diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e26ae564..c5919688e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Also check our sibling project, [OllamaHub](https://ollamahub.com/), where you c
 
 - 🤖 **Multiple Model Support**: Seamlessly switch between different chat models for diverse interactions.
 
+- 🔄 **Multi-Modal Support**: Seamlessly engage with models that support multimodal interactions, including images (e.g., LLava).
+
 - 🧩 **Modelfile Builder**: Easily create Ollama modelfiles via the web UI. Create and add characters/agents, customize chat elements, and import modelfiles effortlessly through [OllamaHub](https://ollamahub.com/) integration.
 
 - ⚙️ **Many Models Conversations**: Effortlessly engage with various models simultaneously, harnessing their unique strengths for optimal responses. Enhance your experience by leveraging a diverse set of models in parallel.
@@ -234,7 +236,6 @@ See [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) for information on how to troubles
 
 Here are some exciting tasks on our roadmap:
 
-- 🔄 **Multi-Modal Support**: Seamlessly engage with models that support multimodal interactions, including images (e.g., LLava).
 - 📚 **RAG Integration**: Experience first-class retrieval augmented generation support, enabling chat with your documents.
 - 🔐 **Access Control**: Securely manage requests to Ollama by utilizing the backend as a reverse proxy gateway, ensuring only authenticated users can send specific requests.
 - 🧪 **Research-Centric Features**: Empower researchers in the fields of LLM and HCI with a comprehensive web UI for conducting user studies. Stay tuned for ongoing feature enhancements (e.g., surveys, analytics, and participant tracking) to facilitate their research.
diff --git a/demo.gif b/demo.gif
index 510e041ad..9f4cc6e22 100644
Binary files a/demo.gif and b/demo.gif differ
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index 015e6e3a4..bc3a6a9d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 	export let files = [];
 
-	export let fileUploadEnabled = false;
+	export let fileUploadEnabled = true;
 	export let speechRecognitionEnabled = true;
 	export let speechRecognitionListening = false;
 
@@ -84,40 +84,40 @@
 	};
 </script>
 
-<div class="fixed bottom-0 w-full bg-white dark:bg-gray-800">
-	<div class=" absolute right-0 left-0 bottom-0 mb-20">
-		<div class="max-w-3xl px-2.5 pt-2.5 -mb-0.5 mx-auto inset-x-0">
-			{#if messages.length == 0 && suggestionPrompts.length !== 0}
+<div class="fixed bottom-0 w-full">
+	<div class="px-2.5 pt-2.5 -mb-0.5 mx-auto inset-x-0 bg-transparent flex justify-center">
+		{#if messages.length == 0 && suggestionPrompts.length !== 0}
+			<div class="max-w-3xl">
 				<Suggestions {suggestionPrompts} {submitPrompt} />
-			{/if}
+			</div>
+		{/if}
 
-			{#if autoScroll === false && messages.length > 0}
-				<div class=" flex justify-center mb-4">
-					<button
-						class=" bg-white border border-gray-100 dark:border-none dark:bg-white/20 p-1.5 rounded-full"
-						on:click={() => {
-							autoScroll = true;
-							window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
-						}}
+		{#if autoScroll === false && messages.length > 0}
+			<div class=" flex justify-center mb-4">
+				<button
+					class=" bg-white border border-gray-100 dark:border-none dark:bg-white/20 p-1.5 rounded-full"
+					on:click={() => {
+						autoScroll = true;
+						window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
+					}}
+				>
+					<svg
+						xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+						viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+						fill="currentColor"
+						class="w-5 h-5"
 					>
-						<svg
-							xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-							viewBox="0 0 20 20"
-							fill="currentColor"
-							class="w-5 h-5"
-						>
-							<path
-								fill-rule="evenodd"
-								d="M10 3a.75.75 0 01.75.75v10.638l3.96-4.158a.75.75 0 111.08 1.04l-5.25 5.5a.75.75 0 01-1.08 0l-5.25-5.5a.75.75 0 111.08-1.04l3.96 4.158V3.75A.75.75 0 0110 3z"
-								clip-rule="evenodd"
-							/>
-						</svg>
-					</button>
-				</div>
-			{/if}
-		</div>
+						<path
+							fill-rule="evenodd"
+							d="M10 3a.75.75 0 01.75.75v10.638l3.96-4.158a.75.75 0 111.08 1.04l-5.25 5.5a.75.75 0 01-1.08 0l-5.25-5.5a.75.75 0 111.08-1.04l3.96 4.158V3.75A.75.75 0 0110 3z"
+							clip-rule="evenodd"
+						/>
+					</svg>
+				</button>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
 	</div>
-	<div>
+	<div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800">
 		<div class="max-w-3xl px-2.5 -mb-0.5 mx-auto inset-x-0">
 			<div class="bg-gradient-to-t from-white dark:from-gray-800 from-40% pb-2">
 				<input
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 								}
 							];
 							inputFiles = null;
+							filesInputElement.value = '';
 						};
 
