Open Interpreter

Open Interpreter is an open-source project by Killian Lucas that gives language models the ability to execute code (Python, JavaScript, Shell, and more) directly on your computer through a ChatGPT-like terminal interface. Launched in 2023, it was one of the first and most-starred "let an AI run code on your machine" projects (around 60k GitHub stars), providing a local alternative to ChatGPT's sandboxed Code Interpreter with no file-size or time restrictions. Run interpreter after pip install open-interpreter and the agent can create and edit files, control a Chrome browser, analyze datasets, and automate system tasks, asking for approval before running code.

It works with cloud models (GPT, Claude) or local models via Ollama and LM Studio, and later added an OS mode with computer-use capabilities. The team subsequently shifted focus to the 01 open-source voice device and a 1.0 rewrite, so commit cadence on the original package slowed through 2025-2026. Limitations: code runs unsandboxed on your real machine, so every command is a real operation and approval gates must be respected; maintenance has slowed, and it lacks multi-repository context and built-in version-control integration.

pip install open-interpreter, set an LLM API key (or point at a local model), then run interpreter in the terminal.