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Products that do what 80s Style AI Interface does

We made a dumb terminal for AI! Type \ to see commands you can use.

1. 1TC
   Think, CL tool that makes AI your command line copilot (written in Go)▲14

   Hi HN, I'm thrilled to share with you think, a command-line tool that I developed while diving back into the programming scene. For the past few years, my focus had shifted from hands-on programming to managerial roles, my last one being at Affirm (I started Affirm's Polish office). However, I recently left my job to revisit my passion for coding and see if I could still write code that works. Not to mention that with what is currently going on in AI if you are a developer this probably the best possible time for a sabbatical in human history :) My first attempt was with LangChain, but I…

   2023 · github.com

2. 2MA
   Made a thing to use AI with intervals.icu▲5

   Fed up of 'restrictive' AI training plan creators, history analysers and lifestyle loggers. Try this - bit nerdy, lots of rough edges!

   Nov 2025 · intervals.pro

3. 3AD
   Alpha Demo of NotePad.ai (open source)▲7

   Hi all, I threw together a small prototype I am calling “Notepad.ai”. A new take on UIs for interacting with LLMs. While I enjoy using LLM’s in the chat format I wanted to see what it would be like to do it in a more long form style. It let’s you write in a pretty free form, much like Window’s Notepad, but you can choose to hit ctrl+[ to analyze the text with a preset prompt of your choosing. It has a few other small features. It’s WIP and very experimental. I would appreciate any feedback or thoughts. Video: https://youtu.be/ntdlgFmSxQY Live Demo:…

   2024 · github.com

4. 4BO
   Bashi – open-source and extensible AI assistant platform and app▲9

   2023 · github.com

5. 5AC
   AI Coding Companion▲6

   2024 · codepal.vercel.app

6. 6TO
   TermHub – Open-source terminal control gateway built for AI Agents▲5

   Apr 2026 · github.com

7. 7IM
   I'm making a text editor for desktop (gonna build AI in it soon)▲7

   2024 · github.com

8. 8
   SHOUD▲1

   Give your computer a job.

   3d ago · shoud.online

9. 9IB
   I Built Remind Me AI. It's Like Unlimited GPT Tasks. Try the Demo▲5

   2025 · app.arcade.software

10. 10CA
    Cook – A portable terminal AI agent (OSS, MIT)▲6

    Mar 2026 · getcook.dev

11. 11DA
    Deus – an AI sidekick to help you control your computer. Open Source▲5

    2020 · deus-ai.com

12. 12RA
    Run AI models on your PC instead of the cloud▲5

    2023 · faircompute.com

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