 						if (
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
index aa7bde72c..b08f10931 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	export let sendPrompt: Function;
 	export let regenerateResponse: Function;
 
+	export let bottomPadding = false;
 	export let autoScroll;
 	export let selectedModels;
 	export let history = {};
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@
 		})();
 	}
 
+	$: if (autoScroll && bottomPadding) {
+		(async () => {
+			await tick();
+			window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
+		})();
+	}
+
 	const speakMessage = (message) => {
 		const speak = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(message);
 		speechSynthesis.speak(speak);
@@ -184,7 +192,8 @@
 			parentId: history.messages[messageId].parentId,
 			childrenIds: [],
 			role: 'user',
-			content: userPrompt
+			content: userPrompt,
+			...(history.messages[messageId].files && { files: history.messages[messageId].files })
 		};
 
 		let messageParentId = history.messages[messageId].parentId;
@@ -425,6 +434,18 @@
 								class="prose chat-{message.role} w-full max-w-full dark:prose-invert prose-headings:my-0 prose-p:my-0 prose-p:-mb-4 prose-pre:my-0 prose-table:my-0 prose-blockquote:my-0 prose-img:my-0 prose-ul:-my-4 prose-ol:-my-4 prose-li:-my-3 prose-ul:-mb-6 prose-ol:-mb-6 prose-li:-mb-4 whitespace-pre-line"
 							>
 								{#if message.role == 'user'}
+									{#if message.files}
+										<div class="my-3 w-full flex overflow-x-auto space-x-2">
+											{#each message.files as file}
+												<div>
+													{#if file.type === 'image'}
+														<img src={file.url} alt="input" class=" max-h-96 rounded-lg" />
+													{/if}
+												</div>
+											{/each}
+										</div>
+									{/if}
+
 									{#if message?.edit === true}
 										<div class=" w-full">
 											<textarea
@@ -458,17 +479,6 @@
 										</div>
 									{:else}
 										<div class="w-full">
-											{#if message.files}
-												<div class="my-3">
-													{#each message.files as file}
-														<div>
-															{#if file.type === 'image'}
-																<img src={file.url} alt="input" class=" max-h-96" />
-															{/if}
-														</div>
-													{/each}
-												</div>
-											{/if}
 											<pre id="user-message">{message.content}</pre>
 
 											<div class=" flex justify-start space-x-1">
@@ -655,7 +665,32 @@
 											</div>
 										{:else}
 											<div class="w-full">
-												{@html marked(message.content.replace('\\\\', '\\\\\\'))}
+												{#if message?.error === true}
+													<div
+														class="flex mt-2 mb-4 space-x-2 border px-4 py-3 border-red-800 bg-red-800/30 font-medium rounded-lg"
+													>
+														<svg
+															xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+															fill="none"
+															viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+															stroke-width="1.5"
+															stroke="currentColor"
+															class="w-5 h-5 self-center"
+														>
+															<path
+																stroke-linecap="round"
+																stroke-linejoin="round"
+																d="M12 9v3.75m9-.75a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0zm-9 3.75h.008v.008H12v-.008z"
+															/>
+														</svg>
+
+														<div class=" self-center">
+															{message.content}
+														</div>
+													</div>
+												{:else}
+													{@html marked(message.content.replace('\\\\', '\\\\\\'))}
+												{/if}
 
