LLM Terminal Tools
Large Language Models (LLMs), represent a significant advancement in natural language processing and machine learning, developed prominently since the late 2010s.
LLMs such as GPT-3, GPT-4, and LLaMA, are renowned for their ability to generate human-like text, thanks to the novel transformer architecture upon which they are built on.
Tasks such as summarization, code generation, code completion, and enhancing command-line interfaces with more intuitive, conversational interactions are example use cases that LLMs can handle.
Below is a list of terminal tools that work with LLMs.
abtop
Like btop, but for your AI coding agents.
Like btop, but for your AI coding agents.
aichat
all-in-one AI powered CLI chat and copilot.
all-in-one AI powered CLI chat and copilot.
aider
AI pair programming in your terminal.
AI pair programming in your terminal.
auggie
All the power of Augment Code in your terminal.
All the power of Augment Code in your terminal.
claude-code
An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, from Anthropic.
An agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, from Anthropic.
codex
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal from OpenAI.
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal from OpenAI.
elia
A TUI ChatGPT client built with Textual
A TUI ChatGPT client built with Textual
emeraldian
A terminal UI for Obsidian with graphical live-preview notes
A terminal UI for Obsidian with graphical live-preview notes
gemini-cli
An AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal by Google.
An AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal by Google.
gollama
Go manage your ollama models.
Go manage your ollama models.
gpterminator
A TUI for OpenAI's ChatGPT
A TUI for OpenAI's ChatGPT
grut
A terminal file explorer with deep Git integration.
A terminal file explorer with deep Git integration.
gtt
A TUI for Google Translate, ChatGPT, DeepL and other AI services.
A TUI for Google Translate, ChatGPT, DeepL and other AI services.
llamastash
A zero-overhead, terminal-native local-LLM manager.
A zero-overhead, terminal-native local-LLM manager.
llmfit
A terminal tool that finds what LLM models can run on your system's RAM, CPU, and GPU.
A terminal tool that finds what LLM models can run on your system's RAM, CPU, and GPU.
mistral-vibe-cli
A Minimal CLI coding agent by Mistral.
A Minimal CLI coding agent by Mistral.
mycli
A rich MySQL terminal client with autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and dataframes.
A rich MySQL terminal client with autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and dataframes.
oatmeal
A TUI to chat with LLMs and direct integrations with your favourite editors.
A TUI to chat with LLMs and direct integrations with your favourite editors.
ollama
Get up and running with large language models locally.
Get up and running with large language models locally.
openclaw
A self-hosted personal AI assistant with a CLI / TUI control surface.
A self-hosted personal AI assistant with a CLI / TUI control surface.
oterm
A text-based terminal client for ollama.
A text-based terminal client for ollama.
parllama
TUI for ollama and other LLM providers.
TUI for ollama and other LLM providers.
ralph-tui
A terminal UI for orchestrating AI coding agents.
A terminal UI for orchestrating AI coding agents.
smartcat
Putting a brain behind cat(1).
Putting a brain behind cat(1).
tenere
A TUI interface for LLMs.
A TUI interface for LLMs.
tgpt
AI Chatbots in the terminal without needing API keys.
AI Chatbots in the terminal without needing API keys.
toktop
htop but for LLM tokens.
htop but for LLM tokens.
watchtower
A clean, minimal, terminal-based global intelligence dashboard.
A clean, minimal, terminal-based global intelligence dashboard.
wut
A CLI that explains the output of your last command.
A CLI that explains the output of your last command.
yai
Your AI powered terminal assistant
Your AI powered terminal assistant
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