AIChat: Chat with many AI models from your computer's command line, and turn plain requests into terminal commands.

What it does

AIChat lets you talk to AI models from the terminal, the text window programmers use to control a computer. It connects to more than 20 providers, such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and Ollama for local models.

You can ask one-off questions or hold a running chat. A shell assistant turns a plain description of a task into the right terminal command for your system.

It can also read files, folders and web pages, answer questions about your own documents and use outside tools.

Who it's for

People comfortable with the terminal who want quick access to many AI models in one place.

Can I use it without coding?

With some setup. You install a ready-made program or use a package manager, then use it in the terminal. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost: Free, but needs an AI accountThe software is free, but it uses an online AI service (like OpenAI or Anthropic), which usually charges for use.
Runs on: Mac, Windows, Linux
Computer: An ordinary computer is fine
Privacy: Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
API key: Not needed

Try it

Download the ready-made program for your computer from the project's releases page, or install it with a package manager.
Set up the AI provider you want to use, or a local model through Ollama.
Open a terminal and start chatting.

Official download page

Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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