 												{#if message.done}
 													<div class=" flex justify-start space-x-1 -mt-2">
@@ -864,4 +899,8 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	{/each}
+
+	{#if bottomPadding}
+		<div class=" mb-10" />
+	{/if}
 {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
index a0d538aa4..fe17475e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -751,11 +751,20 @@
 							<div class=" mb-2.5 text-sm font-medium">Delete a model</div>
 							<div class="flex w-full">
 								<div class="flex-1 mr-2">
-									<input
+									<select
 										class="w-full rounded py-2 px-4 text-sm dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-800 outline-none"
-										placeholder="Enter model tag (e.g. mistral:7b)"
 										bind:value={deleteModelTag}
-									/>
+										placeholder="Select a model"
+									>
+										{#if !deleteModelTag}
+											<option value="" disabled selected>Select a model</option>
+										{/if}
+										{#each $models.filter((m) => m.size != null) as model}
+											<option value={model.name} class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700"
+												>{model.name + ' (' + (model.size / 1024 ** 3).toFixed(1) + ' GB)'}</option
+											>
+										{/each}
+									</select>
 								</div>
 								<button
 									class="px-3 bg-red-700 hover:bg-red-800 text-gray-100 rounded transition"
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
index c0d210fc6..7c0c87b4d 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/+page.svelte
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 		messages = [];
 	}
 
+	$: if (files) {
+		console.log(files);
+	}
+
 	onMount(async () => {
 		await chatId.set(uuidv4());
 
@@ -106,7 +110,6 @@
 	const sendPromptOllama = async (model, userPrompt, parentId, _chatId) => {
 		console.log('sendPromptOllama');
 		let responseMessageId = uuidv4();
-
 		let responseMessage = {
 			parentId: parentId,
 			id: responseMessageId,
@@ -126,38 +129,8 @@
 		}
 
 		await tick();
-
 		window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
 
-		// const res = await fetch(`${$settings?.API_BASE_URL ?? OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL}/generate`, {
-		// 	method: 'POST',
-		// 	headers: {
-		// 		'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
-		// 		...($settings.authHeader && { Authorization: $settings.authHeader }),
-		// 		...($user && { Authorization: `Bearer ${localStorage.token}` })
-		// 	},
-		// 	body: JSON.stringify({
-		// 		model: model,
-		// 		prompt: userPrompt,
-		// 		system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
-		// 		options: {
-		// 			seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
-		// 			temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
-		// 			repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
-		// 			top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
-		// 			top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
-		// 			num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
-		// 			...($settings.options ?? {})
-		// 		},
-		// 		format: $settings.requestFormat ?? undefined,
-		// 		context:
-		// 			history.messages[parentId] !== null &&
-		// 			history.messages[parentId].parentId in history.messages
-		// 				? history.messages[history.messages[parentId].parentId]?.context ?? undefined
-		// 				: undefined
-		// 	})
-		// });
-
 		const res = await fetch(`${$settings?.API_BASE_URL ?? OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL}/chat`, {
 			method: 'POST',
 			headers: {
@@ -177,7 +150,15 @@
 					...messages
 				]
 					.filter((message) => message)
-					.map((message) => ({ role: message.role, content: message.content })),
+					.map((message) => ({
+						role: message.role,
+						content: message.content,
+						...(message.files && {
+							images: message.files
+								.filter((file) => file.type === 'image')
+								.map((file) => file.url.slice(file.url.indexOf(',') + 1))
+						})
+					})),
 				options: {
 					seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
 					temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
@@ -189,82 +170,107 @@
 				},
 				format: $settings.requestFormat ?? undefined
 			})
+		}).catch((err) => {
+			console.log(err);
+			return null;
 		});
 
-		const reader = res.body
-			.pipeThrough(new TextDecoderStream())
-			.pipeThrough(splitStream('\n'))
-			.getReader();
+		if (res && res.ok) {
+			const reader = res.body
+				.pipeThrough(new TextDecoderStream())
+				.pipeThrough(splitStream('\n'))
+				.getReader();
 
-		while (true) {
-			const { value, done } = await reader.read();
-			if (done || stopResponseFlag || _chatId !== $chatId) {
-				responseMessage.done = true;
-				messages = messages;
-				break;
-			}
+			while (true) {
+				const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+				if (done || stopResponseFlag || _chatId !== $chatId) {
+					responseMessage.done = true;
+					messages = messages;
+					break;
+				}
 
