVT::Int32 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_i32).map(Self::Int32),
+            MVT::Float32 => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_f32).map(Self::Float32),
+            MVT::Bool => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_bool).map(Self::Bool),
+            MVT::String => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_string).map(Self::String),
+            MVT::Array => read_array(reader, length, MV::read_array).map(Self::Array),
+        }?)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct TensorInfo {
+    pub dimensions: Vec<u32>,
+    pub element_type: ElementType,
+    pub offset: u64,
+}
+impl TensorInfo {
+    fn read_name_value(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<(String, Self), LoadError<Infallible>> {
+        let name = util::read_string(reader)?;
+
+        let dimension_count = util::read_u32(reader)? as usize;
+        let dimensions = (0..dimension_count)
+            .map(|_| util::read_u32(reader))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+        let element_type = util::read_u32(reader)?;
+        let element_type =
+            ElementType::try_from(element_type).map_err(|_| LoadError::UnsupportedElementType {
+                tensor_name: name.clone(),
+                ftype: element_type,
+            })?;
+
+        let offset = util::read_u64(reader)?;
+
+        Ok((
+            name,
+            Self {
+                dimensions,
+                element_type,
+                offset,
+            },
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ggml/src/format/mod.rs b/crates/ggml/src/format/mod.rs
index 5370343f..9fe51d2b 100644
--- a/crates/ggml/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ggml/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use crate::{util::FormatMagic, ElementType};
 
 pub mod ggml;
+pub mod gguf;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 /// Errors that can occur while loading a model.
diff --git a/crates/ggml/src/util.rs b/crates/ggml/src/util.rs
index 814b349f..7812b71b 100644
--- a/crates/ggml/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/ggml/src/util.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ pub fn read_u32(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<u32, std::io::Error> {
     Ok(u32::from_le_bytes(read_bytes::<4>(reader)?))
 }
 
+/// Read a `u64` from a reader.
+pub fn read_u64(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<u64, std::io::Error> {
+    Ok(u64::from_le_bytes(read_bytes::<8>(reader)?))
+}
+
 /// Read a `f32` from a reader.
 pub fn read_f32(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<f32, std::io::Error> {
     Ok(f32::from_le_bytes(read_bytes::<4>(reader)?))
@@ -64,6 +69,14 @@ pub fn read_bytes_with_len(
     Ok(bytes)
 }
 
+/// Read a string from a reader.
+pub fn read_string(reader: &mut dyn BufRead) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+    let len = read_u32(reader)? as usize;
+    let bytes = read_bytes_with_len(reader, len)?;
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(bytes)
+        .expect("string was not valid utf-8 (TODO: make this a library error)"))
+}
+
 /// Write a `i32` from a writer.
 pub fn write_i32(writer: &mut dyn Write, value: i32) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     writer.write_all(&value.to_le_bytes())