
Lumichats
A Claude Code alternative for people who avoid the terminal
Lumichats launched on August 2, 2026 with 192 votes, #161 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
70,000 people use LumiChats in a browser and kept asking for the one thing a browser cannot do: touch their files. So we built the desktop one. It runs commands on your machine, writes real documents, and you pay only for the work you run.
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Computer Use in Claude CodeMar 2026 · code.claude.com · ▲436Let Claude use your computer from the CLI
LumiChats Offline(free)May 2026 · lumichats.com · ▲122Your AI, fully offline with Zero data collection & 100% free
Claude in ChromeDec 2025 · claude.ai · ▲491Let Claude see, click, type, and navigate in your browser


Open Claude in ChromeApr 2026 · github.com · ▲121Claude in Chrome, reverse-engineered and open-source. No domain blocklist. Any Chromium browser. Same 18 MCP tools, same performance. - noemica-io/open-claude-in-chrome
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