-			try {
-				let lines = value.split('\n');
+				try {
+					let lines = value.split('\n');
 
-				for (const line of lines) {
-					if (line !== '') {
-						console.log(line);
-						let data = JSON.parse(line);
+					for (const line of lines) {
+						if (line !== '') {
+							console.log(line);
+							let data = JSON.parse(line);
 
-						if ('detail' in data) {
-							throw data;
-						}
+							if ('detail' in data) {
+								throw data;
+							}
 
-						if (data.done == false) {
-							if (responseMessage.content == '' && data.message.content == '\n') {
-								continue;
+							if (data.done == false) {
+								if (responseMessage.content == '' && data.message.content == '\n') {
+									continue;
+								} else {
+									responseMessage.content += data.message.content;
+									messages = messages;
+								}
 							} else {
-								responseMessage.content += data.message.content;
+								responseMessage.done = true;
+								responseMessage.context = data.context ?? null;
+								responseMessage.info = {
+									total_duration: data.total_duration,
+									prompt_eval_count: data.prompt_eval_count,
+									prompt_eval_duration: data.prompt_eval_duration,
+									eval_count: data.eval_count,
+									eval_duration: data.eval_duration
+								};
 								messages = messages;
 							}
-						} else {
-							responseMessage.done = true;
-							responseMessage.context = data.context ?? null;
-							responseMessage.info = {
-								total_duration: data.total_duration,
-								prompt_eval_count: data.prompt_eval_count,
-								prompt_eval_duration: data.prompt_eval_duration,
-								eval_count: data.eval_count,
-								eval_duration: data.eval_duration
-							};
-							messages = messages;
 						}
 					}
+				} catch (error) {
+					console.log(error);
+					if ('detail' in error) {
+						toast.error(error.detail);
+					}
+					break;
 				}
-			} catch (error) {
+
+				if (autoScroll) {
+					window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
+				}
+
+				await $db.updateChatById(_chatId, {
+					title: title === '' ? 'New Chat' : title,
+					models: selectedModels,
+					system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
+					options: {
+						seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
+						temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
+						repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
+						top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
+						top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
+						num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
+						...($settings.options ?? {})
+					},
+					messages: messages,
+					history: history
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (res !== null) {
+				const error = await res.json();
 				console.log(error);
 				if ('detail' in error) {
 					toast.error(error.detail);
+					responseMessage.content = error.detail;
+				} else {
+					toast.error(error.error);
+					responseMessage.content = error.error;
 				}
-				break;
+			} else {
+				toast.error(`Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`);
+				responseMessage.content = `Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`;
 			}
 
-			if (autoScroll) {
-				window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
-			}
-
-			await $db.updateChatById(_chatId, {
-				title: title === '' ? 'New Chat' : title,
-				models: selectedModels,
-				system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
-				options: {
-					seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
-					temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
-					repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
-					top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
-					top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
-					num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
-					...($settings.options ?? {})
-				},
-				messages: messages,
-				history: history
-			});
+			responseMessage.error = true;
+			responseMessage.content = `Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`;
+			responseMessage.done = true;
+			messages = messages;
 		}
 
 		stopResponseFlag = false;
@@ -325,7 +331,27 @@
 							...messages
 						]
 							.filter((message) => message)
-							.map((message) => ({ role: message.role, content: message.content })),
+							.map((message) => ({
+								role: message.role,
+								...(message.files
+									? {
+											content: [
+												{
+													type: 'text',
+													text: message.content
+												},
+												...message.files
+													.filter((file) => file.type === 'image')
+													.map((file) => ({
+														type: 'image_url',
+														image_url: {
+															url: file.url
+														}
+													}))
+											]
+									  }
+									: { content: message.content })
+							})),
 						temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
 						top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
 						num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
@@ -554,6 +580,7 @@
 				bind:history
 				bind:messages
 				bind:autoScroll
+				bottomPadding={files.length > 0}
 				{sendPrompt}
 				{regenerateResponse}
 			/>
@@ -561,8 +588,8 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<MessageInput
-		bind:prompt
 		bind:files
+		bind:prompt
 		bind:autoScroll
 		suggestionPrompts={selectedModelfile?.suggestionPrompts ?? [
 			{
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/c/[id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/c/[id]/+page.svelte
index fd61a4dc8..f108ba222 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/c/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/c/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -51,17 +51,6 @@
 		messages = [];
 	}
 
