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24 alternatives to Matterhorn, a terminal-based chat client for Mattermost

A feature-rich Unix terminal client for the Mattermost chat system - matterhorn-chat/matterhorn

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Matterhorn, a terminal-based chat client for Mattermost launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A Simple terminal-based video chat – renders in ASCII and has audio▲375

   A point to point color terminal video chat. Contribute to mofarrell/p2pvc development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Starbase by Metorial▲289

   Browser-based MCP server testing with AI chat integration

   Oct 2025 · starbase.sh · its alternatives →

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   Chatblade – A CLI Swiss Army Knife for ChatGPT▲315

   integrate chatGPT into your scripts or terminal work. Supports piping text, saving prompts, estimating costs, and some basic json/yaml extraction. I've added some elaborate examples on the readme of how to use it with pictures, that may provide a better overview.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Messenger for Desktop▲248

   Beautiful Mac, Linux & Windows client for Facebook Messenger

   2015 · messengerfordesktop.com · its alternatives →

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   Fork▲170

   Fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

   2018 · git-fork.com · its alternatives →

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   We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran▲145

   Yes, that Fortran.

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Warpy: Terminal Generative Shell▲109

   AI terminal better than ChatGPT

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   Persistent Group Chat in kdb+/k/q▲45

   Persistent group chat in <50 lines using kdb+/k/q web sockets and JS - srpeck/kchat

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Chattt▲141

   Easily chat with people from your terminal 👨‍💻💬

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

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    Node.js console chat (ssh [email protected])▲11

    ssh [email protected] (pass: hn) I did this simple chat with Node.js. It basically consists of a server which listens on a UNIX socket and clients which can connect to it. I changed ttychat's login shell to the chat client (ttychat.js) so that anyone who SSHes into the server automatically joins the chat room. Feel free to fork on Github: https://github.com/olalonde/node-ttychat

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    K10s – A Clickable Kubernetes TUI (Go, Bubble Tea)▲69

    Kubernetes TUI you can click. Instant search, logs/exec/port-forward, 7 themes, context-aware AI. Single Go binary. - p10node/k10s

    15d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Share your Unix shell with people you trust▲87

    Command line tool to share your UNIX terminal and forward local TCP ports to people you trust. - gravitational/teleconsole

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Interact with the terminal in plain English using GPT-3▲90

    Your wishes are my commands. Contribute to dylanjcastillo/shell-genie development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    asciinema▲92

    Record, share and embed your terminal sessions the right way

    2015 · asciinema.org · its alternatives →

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    A Tiny Terminal Chat App for AI Models with MCP Client Support▲10

    Built a terminal-based chat application that interact with AI models while keeping full control of chat data. Simple but effective MCP client implementation.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal-based group chat with end-to-end encryption▲60

    group chat with end-to-end encryption. Contribute to jeztek/deadchat development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A command line Slack chat client▲11

    Command line Slack chat client. Contribute to bkanber/Slackadaisical development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.▲47

    HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    terminal-chat-app▲7

    Connect, chat, collaborate - all from your command line

    2024 · tarminal-chat-app.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Msngr.js, a messaging library for JavaScript▲32

    An asynchronous messaging library, written in JavaScript, for node and the web browser - KrisSiegel/msngr.js

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chat via the console, with now and socket.io▲14

    2017 · gloubiboulga.now.sh · its alternatives →

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    Light like the Terminal – Meet GTK LLM Chat Front End▲35

    Author here. I wanted to keep my conversation with #Gemini about code handy while discussing something creative with #ChatGPT and using #DeepSeek in another window. I think it's a waste to have Electron apps and so wanted to chat with LLMs on my own terms. When I discovered the llm CLI tool I really wanted to have convenient and pretty looking access to my conversations, and so I wrote gtk-llm-chat - a plugin for llm that provides an applet and a simple window to interact with LLM models. Make sure you've configure llm first (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;llm.datasette.io&#x2F;en&#x2F;stable&#x2F;) I'd…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ConsoleGPT▲19

    A retro-themed ChatGPT clone with a minimalist console UI

    2025 · console-gpt.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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