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ShellGPTAIChat
Free

Free and open source; you pay the model provider for API usage.

 Free

Free and open source; hosted model providers charge for their own APIs.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Generates shell commands from plain-language requests
  • Chat and code generation in the terminal
  • One tool for many model providers
  • Works with local models through Ollama
  • Needs an API key or a configured model backend
  • Generated commands should be checked before running
  • Hosted providers need API keys and may cost money
  • Configuration is done through YAML files
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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