-	// onMount(async () => {
-	// 	let chat = await loadChat();
-
-	// 	await tick();
-	// 	if (chat) {
-	// 		loaded = true;
-	// 	} else {
-	// 		await goto('/');
-	// 	}
-	// });
-
 	$: if ($page.params.id) {
 		(async () => {
 			let chat = await loadChat();
@@ -133,7 +122,6 @@
 	const sendPromptOllama = async (model, userPrompt, parentId, _chatId) => {
 		console.log('sendPromptOllama');
 		let responseMessageId = uuidv4();
-
 		let responseMessage = {
 			parentId: parentId,
 			id: responseMessageId,
@@ -153,38 +141,8 @@
 		}
 
 		await tick();
-
 		window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
 
-		// const res = await fetch(`${$settings?.API_BASE_URL ?? OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL}/generate`, {
-		// 	method: 'POST',
-		// 	headers: {
-		// 		'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
-		// 		...($settings.authHeader && { Authorization: $settings.authHeader }),
-		// 		...($user && { Authorization: `Bearer ${localStorage.token}` })
-		// 	},
-		// 	body: JSON.stringify({
-		// 		model: model,
-		// 		prompt: userPrompt,
-		// 		system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
-		// 		options: {
-		// 			seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
-		// 			temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
-		// 			repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
-		// 			top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
-		// 			top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
-		// 			num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
-		// 			...($settings.options ?? {})
-		// 		},
-		// 		format: $settings.requestFormat ?? undefined,
-		// 		context:
-		// 			history.messages[parentId] !== null &&
-		// 			history.messages[parentId].parentId in history.messages
-		// 				? history.messages[history.messages[parentId].parentId]?.context ?? undefined
-		// 				: undefined
-		// 	})
-		// });
-
 		const res = await fetch(`${$settings?.API_BASE_URL ?? OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL}/chat`, {
 			method: 'POST',
 			headers: {
@@ -204,7 +162,15 @@
 					...messages
 				]
 					.filter((message) => message)
-					.map((message) => ({ role: message.role, content: message.content })),
+					.map((message) => ({
+						role: message.role,
+						content: message.content,
+						...(message.files && {
+							images: message.files
+								.filter((file) => file.type === 'image')
+								.map((file) => file.url.slice(file.url.indexOf(',') + 1))
+						})
+					})),
 				options: {
 					seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
 					temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
@@ -216,82 +182,107 @@
 				},
 				format: $settings.requestFormat ?? undefined
 			})
+		}).catch((err) => {
+			console.log(err);
+			return null;
 		});
 
-		const reader = res.body
-			.pipeThrough(new TextDecoderStream())
-			.pipeThrough(splitStream('\n'))
-			.getReader();
+		if (res && res.ok) {
+			const reader = res.body
+				.pipeThrough(new TextDecoderStream())
+				.pipeThrough(splitStream('\n'))
+				.getReader();
 
-		while (true) {
-			const { value, done } = await reader.read();
-			if (done || stopResponseFlag || _chatId !== $chatId) {
-				responseMessage.done = true;
-				messages = messages;
-				break;
-			}
+			while (true) {
+				const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+				if (done || stopResponseFlag || _chatId !== $chatId) {
+					responseMessage.done = true;
+					messages = messages;
+					break;
+				}
 
-			try {
-				let lines = value.split('\n');
+				try {
+					let lines = value.split('\n');
 
-				for (const line of lines) {
-					if (line !== '') {
-						console.log(line);
-						let data = JSON.parse(line);
+					for (const line of lines) {
+						if (line !== '') {
+							console.log(line);
+							let data = JSON.parse(line);
 
-						if ('detail' in data) {
-							throw data;
-						}
+							if ('detail' in data) {
+								throw data;
+							}
 
-						if (data.done == false) {
-							if (responseMessage.content == '' && data.message.content == '\n') {
-								continue;
+							if (data.done == false) {
+								if (responseMessage.content == '' && data.message.content == '\n') {
+									continue;
+								} else {
+									responseMessage.content += data.message.content;
+									messages = messages;
+								}
 							} else {
-								responseMessage.content += data.message.content;
+								responseMessage.done = true;
+								responseMessage.context = data.context ?? null;
+								responseMessage.info = {
+									total_duration: data.total_duration,
+									prompt_eval_count: data.prompt_eval_count,
+									prompt_eval_duration: data.prompt_eval_duration,
+									eval_count: data.eval_count,
+									eval_duration: data.eval_duration
+								};
 								messages = messages;
 							}
-						} else {
-							responseMessage.done = true;
-							responseMessage.context = data.context ?? null;
-							responseMessage.info = {
-								total_duration: data.total_duration,
-								prompt_eval_count: data.prompt_eval_count,
-								prompt_eval_duration: data.prompt_eval_duration,
-								eval_count: data.eval_count,
-								eval_duration: data.eval_duration
-							};
-							messages = messages;
 						}
 					}
+				} catch (error) {
+					console.log(error);
+					if ('detail' in error) {
+						toast.error(error.detail);
+					}
+					break;
 				}
-			} catch (error) {
+
+				if (autoScroll) {
+					window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
+				}
+
+				await $db.updateChatById(_chatId, {
+					title: title === '' ? 'New Chat' : title,
+					models: selectedModels,
+					system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
+					options: {
+						seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
+						temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
+						repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
+						top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
+						top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
+						num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
+						...($settings.options ?? {})
+					},
+					messages: messages,
+					history: history
+				});
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (res !== null) {
+				const error = await res.json();
 				console.log(error);
 				if ('detail' in error) {
 					toast.error(error.detail);
+					responseMessage.content = error.detail;
+				} else {
+					toast.error(error.error);
+					responseMessage.content = error.error;
 				}
-				break;
+			} else {
+				toast.error(`Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`);
+				responseMessage.content = `Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`;
 			}
 
-			if (autoScroll) {
-				window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight });
-			}
-
-			await $db.updateChatById(_chatId, {
-				title: title === '' ? 'New Chat' : title,
-				models: selectedModels,
-				system: $settings.system ?? undefined,
-				options: {
-					seed: $settings.seed ?? undefined,
-					temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
-					repeat_penalty: $settings.repeat_penalty ?? undefined,
-					top_k: $settings.top_k ?? undefined,
-					top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
-					num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
-					...($settings.options ?? {})
-				},
-				messages: messages,
-				history: history
-			});
+			responseMessage.error = true;
+			responseMessage.content = `Uh-oh! There was an issue connecting to Ollama.`;
+			responseMessage.done = true;
+			messages = messages;
 		}
 
 		stopResponseFlag = false;
@@ -352,7 +343,27 @@
 							...messages
 						]
 							.filter((message) => message)
-							.map((message) => ({ role: message.role, content: message.content })),
+							.map((message) => ({
+								role: message.role,
+								...(message.files
+									? {
+											content: [
+												{
+													type: 'text',
+													text: message.content
+												},
+												...message.files
+													.filter((file) => file.type === 'image')
+													.map((file) => ({
+														type: 'image_url',
+														image_url: {
+															url: file.url
+														}
+													}))
+											]
+									  }
+									: { content: message.content })
+							})),
 						temperature: $settings.temperature ?? undefined,
 						top_p: $settings.top_p ?? undefined,
 						num_ctx: $settings.num_ctx ?? undefined,
@@ -367,12 +378,9 @@
 
 				while (true) {
 					const { value, done } = await reader.read();
-					if (done || stopResponseFlag) {
-						if (stopResponseFlag) {
-							responseMessage.done = true;
-							messages = messages;
-						}
-
+					if (done || stopResponseFlag || _chatId !== $chatId) {
+						responseMessage.done = true;
+						messages = messages;
 						break;
 					}
 
@@ -585,6 +593,7 @@
 					bind:history
 					bind:messages
 					bind:autoScroll
+					bottomPadding={files.length > 0}
 					{sendPrompt}
 					{regenerateResponse}
 				/>
@@ -592,6 +601,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<MessageInput
+			bind:files
 			bind:prompt
 			bind:autoScroll
 			suggestionPrompts={selectedModelfile?.suggestionPrompts ?? [